May-June Supplemental

Howdy all!

For GOAL SETTING, check out the SAGE Guitar Awards criteria!

RECITAL: Next recital will be in MAY at Goodwood. FIRST SUNDAY in MAY!

SONGWRITING SERIES: As of this writing, I have 13 lesson articles in the new "Sonic Sorcery" songwriting series, which you can access HERE. Unlike the songwriting workshops, we're deconstructing individual songs to look at chord progressions, forms, lyrics, and more. ALSO in the works: the new 8-week songwriting class video series!

SD MAGAZINE: The songwriting series mentioned above is not all at SD Magazine. We also have 80+ articles from the "Guitar Gods" interview series (unknown gurus to Grammy Award winners), music reviews, art & photography, and more!

WEB RESOURCES: If you haven't already, please sign up as a member at the SDML membership page so you will have access to all the material we offer.

TUITION: Those students signed up with me, I do all invoicing via SQUARE, but if you prefer you can use one of the following methods: you can pay with card or Paypal account at my directly link http://www.paypal.me/skinnydevilmusic or Venmo at www.venmo.com/David-McLean-47 ....and I'm told I need to open a BITCOIN wallet, so I suppose I'd better look into that, also (if you have advice there, please let me know)....though I'm told you can use Bitcoin or Etherium via PayPal and Venmo, so if that's your preferred method of payment, that works for me!

ALSO...if you sign up at my PATREON ($5/month), I'm happy to discount your tuition by the same amount.

1) GROUP STUDENTS - INFO on new G1 class coming soon....G4 class is continuing as usual! 

Link & password to the entire 8 weeks session is below the schedule....The schedule is as follows:

4pm - G4
5pm - G1

Join Zoom Meetings at:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/5343966529?pwd=N09CWXhvOFFzY0RHSjBBaWs2TWUzUT09
Meeting ID: 534 396 6529
Password: 949288


2) PRIVATE STUDENTS - The above link should also function for ALL private lessons. You'll simply be directed to the "waiting room" if you log in early.

Each of you should be receiving (via email and/or text) your individual lesson sheets (in some cases with links to doc or video supplements). I'll be sending these weekly, as a general thing, unless we are just reviewing.

If you have NOT received these, please contact me immediately so we can rectify the situation today!

3) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL - Below are videos that include several song walk-thrus & play-alongs, as well as a drill material. Some of this several of you started on last week. The rest is new material.

All videos are UNLISTED (except where noted), so you have to have the link to access the video.

This page will be up-dated throughout the month with additional material, so check back each week (though I will often be sending notifications).

Video Drills

G3 and G4 level:
Workout #1 (dexterity, rhythm, scale drills)
Workout #2 (chord drill, including barre chords)
Workout #3 (improvisation - minor blues)
Am Blues Improv Track
C major Improv Track

Advanced Only:
Rhythm drill call & response

Rhythm drill 4-level counting



SONG CHARTS

"Fortnite" Taylor Swift (2024)

first single from the new album

capo @4

C - - - /D - - - /Bm - - - /Em - D - /

C - - - /D  - - -/G - - - /Em - D - /

repeat

"Anti-Hero" Taylor Swift (2022)

Taylor's longest #1 hit (8 weeks)

version 1 (no capo)

A - E - /B - C#m - /A - E - /B - C#m - /

A - E - /B - C#m - /A - E - /B - C#m - /

repeat throughout

version 2 (capo @4 - his is Taylor's part)

F - C - /G - Am - /F - C - /G - Am - /

F - C - /G - Am - /F - C - /G - Am - /

repeat throughout

"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Taylor Swift (2012)

Taylor's first #1 song in the US

C - G - /D - Em - /C - G - /D - Em - /

C - G - /D - Em - /C - G - /D - Em - /

repeat throughout

"Tim McGraw" Taylor Swift (2006)

Taylor's first single release, went to #40 on Billboard Top 40

verse

C - - - /Am - - - /F - - - /G - - - /

C - - - /Am - - - /F - - - /G - - - /

pre 

F - - - /G - - - /F - Em - /F - G - /

chorus

C - - - /Am - - - /F - - - /G - - - /

C - - - /Am - - - /F - - - /G - - - /

F - G - /C - - - /

REQUESTS:

"Creep" Radiohead (1992)

G - - - /G - - - /B7 - - - /B7 - - - /
C - - - /C - - - /Cm - - - /Cm - - - /
repeat throughout

"Come As You Are" Nirvana (1992)

riff plays opening, chords are as follows

verse

F#m - - - /E - - - /F#m - - - /E - - - /

F#m - - - /E - - - /F#m - - - /E - - - /

pre

A - - - /F#m - - - /A - - - /F#m - - - /

A - - - /F#m - - - /A - - - /F#m - - - /

chorus

D - - - /Bm - - - /D - - - /Bm - - - /

D - - - /Bm - - - /D - - - /Bm - - - /

"Old Man" Neil Young (1972)

pre

Fmj7 - - - /Fmj7 - - - /Fmj7 - - - /

D - - - /D - - - /

Fmj7 - - - /Fmj7 - - - /Fmj7 - - - /

D - - - /F - - - /C - - - /G - - - /

D - - - /F - - - /C - - - /G - - - /

verse

D - - - /F - - - /C - - - /G - - - /

D - - - /F - - - /C - - - /F - - - /

D - - - /F - - - /C - - - /G - - - /

D - - - /F - - - /C - - - /G - - - /

chorus

D - - - /D - - - /Am7 - - - /Em7 - G - /

D - - - /D - - - /Am7 - - - /Em7 - G - /

D - - - /D - - - /Am7 - - - /Em7 - G - /

D - - - /D - - - /Am7 - - - /Em7 - G - /

return to verse

"Angel From Montgomery" John Prince (1971)

verse

G - - C /C - - - /G - - C /C - - - /

G - - C /C - - - /D - - - /G - - - /

repeat

chorus

G - - - /F - - - /C - - - /G - - - /

G - - - /F - - - /C - - - /G - - - /

G - - - /F - - - /C - - - /G - - - /

G - - - /C - - - /D - - - /G - - - /

"Autumn Leaves" jazz standard by Kosma & Mercer (1945)

charted in C (originally in G)

verse

Dm7 - - - /G7 - - - /Cmj7 - - - /Fmj7 - - - /

Bm7b5 - - - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Am7 - - - /

repeat

bridge

Bm7b5 - - - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Am7 - - - /

Dm7 - - - /G7 - - - /Cmj7 - - - /Cmj7 - - - /

Bm7b5 - - - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Am7 - - - /

Bm7b5 - - - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Am7 - - - /

"Turn the Page" Bob Seger (1976)

Metallica covered the song in 1998

verse

Em - - - /Em - - - /D - - - /D - - - /

A - - - /A - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /

repeat

chorus

D - - - /Em - - - /D - - - /Em - - - /

D - - - /A - - - /C - D - /Em - - - /

Em.....

ROCK-n-ROLL HALL of FAME 2024

Rage Against the Machine

The Spinners

Mary J. Blige

Cher

Dave Matthews Band

Foreigner

Peter Frampton

Kool & the Gang

Ozzy Osbourne

A Tribe Called Quest

...plus...

John Mayall

Big Mama Thorton

Suzanne de Passe

Jimmy Buffett

MC5

Dionne Waewick

Norman Whitfield

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Suggested Listening
VIDEO.....Paul McCartney doing a medley of "Blackbird, Bluebird, Michelle, and Heart of the Country" solo acoustic (while his wife takes photos and sings backup) from 1973!

Suggested Reading
Check out my 2018 interview with Grammy Award winning guitar legend Al DiMeola and my 2017 interview with Prince guitarist Donna Grantis.

Happy Birthdays

May: 

Willie Nelson (91 years old!), Ace Frehley (KISS), Sheena Easton, Duane Eddy, Barbara Streisand, Kelly Clarkson, Iggy Pop, Jan Hammer, Michael Sambello, Liz Phair, Lizzo, Linda Perry, Roy Clark, Herbie Hancock, Vince Gill, Joss Stone, Brian Setzer (Stray Cats), John Oates (Hall & Oates), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Emmylou Harris.....

June:
Paul McCarntney (Beatles), Alanis Morissette, Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones), Nancy Sinatra, Kenny G, Freddie Stone (Sly & the Family Stone), Iggy Azalea, Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction), Chris DeGarmo (Queensryche), Michael Anthony (Van Halen), Cyndi Lauper, Jason Mraz, Mike Kroeger (Nickleback), Carly Simon, Mick Jones (The Clash)....