July-August Supplemental

Howdy all!

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

RECITAL: Next recital will be in AUGUST 4th at Goodwood. FIRST SUNDAY! And don;t forget we also have the monthly SECOND SUNDAY open mic! Come play!

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 ....G4 class is continuing as usual! 

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

Noon - G1
4pm - G4
5pm - G1

6pm - 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

Classics Requests:

"Crazy" Patsy Cline (1962 - written by Willie Nelson)

chorus

G - - - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

D - - - /D7 - - - /G - - - /D - - - /

G - - - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

D - - - /D7 - - - /G - - - /G - G7- /

bridge

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

A - - - /A7 - - - /D - - - /D7 - - - /

Note: chords are simplified to facilitate basics - chromatic lines to be added later

"What a Wonderful World" Louis Armstrong (1967)

simplified version
6/8 - capo @5

intro

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

verse

C - /G - /Am - /Em - /
Dm - /C - /E7 - /Am - /

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

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

bridge

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

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

Am - /Em - /Am - /Em - /

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

"Country Roads" John Denver (1971)

capo @2

verse

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

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

chorus

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

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

bridge

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

Em - F - /C - G - /D - - - /D7 - - - /

"Killing Me Softly" Lori Lieberman (1972)

covered by Roberta Flack (1973), Fugees (1996), & others

intro

Em....

verse

Am7 - - - /D - - - /G - - - /C - - - /

Am7 - - - /D - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /

C - - - /D - - - /G - - - /B7 - - - /

chorus

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

Em - - - /A7 - - - /D - - - /C - - - /

G - - -/Am - - - /F - - - /F - - - /E - - - /E - - - /

"You're No Good" Dee Dee Warwick (1963)

covered by Linda Ronstadt (1974), Van Halen (1978), & more

verse

Am - D - /Am - D - /Am - D - /Am - D - /

F - G - /C - - - /Am - D - /E7 - - - /

chorus

Am - - - /D - - - /Am - - - /D - - - /
Am - - - /D - - - /Am - - - /D - - - /

"Something" The Beatles (1969)

intro

F - - - -/Bb - G - /

verse

C - - - - /C - - - - /Cmj7 - - - /Cmj7 - - - /

C7 - - - /C7 - - - /F - - - /F - - - /

D - - - /D7 - - - /G - - - /G - - - /

chorus

Am - - - /Am(mj7) - - - /Am7 - - - /D7 - - - /

bridge

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

D - - - /G - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

"Just Like Starting Over" John Lennon (1980)

intro

A - - - /A+ - - - /A6 - - - /A+ - - - /

A - - - /E7 - - - /A - - - /E7 - - - /

A - - - /A+ - - - /A6 - - - /A7 - - - /

D - - - /Dm - - - /A....

verse

A - - - /A+ - - - /B. - - - /E - - - /

Bm - - - /E - - - /C#m - - - /F# - - - /

Bm - - - /E - - - /

chorus

A - - - /A+ - - - /A - - - /A+ - - - /

2nd chorus

A - - - /A+ - - - /A - - - /G - - - /xxxx/

bridge

Am - - - /D - - - /G - - - /Em - - - /

Am - - - /D - - - /G - - - /E7 - - - /

"Surfer Girl" Beach Boys (1963)

verse

D - - - /Bm - - - /G - - - /A - - - /

F#m - - - /D7 - - - /G - - - /Gm - - - /

D - - - /Bm - - - /G - - - /A - - - /

D - - - /Bm - - - /G - - - /A - - - /

bridge

G - - - /A - - - /D - - - /Bm - - - /

G - - - /A - - - /D - - - /D7 - - - /

G - - - /A - - - /D - - - /Bm - - - /

E - - - /E7 - - - /A7 - - - /Bb - - - /

from the Bb, everything moves up in pitch 1/2/ step

"Sloop John B" Beach Boys (1966)

verse/chorus

G - - - /G - - - /G - - - /G - - - /

G - - - /G - - - /D - - - /D7 - - - /

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

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

"Gentle On My Mind" Glenn Campbell (1968)

D - - - /D - - - /A - - - /A - - -/

A - - - /A - - - /D - - - /D - - - /

D - - - /D - - - -/D - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /D - - - /D - - - /

"Knocking on Heaven's Door" Bob Dylan (1973)

covered by others including Guns-n-Roses 1991

G - - - /D - - - /Am - - - /Am7 - - - /

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

repeat throughout

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"Crazy" Aerosmith (1994)

6/8 

intro

A - /F#m - /D - /Dm - /

A - /F#m - /D - /Dm - /

verse

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

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

E - /F#m - /G - /D - /

E - /F#m - /G - /D E /

chorus

A - /F#m - /D - /Dm - /

A - /F#m - /D - /E - /

A - /F#m - /D - /Dm - /

Bm - /E - /C#m - /F#m -E/

D - /Dm - /

bridge

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

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

"Put Your Records On" Corrine Bailey Rae (2006)

verse

A - - - /B7 - - - /D - - - /D - - - /

A - - - /B7 - - - /D - - - /D - - - /

pre

F#m - - - /C#m - - - /A - - - /Adim - - - /

Dmj7 - - - /Dmj7 - - - /Dm - - - /Dm7 - - - /

chorus

A - - - /B7 - - - /D - - - /D - - - /

A - - - /B7 - - - /D - - - /D - - - /

bridge

Bm - - - /Bm - - - /F#m - - - /F#m - - - /

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

"Beautiful Girls" Extreme (2024)

verse/chorus

A - - - /E - - - /F#m - - - /D - - - /

A - - - /E - - - /F#m - - - /D - - - /

repeat

Suggested Listening

Happy birthday to Brian May of Queen. Check him out on his live clip on the song "39" from the album "Night at the Opera"....performing solo!

Suggested Reading

My article last year on the hit album "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol, which features songs like "Eyes Without a Face", "Flesh for Fantasy", "Rebel Yell", and more. This is the album that made an already famous Billy Idol into an international superstar.

Happy Birthday

JULY: Missy Elliot, Debra Harry (Blondie), Post Malone, Michelle Branch, Ringo Starr, Toby Keith, Courtney Love, Jack White, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi), Marky Ramone (Ramones), Brian May (Queen), Ricky Skaggs, Carlos Santana, Cat Stevens, Don Henley (Eagles), George Clinton, Alison Krauss, Slash (Guns n Roses), John Sykes (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Blue Murder), Kate Bush....

AUGUST: Robert Cray, Butch Vig (Garbage), James Hetfield (Metallica), The Edge (U2), Aimee Mann, Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Charlie Sexton (solo artist & guitarist for Bob Dylan), Pat Metheny, Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Joe Jonus, Madonna, Demi Lovato, Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Tori Amos, Vernon Reid (Living Color), Rick Springfield, Ron Halford (Judas Priest), Elvis Costello, Gene Simmons (Kiss), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Van Morrison.....