Sept-Oct Supplemental

Howdy all!

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

RECITAL: Next recital will be in Oct 27 at Goodwood.

 
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

"Oh, Pretty Woman" Roy Orbison (1964)/Van Halen (1982)

see tabs for riff in E 

(number ONE 1964)

intro

E......(riff)

chorus

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

D - - - /D - - - ?E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /

E (riff)

bridge

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

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

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

Dm - - - /G - - - /C - - - /A7 - - - /

F#m - - - /Dm - - - /E - - - /A - - - /

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

E (riff)

"I Shot the Sheriff" Bob Marley (1973)/ Eric Clapton (1974)

number ONE 1974

capo @3

chorus

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

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

verse

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

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

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

"Hello" Lionel Richie (1984)

number ONE 1984

verse
Am - Am/G - /Am/F - Am/G - /Am - Am/G - /Am/F - Am/G - /
Am - Am/G - /Am/F - Am/G - /Am - Am/G - /F -A7 - /

chorus
Dm7 - G7 - /Cmj7 - Fmj7 - /Bbmj7 - E7 - /Am - - - /
Dm7 - G7 - /Cmj7 - Fmj7 - /Bbmj7 - E7 - - - /Am - - - /

"Hello" Adele (2015)

number ONE 2015 (& number one in 30+ countries)

capo @1

verse

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

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

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

chorus

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

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

"Losing My Religion" REM (1991)

number ONE 1991

intro/post

F - - - /F - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

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

verse/chorus

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

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

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

Dm - - - /Dm - - - /G - - - /G - - - /

"House of the Rising Sun" Animals (1964)

6/8

number ONE 1964

(slightly different arrangement from general version we've seen before here)

Am - /C - /D - /F - /
Am - /C - /E - / E7 - /
Am - /C - /D - /F - /
Am - /E - /

Am - /C - /D - /F - /
Am - /E - /Am - / E7 - /

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pop songs with flute

"Can't You See?" Marshall Tucker (1977)

verse & chorus

D - - - /Cadd9 - - - /G - - - /D - - - /

D - - - /Cadd9 - - - /G - - - /D - - - /

repeat throughout

"California Dreaming" Mamas & the Papas

Am - G - /F - G - /E - - - /E7 - - - /

C - E - /Am - F - /Esus4 - - - /E - - - /

Am - G - /F - G - /E - - - /E7 - - - /

Am - G - /F - G - /Esus4 - - - /E - - - /

"Land Down Under" Men at Work (1981)

verse

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

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

chorus

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

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

note: Colin Hay plays this capo-ed at 2 with chords Am, G, F, and C

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songs with Cadd9

"Werewolves of London" Warren Zevon

verse & chorus

D - - - /Cadd9 - - - /G - - - /G - - - /

D - - - /Cadd9 - - - /G - - - /G - - - /

repeat throughout

"Sweet Child o' Mine" G-n-R

verse

D - - - /D - - - /Cadd9 - - - /Cadd9 - - - /

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

repeat

chorus

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

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

=====

Country classics

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" Hank Williams (1949)

C - - /C - - /C - - /C - - /

C - - /C - - /C7 - - /C7 - - /

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

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

"Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash (1955)

E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /E7 - - - /
A - - - /A - - - /E - - - /E - - - /
B7 - - - /B7 - - - /E - - - /
repeat

"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 - - - /

=====

classic rock-n-roll

"Hound Dog" Elvis Presley (1956)

capo @3

A - - - /A7 - - - /A - - - /A7 - - - /

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

E7 - - - /D7 - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

repeat throughout

"Maybellene" Chuck Berry (1955)

features alternating bass over 12 bar structure

chorus

A - - - /A7 - - - /A - - - /A7 - - - /

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

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

verse

A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

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Songs about the MOON

"Blue Moon" Rodgers & Hart (1934)

hit for Mel Torme (1949), Marcels (1961), etc

chorus

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

G - Em - /C - D - /G - C - /G - G7 - /

bridge

Am - D7 - /G - Em - /Am - D7 - /G - G7 - /

Eb - F - /Bb - - - /Gmj7 - A7 - /D7 - - - /

"Fly Me to the Moon" Frank Sinatra (1964)

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

F - - - /Bm7b5 - - - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /

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

Dm - - - /G7 - - - /Cmj7 - - - /Cmj7 - - - /

"Moon River"  Audrey Hepburn (1961)

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

F - - /C - - /Bm7b5 - - /E7 - - /

Am - - /C - - /F - - /Fm - - /

Am7 - - /D7 - - /Dm - - /G7 - - /

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

F - - /C - - /Bm7b5 - - /E7 - - /

Am - - /Am7 - - / D7 - - /Fm - - /

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

Dm - - /G7 - - /C - - /C - - /

"Bad Moon Rising" CCR (1969)

verse

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

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

repeat

chorus

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

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

"Moon Dance" Van Morrison (1970)

verse

Am - Bm - /Am - Bm - /Am - Bm - /Am - Bm - /

repeat as necessary

pre

Dm -  - - /Am - - - /Dm - - - - /Am - - - /

Dm - - - /Am - - - /Dm - - - /E7 - - - /

chorus

Am - Dm - /Am - Dm - /Am - Dm - /Am - Dm - /

Am - Dm - /Am - Dm - /Am - Dm - /Am - E7 - /

"Blue Moon of Kentucky"  Bill Monroe (1945) 

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

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

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

C - - /G - - /C - - /C7 - - /

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

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

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

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

note: the 7 can be added to any chord prior to switching to the chord that follows

Suggested Reading

VIDEO LESSON: One of the number ONE songs in 1984 was "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince.

 "Let's Go Crazy" ALL main rhythm guitar parts

Suggested Listening

Happy Birthday

September:

Mark Ronson, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Dweezil Zappa, Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders), Pink, Aimee Mann, Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Tommy Shaw (Styx), Ben Folds, Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Nick Jonas (Jonas Bro), Nile Rodgers, Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), Don Felder (Eagles), Joan Jett, Ani DiFranco, Lita Ford, Bruce Springsteen, Avril Lavigne, Les Claypool (Primus), George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob).....

October:

Sting (Police), Don McLean, Chubby Checker, Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac), Steve Miller, Lewis Capaldi, Thom Yorke (Radiohead), John Mellencamp, Bruno Mars, David Lee Roth (Van Halen), Sammy Hagar (Monstrose/Van Halen), Paul Simon, John Mayer, Alan Jackson, Steve Lukather, Katy Perry, Mattias Jabs (Scorpions), Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest), Keith Urban, KK Downing (Judas Priest)....