January-February 26 Supplemental

Howdy all!

And happy new year!

For 2026 GOAL SETTING, check out the SAGE Guitar Awards criteria!

RECITAL: Next recital will likely be replaced by our SECOND SUNDAY gig. Details soon....

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 - No group lessons at this time....but we may start a monthly PATREON live stream lesson soon. Details as soon as we get them!

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

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

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

"Someone" Aaron Lewis (2022)

formerly of the rock band Staind, Lewis is now a solo country artist

verse

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

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

chorus

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

"Making Me Look Good Again" Drake White (2016)

capo @3

verse

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

chorus

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

bridge

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

Am - - - /C - - - /D - - - /D7 - - - /

"I Won't Give Up" Jason Mraz (2012)

simplified from drop-D

capo @2

verse

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

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

chorus

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

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

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

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

bridge

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

Em - - /Em - - /Em - - /Em - - /

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

Em - - /Em - - /Em - - /Em - - /

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

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

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

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

D - - /D - - /D - - /D - - /

"Upside Down" Jack Johnson (2006)

for the 2006 movie "Curious George"

verse

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

chorus

E - F#m - /A - B - /E - F#m - /A - B - /

bridge

G#m - - - /F3m - - - /G#m - - - ./F#m - - - /

"Somewhere Out There" Our Lady Peace (2002)

capo @1

verse

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

pre

Dm - - - /F - - - /

chorus

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

(originally played by using D family and tuning down 1/2 step but to avoid retuning we're using capo and playing with C family)

"Creep" Radiohead (1993)

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

"Where Is My Mind?" Pixies (1988)

E - - - /C#m - - - /G# - - - /A - - - /
repeat throughout

"Come As You Are" Nirvana (1992)

riff plays opening, chords are as follows

verse

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

pre

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

chorus

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

"Just Like Heaven" The Cure (1987)

capo @2

verse/chorus

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

repeat as needed

bridge

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

Em - - - /F - - - /

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

"Vacation" The Go-Go's (1982)

version 1

verse

E - - - /A - - - /B - - - /B - - - /

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

pre

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

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

chorus

E - - - /B - - - /A - - - /B - - - /

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

====

version 2

capo @4

verse

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

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

pre

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

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

chorus

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

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

"Time After Time" Cyndi Lauper (1983)

**simplified**

verse

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

pre

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

F - G - /Em - F - /

chorus

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

===birthday songs===

"Good To Be King" Tom Petty (1994)

verse

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

chorus

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

CGD - /D - /C G Em - / A - - - /A - - - /

(note the measure of 2/4 in the last line of the chorus)

"Sweet Child o' Mine" Guns -n- Roses (1987)
(see tab for intro & intro w/ harmonics)

intro/verse:
D - - - /D - - - /Cadd9 - - - /Cadd9 - - - /
G - - - /G - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
repeat as necessary

chorus:
A - - - /C - - - /D - - - /D - - - / (2x)

"Sweet Caroline" Neil Diamond (1969)

verse
A - - - /A - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
A - - - /A - - - /E - - - /E - - - /
A - - - /A - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
A - - - /A - - - /E - - - /E - - - /

pre
A - - - /A - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
E - - - /E - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
E - - - /E - - - /

chorus
A - - - /D - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
E - - - /E - - - /
A - - - /D - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
E - - - /E - - - /

Suggested Listening

I was asked in a recent interview with an area magazine "What is your earliest musical memory?", to which I replied "Either the Bernstein recording of 'Peter and the Wolf' (recorded 1960) or David Bowie's appearance on a TV show performing 'Space Oddity' for a live audience in the late 1960s or early 1970s."

Peter & the Wolf

Space Oddity

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

January
John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills, Nash), Marilyn Manson, Chris Stein (Blondie), Kenny Loggins, Dave Matthews, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Joan Baez, Pat Benatar, Sade, Kid Rock, Steve Earl, Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones), Dolly Parton, Paul Stanley (Kiss), Neil Diamond, Alicia Keys.....

February
Harry Styles, Mike Campbell (Tom Petty), Shakira, Graham Nash, Dave Davies (The Kinks), Clint Black, Alice Cooper, Axl Rose (Guns-n-Roses), Garth Brooks, Tom Rush, Carole King, Sheryl Crow, Henry Rollins, Peter Gabriel, Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20), Ed Sheeran, Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), Smokey Robinson, Eryka Badu, Neal Schon (Journey).....

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