July-August Supplemental

Info, links, and song charts below.....

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

RECITAL: We have, for now, replaced the quarterly recitals with the monthly Second Sunday Open Mic. You can play up to three songs! Get with me and let's get those songs ready for the stage!

Next Second Sunday: July 12 (and then August 9)....1pm to 3pm at Goodwood (new name: Doc Crow's Social) in Lexington Green!

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 the only thing 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!

Two NEW articles at SD Magazine: Retro review of Rush's "2112" in the "Look Back" series, and in the "Sonic Sorcery" songwriting series, we analyze the song "1000 Times" by Sara Bareilles. Visit the magazine HERE.

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

"Daisies" Justin Bieber (2025)
capo @1

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

pre
C - - - /C - - Em /C - - - /C - - Em /
C - - - /C - - Em /C - - - /C - - Em /

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

"Flowers" Miley Cyrus (2023)

verse
Am - - - /Dm - - - /G7 - - - /C - - - /
Am - - - /Dm - - - /G7 - - - /C - - - /
Am - - - /Dm - - - /G7 - - - /C - - - /
Am - - - /Dm - - - /E - - - /E7- - - /

chorus
Am - - - /Dm - - - /G7 - - - /C - - - /
Am - - - /Dm - - - /G7 - - - /C - - - /
Am - - - /Dm - - - /G7 - - - /C - - - /
F - - - /E7 - - - /
Am - - - /Dm - - - /G7 - - - /C - - - /

"Lost Cause" Billie Eilish (2021)

capo @1

Am - - - /G - - - /Fmj7 - - - /E7 - - - /

Am - - - /G - - - /Fmj7 - - - /E7 - - - /

"Blinding Lights" The Weeknd (2019)

capo @3

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

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

"Circles" Post Malone (2019)

verse/pre
Cmj7 - - - /G - - - /F - - - /G - - - /
Cmj7 - - - /G - - - /F - - - /F - - - /
repeat

chorus
Cmj - - - /G - - - /F - - - /Fm - - - /
Cmj - - - /G - - - /F - - - /Fm - - - /

"Perfect" Ed Sheeran (2017)
capo @1 in 6/8

verse
G - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /D - - - /
G - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /D - - - /
repeat

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

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


"Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran (2014)

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

pre
Em - - - /A - D - /Em - - - /A - - - /
Em - - - /A - Bm - /Em - - - /A - - - /

chorus
D - - - /G - A - /D - - - /G - A - /
D - - - /G - A - /D - - - /G - A - /
Bm A G D /Em A D - /


"Count on Me" Bruno Mars (2011)

verse

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

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

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

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

Dm - - - /Dm - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /

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

chorus

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

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

repeat as needed

"The Only Exception" Paramore (2009)

capo @4 

verse

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

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

chorus

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

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

"Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)" Patti Griffin (2006)

capo @4

chorus/verse

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

bridge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Joey" Concrete Blonde (1990) Jeremy Pinnell (2021)

charting in C - original in G and Jeremy in D

verse

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

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

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

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

chorus

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

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

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

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

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

"When You Say Nothing At All" Keith Whitley (1988), Alison Krauss (1995), Ronan Keating (1999)
capo @ fret 1

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

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

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

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

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears (1985)

intro/verse
A - G - / G - - - /A - G - / G - - - /
A - G - / G - - - /A - G - / G - - - /

chorus
Em - - - /F#m - - - /G - - - /F#m - - - /
Em - F#m - /G - A - /

"Lean On Me" Bill Withers (1972)

chorus:
C - - - /F - - - /C - - - /G - - - /
C - - - /F - - - /C - - - /G - C - /

bridge:
C - - - /C - - - /C - - - /G - C - /
C - - - /C - - - /C - - - /G - C - /

Suggested Reading

There has been a LOT of concern over AI in music and the arts....check out part one of my 2-part article HERE.

Suggested Listening

David Bowie invites guitarist Charlie Sexton onstage in 1987 to do a version of the Iggy Pop & the Stooges proto-punk classic "I Wanna Be Your Dog" and the Lour Reed/Velvet Underground classic White Light/White Heat....HERE.

Also....RIP fusion guitar wizard Ray Gomez. Watch and listen to his amazing work on the title track of bass legend Stanley Clarke's iconic "School Days" HERE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

July....Missy Elliot, Deborah Harry (Blondie), Michelle Branch, Post Malone, Huey Lewis, Beck, Joan Osborne, Toby Keith, Jack White, Courtney Love, Arlo Guthrie, Marky Ramone, Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), Ricky Skaggs, Brian May (Queen), Carlos Santana, Slash (Guns-n-Roses), Allison Kraus, Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones), Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs/Deep Purple), John Sykes (Whitesnake/Thin Lizzy), Geddy Lee (Rush), Paul Anka, Bob Welch (solo/Fleetwood Mac)......


August....Robert Cray, Butch Vig (Garbage), James Hetfield (Metallica), The Edge (U2), Aimee Mann, Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Charlie Sexton, Pat Metheny, Merl 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.....