September-October 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: September.....

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!

NEW at SD UNIVERSE and also at SD Magazine: Part ONE and Part TWO of the two-part piece "AI in the Arts" - a deep dive into AI being used in music and the arts. Both are long and not an easy read, so if you dive in, you were warned! 

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


SONG CHARTS

Traditional Folk Songs

"Auld Lang Syne" Scottish Folk Song
lyrics by Robert Burns

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

"Waltzing Matilda" Australian Folk Song

verse

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

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

chorus

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

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

C.....

"Molly Malone" Irish Folk Song

verse

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

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

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

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

chorus

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

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

"This land is Your Land" Woodie Guthrie (American Folk)

D....

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

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

repeat

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RIP DOLLY PARTON

"Joshua" Dolly Parton (1970)

Dolly's first #1 hit

verse

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

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

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

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

repeat

chorus

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

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

changes keys for verse two - move up whole step

"Jolene" Dolly Parton (1973)
capo @ fret 4

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

verse
Am - C - /G - Am - /G - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /
Am - C - /G - Am - /G - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /
repeat

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"Nose to the Grindstone" Tyler Childers (2025)

capo @3

verse

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

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

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

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

Dm - - /Dm - - /Dm - - /Dm - - /

chorus

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

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

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

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

Dm - - /Dm - - /Dm - - /Dm - - /

"Die With a Smile" Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga (2024)

verse

Amj7 - -  /Amj7 - - /Amj7 - - /Amj7 - - /

Dmj7 - -  /Dmj7 - - /Dmj7 - - /Dmj7 - - /

Amj7 - -  /Amj7 - - /Amj7 - - /Amj7 - - /

Dmj7 - -  /Dmj7 - - /Dmj7 - - /Dmj7 - - /

pre

Dmj7 - -  /Dmj7 - - /Dmj7 - - /Dmj7 - - /

Amj7 - -  /Amj7 - - /Amj7 - - /Amj7 - - /

C#m7 - -  /C#m7 - - /C#m7 - - /C#m7 - - /

F#7 - - /F#7 - - /F#7 - - /F#7 - - /

chorus

Bm7 - - /Bm7 - - /E - - /E - - /

C#m7 - - /C#m7 - - /F#m - - /F#m - - /

Bm7 - - /Bm7 - - /E - - /E - - /

C#m7 - - /C#m7 - - /F#m - - /F#m - - /

Bm7 - - /Bm7 - - /E - - /E - - /

A - - /E - - /F#m - - /C#m - - /

Bm - - /Bm - - E - - /E - - /

"While You've Been Drinking" Paige Plaisance (2024)

D.....

chorus

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

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

verse

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

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

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

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

"I Wanna Go Home" Sundy Best (2014)

capo @2

verse

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

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

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

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

chorus

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

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

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

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

"My Kind of Woman" Mac DeMarco (2012)

capo @2

simplified chords 

intro

Em - - - /Em - - - /

verse

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

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

repeat

chorus

G - - - /G - - - /Am7 - - - /Am7 - - - /

G - - - /G - - - /Am7 - - - /Am7 - - - /

repeat

note: there are two guitars playing opposing parts as well as more complex chords

"If It Means a Lot to You" A Day to Remember (2019)

capo @3

intro

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

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

verse

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

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

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

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

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

chorus

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

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

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

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

simplified chords and as sounds (they retune)

"So What" Pink (2008)

verse (riff)

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

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

chorus

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

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

repeat

"Valerie" Amy Winehouse & Mark Ronson (2007)
originally by Zutons (2006) - Amy version uses Bo Diddley Beat
capo @3

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

pre
F - - - /Em - - - /F - - - /Em - - - /
F - - - /Em - - - /G - - - /G7 - - - /

chorus
C - - - /C - - - /Dm - - - /Dm - - - /
repeat as needed

"Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" John Mayer (2006)
(simplified)

verse
C#m - - - /C#m - - - /A - - - /E - - - /
C#m - - - /C#m - - - /A - - - /E - - - /
C#m - - - /C#m - - - /A - - - /E - - - /
C#m - - - /C#m - - - /A - - - /E - - - /


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

"Blvd of Broken Dreams" Green Day (2004)

acoustic guitar capo @1

verse

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

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

chorus

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

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

electric guitar no capo

verse

XXXX

chorus

Db5 - Ab5 - /Eb5 - F5 - /Db5 - Ab5 - /Eb5 - F5 - /

Db5 - Ab5 - /Eb5 - F5 - /Db5 - Ab5 - /C - - - /

"Buddy Holly"  Weezer (1994) 

(they're tuned down 1/2 step - charted as they play it)

verse

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

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

pre

D - - - /C#m - F# - /D - - - /C#m - F# - /

D - - - /Dm - -  - /

chorus

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

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

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

NOTE: played with power chords 

string 6/5: 2 = F#m and 5 = A

string 5/4: 4 = C#m, 5 = D, and 7 = E

"No Ordinary Love" Sade (1992)

(chords simplified - they use Bm, Asus4, G6, Em7)

verse/chorus

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

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

repeat

"Seven Spanish Angels" (1985) Ray Charles & Willie Nelson

capo @1

verse

E - - - /E - B7 - /B7 - - - /B7 - /E - - - /

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

chorus

E - - - /E - /B7 - - - /B7 - - - /B7 - /E - - - /

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

E - - - /

"I Don't Know How tot Love Him" Yvonne Elliman (1970)

from the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar"

other versions also by Helen Reddy, Sara Bareillis, Mel C of the Spice Girls, etc

verse

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

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

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

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

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

transition is D - - - /D - - - /

bridge

G - - - G - - - /F# - - - /F#7 - - - /

Bm - - - Bm7 - - - /G - - - /G - - - /

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

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

"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 - - - /

Suggested Listening

Grammy winning legend Nile Rodgers live clinic clip
George Lynch improv in studio
Joe Perry solo (without Aerosmith, Hollywood Vampires, or Joe Perry Project)


Suggested Reading
Happy birthday to Nuno Bettencourt....read my 2012 interview with this guitar legend (plays for Rhianna, Extreme, and more)....SD Magazine's 3rd most read story!
Happy birthday to George Lynch....read my 2014 interview with guitar legend (player for Dokken, Lynch Mob, and more)....SD Magazine's 2nd most read story!
Happy birthday to Steve Lukather....read my interview with this SEVEN time Grammy winning guitarist (founder of TOTO who also played with Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Lionel Richie, Richard Marx, Donna Summers, Warren Zevon, and dozens more)!

September 1970 was the final interview with Jimi Hendrix....available at Guitar World HERE.

Happy Birthdays

September
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), Barry Gibb, Mark Ronson, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Dweezil Zappa, Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders), Pink, Aimee Mann, Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Tommy Shaw (Styx), Ben Folds, Nick Jonas (Jonas Bro), Nile Rodgers, 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 (Toto), Katy Perry, Mattias Jabs (Scorpions), Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest), Keith Urban, KK Downing (Judas Priest)....