Skinny Devil Magazine

In our 3rd installment of the series, let's look at the Beach Boys classic "Surfer Girl" from 1963. Written by Brian Wilson (w...

"Prosody" has many meanings, depending on what context one is examining (linguistics, music, poetry & versification, etc), but...

I typically dislike such lists. Strongly. They're always informative of the writer's personal tastes, which is fine, but too often p...

Today, let's look at "signature chords". Most chords, as you likely know, have names that follow the basic triad plus express ...

Part ONE of a series where we will examine ultra-cool songs from specific viewpoints - sometimes chords, sometimes rhythm, sometimes melody,...

 The final installment.... Jimi Hendrix Blues-based licks by  David M. McLean Here are some burning blues runs similar to what Jimi utilized...

 Our second reprint lessons.... Jimi Hendrix Blues-based licks by  David M. McLean In songs like "Voodoo Child (slight return)", J...

I wrote these lesson years ago and they were available at 8notes and the former Insane Guitar web-sites. I'm re-posting here direct from...

What a fabulous and inspiring version of this 1910 patriotic song. Well, I say 1910, but it should be noted the lyrics were written in 1893 ...

(note: basic song charts for a few select songs can be found at the end of this article) Ahhhhh....the infamous "27 Club"! Also kn...