This week I'm excited to share two brand new lessons – including nice refresh to the Walk-Up & Walk-Down page on my Song Notes website. Details below. Keep those strings ringing – and I'll see you in the next one! ✌️ –David

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LESSON #580

Strummy Walkdowns in Key of G

First up, I want to share three common walk-downs you’ll encounter in the Key of G — all of which can be played while strumming.

These walk-downs create a smooth, descending melody which adds richness and motion to your chord transitions — while keeping the rhythm flowing with light strumming on the thinner strings.

What's cool about these strummy walkdowns: you can use them in nearly any song in the Key of G! Whenever you're changing from a D to a G chord, these will go a long way in spicing up the transition.

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All My Walk-Up & Walk-Down Lessons...

...are now organized in my new "course" layout, which makes things far easier to navigate! Just use the left-hand navigation to easily switch between lessons. Here's what it looks like:

Just about all of these have print-friendly PDFs available as well. These include tabs, diagrams, and additional guidance on how to play what I teach in each video:

Hopefully these changes make all this much easier to find. Plenty of improvements still to come, as usual... but excited to share this in the meantime.

​Check out all my Walk-Up & Walk-Down lessons »​

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LESSON #581

"Third Coast" by Larry Joe Taylor

This week, I dug into Third Coast by Texas musician Larry Joe Taylor— and I’m excited to share this new lesson with you. This isn't a well-known song... but sometimes those are the most satisfying lessons to make.

If you’re a fan of Jimmy Buffett, especially A Pirate Looks at Forty, this one should be right up your alley. It’s got that same storytelling magic, filled with salty adventures, mishaps at sea, and the life lessons of a man who truly lived.

Just as Buffett's classic was written about his Key West friend Phil Clark — Taylor wrote this song after meeting a sailor named Jack. He tells the story during a 2015 live performance:

And so, Third Coast was born. Great song, and I hope you enjoy the lesson. This one goes out to Nick — thanks for requesting this song, and likewise I'm grateful for your long-time support on my Song Notes website!

That'll do for today – best of luck with any guitar playing you're able to squeeze in this weekend! Until next time,

David