April 2020 Live Lesson - "Bad Guy" + "Proud Mary" (Patreon)

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Aloha Patrons!  

(and apologies for the last-minute nature of this post!  quarantine life has been busier than regular life.  hope to see you for the lesson!)

I'll see you today Thursday, April 23 at 5:30pm Pacific Time for our monthly Live Lesson. If you click on the video above, you’ll see a countdown for your time zone. (Find all Patron events on our Patron Google calendar). 

Tune in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQlXiUKJ7yU 

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I'll teach two songs for this month's lesson :)

With folks still sheltering at home, I wanted to share an extra song this month.  We'll work on "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish (watch the music video here for reference), which is the Song of the Year for 2019 from the Artist of the Year.  It's a highly requested song on YouTube and I've finally figured out how to teach it.  

We'll balance a new song with a classic song - I'll teach "Proud Mary" by John Fogerty / Credence Clearwater Revival.  I taught this song to my San Francisco class back in 2017, and some of you may have been part of that class, but I haven't taught it yet on Patreon.  It's a song that's easy to sing along with, and feels really good to sing loudly with energy.

A note about our monthly Live Lessons

My goal is to teach and arrange a lesson that is interesting for all levels.  I will walk through the lesson by starting with beginner-level strumming, and gradually layer on more challenging options for advanced players.

I encourage you to play at your level, and embrace your own pace of incrementally leveling up. You can re-watch the lesson as many times as you like.  Grasp the basics on the first go-round, and each time you review, you'll pick up new tips and techniques.  You can use this method to become a better student and better learner - by building more awareness and more patience. :)

How to Watch Live

1. Click on this direct link to the lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQlXiUKJ7yU
For those who are new, please note this is a private link.

2. Log in to YouTube to join the live chat, and please say hello!  I can't see that you're watching unless you chat.  If you have trouble using chat on a mobile device/ tablet, you may want to try on a desktop or laptop browser.  

3. Feel free to post your questions to me, or to the community.

How to Watch Later

1. Watch the video linked above (it's the same as the live link).

2. Feel free to post your comments and questions below.

Download the Chord Chart

Please look for the orange PDF link below - the PDF should download immediately when you click on it. 

Warming up with last month's Live Lesson: 

We'll play through last month's Live Lesson songs (there were two!) at the start of our time together. Watch the March 2020 Live Lesson on "Make You Feel My Love" if you’d like to review.

Tips for Live Lessons from Patron Mark Pierce: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-guest-for-23871916 

Thanks. I look forward to seeing you online!

xo cynthia

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