Man I’ve been loving your content. I’m a “pro” player that’s been getting to do this whole thing on the road with different artists and all that, but your advice is very applicable for players of all levels. If anything, I always am reminded of key concepts. Keep it up!🎉
This is gonna help SO many people!! I'm giving you a shoutout for my subscribers!! Thanks for doing this bro, you're a huge blessing to the worship community 🔥🙏🏻
Great video Sam! Loved that you emphasized being intentional with effects and not just mindlessly kicking certain things (effects) on; Let them serve the part you’re playing. That’s such a good reminder for everyone, and especially me! It’s so easy to get carried away… great stuff brotha!
Well done! I've often thought about this. I'm playing rhythm this Sunday and I'm going with an octave lower of the picked progression of the lead with dotted 8 note. Active listening to make sure I leave room for lead. Prob best suggestion I've heard in this vid leave rm. 👍 excellent vid!
I’m an only guitarist at my church and most Sundays have no drums, but what you said about intentionality and positioning really does speak volumes. What tips do you have for keeping energy when your the only electric and have no drums?
With no drums I'd want to be extra intentional alongside the other musicians to drive the song dynamically, and make sure each of you are in sync with each other. With no drums though there's a lot more space to be heard, so I'd be intentional about how aggressive I'm picking. I might hold off until a bigger part of the song to strum more energetic or move to more driving chords. Another tip if you need more energy is utilizing open strings. For example, lets say you're in the key of B and you're playing a lead line and need to fill in some more space. Let that open B string drone while you're playing to sound bigger. I love using open strings. Hope this helps!
@@SamWittek Thanks for the reply!! That’s all really helpful! Thank you for all that you do for the worship community!! I too, love using open strings 🔥🙌🏼
Man, the Have it All album is the perfect example for what you're trying to show! This album still has some of my favorite guitar parts in worship music and is the one that really opened my eyes to playing for the song and not just "Lead" and "Rhythm." Learning these things helped me not just be a better guitar player but music director. This video is huge man and you covered it all so well! I'd be glad to be your EG2 any day haha!
Thank you for this!! Could you do the same for the acoustic+1elec combo? I'd love some tips for not getting mushy/muddled sounds. And then, elec+acoustic+piano (I find I'm often conflicting with the piano melody on my elec - and then wondering, am I too clean, i.e. too similar to the piano sound). God bless you for everything you are doing here!
Glad this was helpful! For sure, I think a single electric video deserves its own vid so I'll have to do that. In an acoustic setup though I'd prob let the acoustic drive the dynamics, since they almost act as more of a percussion instrument. Depends on the context of course but I might simplify, like playing more open diamonds, less "picky" stuff. If your keys player is heavily covering a lot of melody stuff, then I'd try to double when it makes sense (or take an octave lower/higher if it's sounding too muddled). When it doesn't make sense to double up, then I'd try to do more rhythmic stuff, maybe even going lower down the neck and filling some lower territory. Again context matters big time, these are just some general thoughts haha. Hope this helps!
@SamWittek It really does, thank you! I've found with the keys that they cover the same sonic territory as the whole neck (two hands lol). So I'm trying to at least differentiate tonally (with a little dirt). I think you're right though, less picky stuff, more diamonds, lower down the neck - that's what I'll try this weekend!
@@SamWittek we recently started doing two EGs and I’ve learned chords and diamonds do not always add a lot and a lot of the times do get lost in the mix. Also if you have acoustic in the mix they’re usually doing that anyway. So this has been top of mind.
I've been playing guitar for 30 years and I have never heard of diamonds. Can you explain what these are? It looks like you are playing triads, is that the same thing?
Great video Sam. I use these principles all the time but I still learn some things and and was reminded once again how important it is to listen to what others are doing and adjust what I am doing to serve the song. 👏🎸❤️
Im STOKED for the future of worship and guitar!
sounds fantastic! great tips
Thanks so much guys! 🙏🏻
Man I’ve been loving your content. I’m a “pro” player that’s been getting to do this whole thing on the road with different artists and all that, but your advice is very applicable for players of all levels. If anything, I always am reminded of key concepts. Keep it up!🎉
Thanks so much! 🙏🏻
This is gonna help SO many people!! I'm giving you a shoutout for my subscribers!! Thanks for doing this bro, you're a huge blessing to the worship community 🔥🙏🏻
Thanks so much brother!! Right back at ya man, love what you do! 💪🏼
Great video Sam! Loved that you emphasized being intentional with effects and not just mindlessly kicking certain things (effects) on; Let them serve the part you’re playing. That’s such a good reminder for everyone, and especially me! It’s so easy to get carried away… great stuff brotha!
Thanks dude! 🙌🏻 Haha same here!
Well done! I've often thought about this. I'm playing rhythm this Sunday and I'm going with an octave lower of the picked progression of the lead with dotted 8 note. Active listening to make sure I leave room for lead. Prob best suggestion I've heard in this vid leave rm. 👍 excellent vid!
Thanks! Sounds like fun 🤘🏻🤘🏻
This absolutely is amazing thank you 🙏✝️
🙏🏻🙏🏻
I’m an only guitarist at my church and most Sundays have no drums, but what you said about intentionality and positioning really does speak volumes. What tips do you have for keeping energy when your the only electric and have no drums?
With no drums I'd want to be extra intentional alongside the other musicians to drive the song dynamically, and make sure each of you are in sync with each other. With no drums though there's a lot more space to be heard, so I'd be intentional about how aggressive I'm picking. I might hold off until a bigger part of the song to strum more energetic or move to more driving chords. Another tip if you need more energy is utilizing open strings. For example, lets say you're in the key of B and you're playing a lead line and need to fill in some more space. Let that open B string drone while you're playing to sound bigger. I love using open strings. Hope this helps!
@@SamWittek Thanks for the reply!!
That’s all really helpful! Thank you for all that you do for the worship community!!
I too, love using open strings 🔥🙌🏼
@@SamWittekyou can do tutorials of this topic?
@@boricua2538 I'll def make some more content covering this stuff!
I do this all the time ... glad someone picked this up.
Bethel’s Holy Forever really fits well with your approach. Guitar work in that song is very good.
Love that song!
Man, the Have it All album is the perfect example for what you're trying to show! This album still has some of my favorite guitar parts in worship music and is the one that really opened my eyes to playing for the song and not just "Lead" and "Rhythm." Learning these things helped me not just be a better guitar player but music director. This video is huge man and you covered it all so well! I'd be glad to be your EG2 any day haha!
Man thank you for the kind words! 🙌🏻 Fr this album changed the game for me, they absolutely nail so much from the arrangements to all things tone!
Very helpful Sam, thank you!
Glad this helped! 🙏🏻
Thank you for this!! Could you do the same for the acoustic+1elec combo? I'd love some tips for not getting mushy/muddled sounds. And then, elec+acoustic+piano (I find I'm often conflicting with the piano melody on my elec - and then wondering, am I too clean, i.e. too similar to the piano sound). God bless you for everything you are doing here!
Glad this was helpful! For sure, I think a single electric video deserves its own vid so I'll have to do that. In an acoustic setup though I'd prob let the acoustic drive the dynamics, since they almost act as more of a percussion instrument. Depends on the context of course but I might simplify, like playing more open diamonds, less "picky" stuff. If your keys player is heavily covering a lot of melody stuff, then I'd try to double when it makes sense (or take an octave lower/higher if it's sounding too muddled). When it doesn't make sense to double up, then I'd try to do more rhythmic stuff, maybe even going lower down the neck and filling some lower territory. Again context matters big time, these are just some general thoughts haha. Hope this helps!
@SamWittek It really does, thank you! I've found with the keys that they cover the same sonic territory as the whole neck (two hands lol). So I'm trying to at least differentiate tonally (with a little dirt). I think you're right though, less picky stuff, more diamonds, lower down the neck - that's what I'll try this weekend!
More sir🙌🏽🔥
Much more in the works! 🫡
This is so helpful.
Glad to hear! 🙏🏻
@@SamWittek we recently started doing two EGs and I’ve learned chords and diamonds do not always add a lot and a lot of the times do get lost in the mix. Also if you have acoustic in the mix they’re usually doing that anyway. So this has been top of mind.
@@Itisswell 100%, depending on the context there can be a lot of space to get creative!
First!!!
Such an inspiration 🎉🎉
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Nice video! I love the quality of your sound here, what DAW are you using?
Thanks! I'm just recording directly into garageband
@@SamWittek oh nice! Cna u play with a backing track and video in garage band?
Super helpful tips. Would like to see more tips like this. I’m trying to move from copying to creating parts and this type content is very helpful.
Scales!!
And, your ear be creative. Try just listening to songs without your electric on you. Listen for melody or parts would fit!
Thanks man! Glad this is helpful 💪🏼 more is on the way!
You hit a lot of really good points and topics! Great tips overall.
Glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻
I've been playing guitar for 30 years and I have never heard of diamonds. Can you explain what these are? It looks like you are playing triads, is that the same thing?
Yeah diamonds are basically just whole notes! Doesn't have to be a triad, just letting it ring as a whole note. hope that helps!
This is amazingly helpful. Especially - I never thought of tweaking the reverb depending on parts. Thanks for sharing!
For sure!! Glad this was helpful 🙌🏻
Sam you killed it buddy. Never thought of the lead and Rythm vibe and giving it space to breathe. Wow so good !!!!!😊
Thanks!! 🙏🏻
Great video Sam. I use these principles all the time but I still learn some things and and was reminded once again how important it is to listen to what others are doing and adjust what I am doing to serve the song. 👏🎸❤️
Thanks Joe! 💪🏼
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for checking it out! 🙌🏻
I see you money!! Predator!!
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@@SamWittek The video you use behind the rhythm guitarist and lead guitarist around 1:00 is from the movie Predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sending this to my church guitarists
Helpful video even for me!!
Love it dude!! Glad this was helpful! 💪🏼
This helps me a lot bro thank you very much❤❤❤
Glad this was helpful!
John Mayer goes to church now
LOL
Im STOKED for the future of worship and guitar!