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Amazing lesson - this sort of playing clearly demonstrates the difference between a proper lead player and an acoustic dude who has just picked up the electric and plays the same thing.
This isn't playing "lead" guitar. It's merely arpeggiating chords to isolate the chord tones with occasional diatonic notes to connect them. It seems there's this ethos in praise music to dumb it down to beginner level and eschew advanced playing techniques. Does this simplistic playing give players a (false) sense of humility and being more "spiritual"? The quality and ability of a "Paul Reed Smith" for executing precise rapid fire lead lines with accuracy is wasted on praise music. Saving $2000.00 and going for an entry level Squier is all anyone needs at this playing level (including the style of "The Edge" of U2 that so many praise guitar players copy).
I’ve been playing guitar for my entire life. That is 30+ years I know all my jazz cords. I know all my classical guitar chords. I know the world of chords. But when I joined a worship team, it was kind of fun and interesting learning triads and not using bar chords.these are great tips that I will be using. Thank you.
Thanks for the lesson . I would like to say that it’s important to make the distinction of what kind of player a person is . What you are doing here is playing lead guitar with all its effects which makes it sound ethereal and really adds to the band . If you are not a lead player and the dry acoustic guitar is your instrument , none of this applies. Without effects and the rest of the band keeping a steady rhythm / background for you , what you are playing would sound empty . In my opinion , they are accents to the music , not the music itself . With that being said , I love the emphasis on triads and the use of themes / motifs/ embellishments . Churches need more of this especially during intros / interludes . Great job
I'm not a church guitarist, I just really like listening to Hillsong songs and many more Christian bands, for quite some time I've been looking for what makes the nuance of their music so special, And today I understand something new, that there is a technique called Voicing... thank you, God Bless
I play for a worship team, there's 2 guitars, a bass, and a singer. I play the rhythm parts (Barry chords and open chords) other guitar plays the triads and fancy bits. Seems to work pretty good. I do wish we could get a decent drummer tho.
Super helpful lesson. My WT is shifting to 2 EG’s, so this is great to add some parts and texture that supports but doesn’t conflict with another player, especially if they are doing the more melodic parts. Thanks for posting this lesson!
Ive actually transitioned to using a drop D tuning regularly. Never been a big fan till now and coming from the metal community the tuning had a certain connotation to me. It helped me sight upper inversions in the proper keys and positions. Making my guitar playing a little lighter and giving me access to contrasting bass notes i.e. D/F# G/B etc. Being able to hit low Eb and D notes appealed to my heavier sensibilities as well. Ive never been a "swirly, atmospheric" kind of player. Nothing wrong with it but my leaning is more towards straight ahead rock and metal. My experience as a worship guitarist over the last 20+ years.
These are great voicings. It is really important for guitarists to know how to make room for the other musicians, especially the keyboards. I would add that it is critical that you listen to the melody. The guitar part should support the lead vocal, not just mindlessly play patterns. You might consider easing up on the effects.
As a guitar player that's played for years fronting a hard rock band then going into worship later on for years it's not about one or the other its about what the song requires or what the group requires. So to say "stop doing anything" isnt really right just as he said "if you're playing as a lone instrument then bar chords are fine". Each song has a better way of making it great as does each artist and group. I will ad however I NEVER saturate my sound with that much delay, reverb and whatever else he's got in there. What a mess. IMHO.
I also am the only guitarist (elec or acoustic). Only bass and keyboard (primarily piano sounds) with drums. That means there is TONS of open space for me to play. We do a Blended style of equal portion of traditional hymns and modern worship tunes. So…Sometimes, though rarely, a simple lead line as being demonstrated in this video is sufficient, but most other times either a clean/chorused/delayed/reverb sound with full multi string chords or otherwiseI need to create a powerful thick sound so I use a “Boosted Marshall” ‘80’s type of sound…again multi string chords… Many variables…each music group and song will dictate the appropriate response. Oh…and occasionally the best thing to do is to sometimes sit out the majority or most of the song and don’t play a single thing…food for thought…
Great lesson applied to guitar. This is really learning about findin a musical space in a band and the music. Any musician can take this lesson and please use it
Well demonstrated. What surprised me most is that, even though I already play this way (mostly, depends on the song, and sometimes I don't arpeggiate so much), I don't necessarily *recognize* it when watching someone else play. So having the introduction to each chord with fretboard graphic allowed me to see everything all at once (and really, didn't need to finish watching, but I did anyway). However, you kind of failed to explain why you were sliding up to an F when playing Am (given that Am does not have an F in it).
I wouldn't know why he did but an Am could be used over an F to make it sound like an F7, maybe he picked an F because of how the chord itself was voiced
Great observation. So that same shape for F and Am works as follows. XX10X10X and the two notes in that shape are C and A. The three notes that make up F are F-A-C and the three notes that make up Am are A-C-E. So since A and C are in both of those chords, I can use the same shape for both chords.
This is good lesson for lead players or E1 guitar. When playing rhythm or E2, I still find myself playing barre chords a lot, or using a capo and playing chords with alot of space and reverb and delay. I see a lot of rhythm players will play octaves which is essentially a bar chord anyway.
Yes, this is great for E2. Can also work if you're the only electric player and have a strong keys player and an acoustic. In that case you're adding colour and melodic interest.
Do you have any recommendations for small worship bands? I lead a very small band. Only instruments are myself on guitar(electric) and a beginner drummer. Used to have many more but I gotta work with what I have. I've played for decades but now trying to up my playing and the passion for guitar has come back. Great video too!
Thanks for watching! If the guitar is the only instrument, then it's probably best to play bigger voicings and chords. This approach I demonstrated works best when there are other instruments handling the foundational harmony and then the guitar is used to add more colour and melodic interest.
Thanks for this! Learning a lot..do you happen to have a tab for the exact notes you are playing in terms of the arpeggios of the chords...trying to figure it out! Thanks (specifically I can't work out what you are playing on that first Am..there are 4 notes..but what is the order? Thanks for any clarity!)
This is essentially lead guitar techniques and not only for use in Church. If you have two guitars on stage attempting the same stuff, clashes can and will occur. Better for rhythm guitarist to stick to power chords or, using rhythm guitar techniques as done by Steve Lukather, playing rhythm on one or a few strings and leave the melodic stuff for the lead guitarist. If your usual style of rhythm guitar is not sitting in the mix, change your amp/ effect settings to occupy a less cluttered space in the mix and or have a sound engineer that understands how to do this at FOH level.
@@WorshipGuitarSkills the problem with Barre chords, that most guitar players don’t do them correctly If you’re making a barre chord at the third fret to make a G major, the index finger only needs to put pressure on the low string, and the top two strings. But most inexperienced players squeeze the entire finger to the point where they are getting cramps. When you make a typical major barre chord, the index finger only needs to cover three notes, not six
Your "diad" examples can also be explained as Major 6th's, which are particularly useful when paired together on the high E and G string, as well as the D and B string. Cool stuff
For me it's knowing the three triad shapes and knowing where the root notes are and then knowing the notes on the fretboard. Once you have that down it's easy to move it around for different keys and chords.
Not really a replacement: barre chords (and open-string chords) are often great for a strummed pattern, but often inefficient for an arpeggiation. The triads you are demonstrating are efficient for an arpeggiation, but really don't work (at least not consistently) for strumming until the musician has developed enough control to only strum a subset of the strings. The two serve different purposes: strumming (both with barre chords and with open-string forms) accents the rhythm, and is useful in smaller groups or solo, or as a dedicated rhythm guitarist. Arpeggiations fill tonal space more than rhythmic - and are best used in a full group (quartet or greater), or as "fills" to a primarily rhythm guitarist's role in smaller groups. As a *solo* worship leader, if I replaced barre and open-string chords with arpeggiations, the congregation would be lost rhythmically, and the spirit of worship would be lost. So use some thought as to *how* to incorporate this method - it is a very good method in the right context, but in some cases is less effective than a simple strummed rhythm.
Yes that's right. It'll totally depend on the context like you said. This approach works well in a fuller band where there's another instrument like keys or guitar handling the main harmonic foundation.
Yes, you can apply these ideas to an acoustic as well. As long as it's not a solo acoustic on its own, when the standard chords will be better in that case.
It's not really about a blanket dismissal of barre chords. They have their place for sure. I just find that the approach I showed here just works better in most of the modern worship scenarios.
I always know it’s South African when it doesn’t sound Like the UK, Ireland, Australia, or NZ. Love the accent, and thanks for the lesson. Really helpful for someone who started on electric in the ‘90s but has played primarily acoustic since 2003.
Why not just create the whole barre chord with the left hand but only pluck the triad? In doing so, you can lessen the chance of playing ugly notes that don’t fit if you hit a wrong string accidentally.
The reason is by not fretting a full barre chord you have spare available fingers that can be used to add some embellishments. The spare fingers can also be used to mute unwanted ringing strings so you can strum without worrying about hitting wrong notes.
After playing in church bands and playing contemporary Christian music for 20 years, I still refuse to be the cookie cutter player playing The Edge crap type stuff and the cliche stuff. I learn important parts of the songs but like to improvise
Yep, the way I see it is finding the balance between these two statements: 1. Everyone's born an original but most die copies. Meaning you should develop your own voice and style as you grow in maturity as a musician. 2. Then on the other hand, there's the service component and that has to do with what is required from me in the moment to serve the song and the congregation. Combining those two views has served me well. We certainly shouldn't be cookie cutter in how we approach our playing, but rather the musical choices we make can strike a balance between personal expression and fulfilling our roles as guitar players based on what the situation requires. So I use that approach as a guiding principle while being in the improvising mindset.
Arpeggio means broken chord and I'm while I'm not strumming in a traditional way, I'm still using a rhythm to pick the notes. Both can work well and depends on the situation.
To be clear, this channel is called Worship Guitar Skills and it's all about developing the Skills on the Guitar so you can Worship God based on Psalm 33:3. It doesn't mean we worship the guitar.
I use multitracks. Usually there is at least 2 to 3 electrics. One doing your favorite power or barre chords. Guitar 2 playing lead on top. Guitar 3 hitting swells for the dynamics of the song. Just saying. Different parts. Equally important. For instance a solo sounds pretty crappy and egotistical without a proper base. We are here for God. Not to show we are the God of playing a solo or lead. Pretty much we are backing up the vocals for the congregation to join in and get connected w god. If they are focusing on a lead part that sticks out that will be there focus. Less is more with worship music. Good lesson though i enjoyed it.
Correct yes. Worship is for God and not our self indulgence. We're there to worship and serve the congregation so they too can engage in an environment that's conducive to worship God. That's why our playing should serve the moment and the song and never be a distraction. Less is more is a good approach for most musical styles and generally pretty tricky for guitarists to fully embody.
The only skill one needs to play worship songs is to figure out how to strum the goofy rhythm patterns and how to use a capo. G,Em,D,C,Am are all the chords you have to have. It is much easier to play R&R,R&B,and country than worship songs. The music to these songs is poorly written for most of them,I can think of only about six out of the dozens our group does that actually sound sensible musically. I believe most of the writers are frustrated,failed rock musicians that couldn’t even write a good rock song. A worship song that even remotely sounds like rock and roll (Bethel and Hillsong come to mind) should not be played inside a house off worship. Leave the world outside.
It seems the requirement for praise music is to be bland with no hook. The lyrics may be great but the ethos of the music itself seems to be to keep it dumbed down and milque toast and pablum. Certainly never sound like you're proficient on your instrument. Keep it beginner level.
You've commented about strumming cowboy chords on a video tutorial that demonstrates how plenty of us are actually playing worship guitar. Have you given this tutorial a go? It's clearly not true that "the only skill one needs" is strumming "goofy rhythm patterns". It's ok to not like this style of music, but it's best not to say things about it that are demonstrably untrue.
@@johnc.8298Doesn't the tutorial you've commented on present a serious challenge to your claim? The guy in the video is clearly a proficient player. Let our words be true. You don't like the music - ok, that's a subjective take that you're welcome to. The music is for beginners and people who aren't proficient in their instruments - that sentiment is factually incorrect.
I think I've played every chord in worship music at some point. There is some great music out there. Remember though that worship is not about performance, but about dedication.
Here's a lil' tip: you're not a 'worship' band, you just some band that plays in a church, there's no glorifying of God, just you guys showing off, it's all about you, not God.
Thanks for the lesson . I would like to say that it’s important to make the distinction of what kind of player a person is . What you are doing here is playing lead guitar with all its effects which makes it sound ethereal and really adds to the band . If you are not a lead player and the dry acoustic guitar is your instrument , none of this applies. Without effects and the rest of the band keeping a steady rhythm / background for you , what you are playing would sound empty . In my opinion , they are accents to the music , not the music itself . With that being said , I love the emphasis on triads and the use of themes / motifs/ embellishments . Churches need more of this especially during intros / interludes . Great job
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Amazing lesson - this sort of playing clearly demonstrates the difference between a proper lead player and an acoustic dude who has just picked up the electric and plays the same thing.
Glad to hear it! This is a big part of it for sure.
@matmore10 don’t be throwing acoustic dude under the bus 🙅🏼♂️
@@thejasonbarrows haha sorry! 😅😉
hahha, ssry but u just describe me, I'm a that acoustic dude.. Thanks God for this youtube channel
This isn't playing "lead" guitar. It's merely arpeggiating chords to isolate the chord tones with occasional diatonic notes to connect them. It seems there's this ethos in praise music to dumb it down to beginner level and eschew advanced playing techniques. Does this simplistic playing give players a (false) sense of humility and being more "spiritual"?
The quality and ability of a "Paul Reed Smith" for executing precise rapid fire lead lines with accuracy is wasted on praise music. Saving $2000.00 and going for an entry level Squier is all anyone needs at this playing level (including the style of "The Edge" of U2 that so many praise guitar players copy).
I’ve been playing guitar for my entire life. That is 30+ years I know all my jazz cords. I know all my classical guitar chords. I know the world of chords. But when I joined a worship team, it was kind of fun and interesting learning triads and not using bar chords.these are great tips that I will be using. Thank you.
Just dumb it down to beginner level and all will be good for praise music.
@DIGITAL7Media that's great to hear thanks!
Chords. The spelling should be second nature to you.
Thanks for the lesson . I would like to say that it’s important to make the distinction of what kind of player a person is .
What you are doing here is playing lead guitar with all its effects which makes it sound ethereal and really adds to the band .
If you are not a lead player and the dry acoustic guitar is your instrument , none of this applies. Without effects and the rest of the band keeping a steady rhythm / background for you , what you are playing would sound empty . In my opinion , they are accents to the music , not the music itself .
With that being said , I love the emphasis on triads and the use of themes / motifs/ embellishments . Churches need more of this especially during intros / interludes .
Great job
Yes good point and thanks for watching!
love the onscreen fretboard with dots locating and naming the played notes! It accelerates learning, which is why I keep coming back. Thank you!!!!
Great to hear that. We'll keep them coming!
I’m that barre chord guy…this lesson was AMAZING!!
Thanks for watching!
Good lesson. Im going to incorporate this.
Thanks for this lesson, very clear and helpful!!
I'm not a church guitarist, I just really like listening to Hillsong songs and many more Christian bands, for quite some time I've been looking for what makes the nuance of their music so special, And today I understand something new, that there is a technique called Voicing... thank you, God Bless
Thanks for the support!
I play for a worship team, there's 2 guitars, a bass, and a singer. I play the rhythm parts (Barry chords and open chords) other guitar plays the triads and fancy bits. Seems to work pretty good. I do wish we could get a decent drummer tho.
Yep that works well with 2 guitars. Hope you guys find a great drummer!
Super helpful lesson. My WT is shifting to 2 EG’s, so this is great to add some parts and texture that supports but doesn’t conflict with another player, especially if they are doing the more melodic parts. Thanks for posting this lesson!
Thank you for explaining clearly what you are doing. So many videos miss this.
Glad you like them!
Thank you very much. This is what I have been looking for for so long
That's great to hear!
These are cool ideas that can be used in other genres, thanks!
Yes definitely!
It's my first time here. I'm sure that you're a Kiwi ❤. I really love that accent.
Awesome video!! Will use it next Sunday
Great to hear! Let me know how it goes!
This was so helpful. Especially showing what you are playing on the screen. Most helpful video I have seen so far. Going to look for more by you!
Thanks so much, more to come!
I think it applicable to some genre like soft rock/white music kinda thing but worship in a black church sounds different
Yes for sure. This is more for the modern worship genre as proper gospel will be very different. Both are great when done well!
Ive actually transitioned to using a drop D tuning regularly. Never been a big fan till now and coming from the metal community the tuning had a certain connotation to me. It helped me sight upper inversions in the proper keys and positions. Making my guitar playing a little lighter and giving me access to contrasting bass notes i.e. D/F# G/B etc. Being able to hit low Eb and D notes appealed to my heavier sensibilities as well. Ive never been a "swirly, atmospheric" kind of player. Nothing wrong with it but my leaning is more towards straight ahead rock and metal. My experience as a worship guitarist over the last 20+ years.
Drop D is a lot of fun to play for sure!
Absolutely awesome ❤❤
Thank you!
These are great voicings. It is really important for guitarists to know how to make room for the other musicians, especially the keyboards. I would add that it is critical that you listen to the melody. The guitar part should support the lead vocal, not just mindlessly play patterns.
You might consider easing up on the effects.
Yep, very important to not get in the way of the vocals.
As a guitar player that's played for years fronting a hard rock band then going into worship later on for years it's not about one or the other its about what the song requires or what the group requires. So to say "stop doing anything" isnt really right just as he said "if you're playing as a lone instrument then bar chords are fine". Each song has a better way of making it great as does each artist and group. I will ad however I NEVER saturate my sound with that much delay, reverb and whatever else he's got in there. What a mess. IMHO.
Keep it simple ..... A bit of delay for thickening works for me.
I use a combination of both techniques because I'm the only guitar player on my worship team.
Yes, being able to adapt is important!
I also am the only guitarist (elec or acoustic). Only bass and keyboard (primarily piano sounds) with drums.
That means there is TONS of open space for me to play. We do a Blended style of equal portion of traditional hymns and modern worship tunes.
So…Sometimes, though rarely, a simple lead line as being demonstrated in this video is sufficient, but most other times either a clean/chorused/delayed/reverb sound with full multi string chords or otherwiseI need to create a powerful thick sound so I use a “Boosted Marshall” ‘80’s type of sound…again multi string chords…
Many variables…each music group and song will dictate the appropriate response.
Oh…and occasionally the best thing to do is to sometimes sit out the majority or most of the song and don’t play a single thing…food for thought…
Wow. For my current skill level, this is exactly what I need. 😁 Thanks!
(What effects are you using?)
This is a great lesson. Is there a chart of commonly used worship chords?
what an awesome and helpful lesson, Charl! Thank you so much.
Thanks Mike, I'm glad you found it helpful!
Great tone you got!
Thanks so much! I do a breakdown on my tone in this video: th-cam.com/video/lzt-z6DlIgw/w-d-xo.html
Lovely lesson. Thanks
Thank you!
Fantastic, thank you.
You're welcome!
Thats a very classy looking guitar.
Thanks so much!
Great lesson. This helps me so much. Thanks for this video.
Awesome to hear, glad it helps!
Very explicit and implicit.
Thank you so much brother
Thanks so much!
Great lesson applied to guitar. This is really learning about findin a musical space in a band and the music. Any musician can take this lesson and please use it
Thank you!
Great lesson and amazing
Thanks for watching!
Soooo good ❤
Thank you!
Thank you! Awesome!
Awesome, thanks for watching!
Great lesson, thanks!
You're welcome!
Well demonstrated. What surprised me most is that, even though I already play this way (mostly, depends on the song, and sometimes I don't arpeggiate so much), I don't necessarily *recognize* it when watching someone else play. So having the introduction to each chord with fretboard graphic allowed me to see everything all at once (and really, didn't need to finish watching, but I did anyway). However, you kind of failed to explain why you were sliding up to an F when playing Am (given that Am does not have an F in it).
I wouldn't know why he did but an Am could be used over an F to make it sound like an F7, maybe he picked an F because of how the chord itself was voiced
Great observation.
So that same shape for F and Am works as follows.
XX10X10X and the two notes in that shape are C and A.
The three notes that make up F are F-A-C and the three notes that make up Am are A-C-E.
So since A and C are in both of those chords, I can use the same shape for both chords.
love it ! thanks from Aus
Thanks for watching!
This is good lesson for lead players or E1 guitar. When playing rhythm or E2, I still find myself playing barre chords a lot, or using a capo and playing chords with alot of space and reverb and delay.
I see a lot of rhythm players will play octaves which is essentially a bar chord anyway.
Yes, this is great for E2. Can also work if you're the only electric player and have a strong keys player and an acoustic. In that case you're adding colour and melodic interest.
Very helpful!
Glad you think so!
Do you have any recommendations for small worship bands? I lead a very small band. Only instruments are myself on guitar(electric) and a beginner drummer. Used to have many more but I gotta work with what I have. I've played for decades but now trying to up my playing and the passion for guitar has come back. Great video too!
Thanks for watching! If the guitar is the only instrument, then it's probably best to play bigger voicings and chords. This approach I demonstrated works best when there are other instruments handling the foundational harmony and then the guitar is used to add more colour and melodic interest.
Thanks for this! Learning a lot..do you happen to have a tab for the exact notes you are playing in terms of the arpeggios of the chords...trying to figure it out! Thanks (specifically I can't work out what you are playing on that first Am..there are 4 notes..but what is the order? Thanks for any clarity!)
Thanks Matthew, we haven't tabbed this yet no. Will try and do more tabs in future.
Nice lesson
Thanks for watching
Thank you so much. Very helpful.
Anytime, glad it helps.
This is essentially lead guitar techniques and not only for use in Church. If you have two guitars on stage attempting the same stuff, clashes can and will occur. Better for rhythm guitarist to stick to power chords or, using rhythm guitar techniques as done by Steve Lukather, playing rhythm on one or a few strings and leave the melodic stuff for the lead guitarist. If your usual style of rhythm guitar is not sitting in the mix, change your amp/ effect settings to occupy a less cluttered space in the mix and or have a sound engineer that understands how to do this at FOH level.
Great points yes.
Wow Master!! Excellent explanation! Thank you!🙏🙇♂️
You are very welcome
There’s nothing wrong with barre chords, the only problem with them is people who think you have to play all the notes every time. You don’t.
Correct.
Barre chords, not bar cords
@ thanks for catching that. Siri doesn’t always understand what context the words are.
@@WorshipGuitarSkills the problem with Barre chords, that most guitar players don’t do them correctly
If you’re making a barre chord at the third fret to make a G major, the index finger only needs to put pressure on the low string, and the top two strings. But most inexperienced players squeeze the entire finger to the point where they are getting cramps.
When you make a typical major barre chord, the index finger only needs to cover three notes, not six
Love your playing it's so edifying, is there a chart that I can purchase of all triads from a company or Amazon that you know of?
Thank so much! We have a sheet that's included with our Triad Workshop that can be seen here: academy.worshipguitarskills.com/course-store
Your "diad" examples can also be explained as Major 6th's, which are particularly useful when paired together on the high E and G string, as well as the D and B string. Cool stuff
Yep, two of them are 6ths, one major and one minor and the 3rd shape is a 5th. These simple shapes are super handy!
I think ill just use the triad then use the bars for the heavy parts
Yep, you can totally combine these voicings as needed.
What is the best method of locating triads? Thanks.
CAGED system
For me it's knowing the three triad shapes and knowing where the root notes are and then knowing the notes on the fretboard. Once you have that down it's easy to move it around for different keys and chords.
Not really a replacement: barre chords (and open-string chords) are often great for a strummed pattern, but often inefficient for an arpeggiation. The triads you are demonstrating are efficient for an arpeggiation, but really don't work (at least not consistently) for strumming until the musician has developed enough control to only strum a subset of the strings. The two serve different purposes: strumming (both with barre chords and with open-string forms) accents the rhythm, and is useful in smaller groups or solo, or as a dedicated rhythm guitarist. Arpeggiations fill tonal space more than rhythmic - and are best used in a full group (quartet or greater), or as "fills" to a primarily rhythm guitarist's role in smaller groups.
As a *solo* worship leader, if I replaced barre and open-string chords with arpeggiations, the congregation would be lost rhythmically, and the spirit of worship would be lost. So use some thought as to *how* to incorporate this method - it is a very good method in the right context, but in some cases is less effective than a simple strummed rhythm.
Yes that's right. It'll totally depend on the context like you said. This approach works well in a fuller band where there's another instrument like keys or guitar handling the main harmonic foundation.
Can it apply to acoustic guitar playing rhythm
Yes, you can apply these ideas to an acoustic as well. As long as it's not a solo acoustic on its own, when the standard chords will be better in that case.
Nice, unlock the application of triades, diades…
Thanks for watching!
Tried em both, barre chords are orchestral chords and triads are fillers..both sweet, dismiss nothing.
It's not really about a blanket dismissal of barre chords. They have their place for sure. I just find that the approach I showed here just works better in most of the modern worship scenarios.
Nothing wrong with bar chords
Yep, it's more about having options to choose from so you can make the right choice based on what the moment and situation requires.
Playing triads, or triad arpeggios has it's place,. SOO do Barr chords!!!! Don't throw away the baby with the bath water.
Yes, that's true. It's important to adapt to whatever the situation calls for.
Forever trying to cut through the mix.
This should help!
You sound South African?
Yep! Born and bred.
I always know it’s South African when it doesn’t sound Like the UK, Ireland, Australia, or NZ. Love the accent, and thanks for the lesson. Really helpful for someone who started on electric in the ‘90s but has played primarily acoustic since 2003.
Why not just create the whole barre chord with the left hand but only pluck the triad? In doing so, you can lessen the chance of playing ugly notes that don’t fit if you hit a wrong string accidentally.
The reason is by not fretting a full barre chord you have spare available fingers that can be used to add some embellishments. The spare fingers can also be used to mute unwanted ringing strings so you can strum without worrying about hitting wrong notes.
Use Power Chords!!
Honestly I see less using barre chords and just going straight to the capo 😂
Yep that happens too. :-)
Out law All key boards
:-) We need them!
This needs a tone video too😅
I do a breakdown on my tone in this video: th-cam.com/video/lzt-z6DlIgw/w-d-xo.html
After playing in church bands and playing contemporary Christian music for 20 years, I still refuse to be the cookie cutter player playing The Edge crap type stuff and the cliche stuff. I learn important parts of the songs but like to improvise
Yep, the way I see it is finding the balance between these two statements:
1. Everyone's born an original but most die copies. Meaning you should develop your own voice and style as you grow in maturity as a musician.
2. Then on the other hand, there's the service component and that has to do with what is required from me in the moment to serve the song and the congregation.
Combining those two views has served me well.
We certainly shouldn't be cookie cutter in how we approach our playing, but rather the musical choices we make can strike a balance between personal expression and fulfilling our roles as guitar players based on what the situation requires.
So I use that approach as a guiding principle while being in the improvising mindset.
And stop playing the G chord with holding the D on the B string, and stop playing the Cadd9 chord every time you play a C.
Those voicings have their space and place. :-)
Sound but no picture !!!
Strange, it was probably still processing. Video seems to be fine now.
Sir, may I know the set up of your guitar effects that you are using here, Thanks and God Bless you.
Thank you! I do a breakdown on my tone in this video: th-cam.com/video/lzt-z6DlIgw/w-d-xo.html
But you're playing arpegios. What about rhythm?
Arpeggio means broken chord and I'm while I'm not strumming in a traditional way, I'm still using a rhythm to pick the notes. Both can work well and depends on the situation.
I worship Jesus Christ no anything else
To be clear, this channel is called Worship Guitar Skills and it's all about developing the Skills on the Guitar so you can Worship God based on Psalm 33:3. It doesn't mean we worship the guitar.
God hates barr chords, we all do…
Hate is a strong word… :-) But all joking aside, barre chords definitely have their space and place.
Interesting if you like the modern worship styles. I don't. Overuse of effects to create a spiritual atmosphere.
I use multitracks. Usually there is at least 2 to 3 electrics. One doing your favorite power or barre chords. Guitar 2 playing lead on top. Guitar 3 hitting swells for the dynamics of the song. Just saying. Different parts. Equally important. For instance a solo sounds pretty crappy and egotistical without a proper base. We are here for God. Not to show we are the God of playing a solo or lead. Pretty much we are backing up the vocals for the congregation to join in and get connected w god. If they are focusing on a lead part that sticks out that will be there focus. Less is more with worship music. Good lesson though i enjoyed it.
Correct yes. Worship is for God and not our self indulgence. We're there to worship and serve the congregation so they too can engage in an environment that's conducive to worship God.
That's why our playing should serve the moment and the song and never be a distraction.
Less is more is a good approach for most musical styles and generally pretty tricky for guitarists to fully embody.
The only skill one needs to play worship songs is to figure out how to strum the goofy rhythm patterns and how to use a capo. G,Em,D,C,Am are all the chords you have to have. It is much easier to play R&R,R&B,and country than worship songs. The music to these songs is poorly written for most of them,I can think of only about six out of the dozens our group does that actually sound sensible musically. I believe most of the writers are frustrated,failed rock musicians that couldn’t even write a good rock song. A worship song that even remotely sounds like rock and roll (Bethel and Hillsong come to mind) should not be played inside a house off worship. Leave the world outside.
It seems the requirement for praise music is to be bland with no hook. The lyrics may be great but the ethos of the music itself seems to be to keep it dumbed down and milque toast and pablum. Certainly never sound like you're proficient on your instrument. Keep it beginner level.
I recently discovered Neil Morse. Worship music but epic prog rock! Popular worship music makes me barf.
You've commented about strumming cowboy chords on a video tutorial that demonstrates how plenty of us are actually playing worship guitar. Have you given this tutorial a go? It's clearly not true that "the only skill one needs" is strumming "goofy rhythm patterns". It's ok to not like this style of music, but it's best not to say things about it that are demonstrably untrue.
@@johnc.8298Doesn't the tutorial you've commented on present a serious challenge to your claim? The guy in the video is clearly a proficient player. Let our words be true. You don't like the music - ok, that's a subjective take that you're welcome to. The music is for beginners and people who aren't proficient in their instruments - that sentiment is factually incorrect.
I think I've played every chord in worship music at some point. There is some great music out there. Remember though that worship is not about performance, but about dedication.
Here's a lil' tip: you're not a 'worship' band, you just some band that plays in a church, there's no glorifying of God, just you guys showing off, it's all about you, not God.
Worship comes from the heart of the worshipper...unless you know someone's heart, making such a blanket statement is not helpful.
Wow, ok then.
I guess gods don't like barre chords. 😂
what the hell is worship guitar?
Theres No Such Thing As Worship Guitar
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it's a guitar that is played worshipfully 🙂 do you prefer a worship piano?
Basically an atmospheric style we play at church
@@sirrobert23 thank you
Well for a start it has nothing to do with hell.
Thanks for the lesson . I would like to say that it’s important to make the distinction of what kind of player a person is .
What you are doing here is playing lead guitar with all its effects which makes it sound ethereal and really adds to the band .
If you are not a lead player and the dry acoustic guitar is your instrument , none of this applies. Without effects and the rest of the band keeping a steady rhythm / background for you , what you are playing would sound empty . In my opinion , they are accents to the music , not the music itself .
With that being said , I love the emphasis on triads and the use of themes / motifs/ embellishments . Churches need more of this especially during intros / interludes .
Great job
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