Do you remember the first time you heard a song and realized that it was more than a song to you? Something hidden in the music had suddenly become so obvious to you. You discovered that music, real music, isn’t always about the skill level of the musicians, but the execution of the message behind …
Electric Guitar Tutorial // For All Seasons – The Rebel
Gosh I love this song. It is so packed with honesty, confession, truth, and praise. Even though I go against what God has for ME, He still loves me and extends mercy and grace to us, the undeserving. “Yet still You love me, though I stood and mocked the Lamb above me.” This is a …
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Electric Guitar Tutorial // For All Seasons – This I Believe
Electric Guitar Tutorial // For All Seasons – This I Believe From Jeff Luckey This is a very important song for the church right now. In a post-modern world where so many things are subjective and relative, it’s so valuable to have these absolute truths set to song. Music can serve as an easy recall …
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Using What You’ve Got
In a perfect world we would all have our dream rigs. Our tone would sound exactly as we imagine it in our heads and we’d never need to buy another piece of gear because we had everything we ever wanted. Sounds good right? The fact of the matter is that for the vast majority of …
For All Seasons // ‘Eternal King’ Electric Guitar Tutorial
For All Seasons // ‘Eternal King’ Electric Guitar Tutorial “When we completed the writing process for Eternal King and listened through the first pass, we got so excited about sharing it with our community. And, as we’ve been able to lead the song over the last couple months, it has been incredible to watch how …
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Six String Theory // The Capo
Editor’s Note: This tutorial assumes that the reader has at least a general understanding of a guitar and basic fretboard theory, including key signatures, note names and guitar-centered terminology. If you are unfamiliar with these concepts, please refer to this post for a great introductory lesson about basic fretboard theory. A capo (short for the …
Worship Guitar Gear: John Strand
John Strand from Crosspoint Church in Modesto, CA gives us a rundown of his guitars, pedalboard, and amp!
Guitar Theory 101 // Lesson 5 // Chord Construction: Major and Minor Triads
Be sure to check out the rest of the guitar theory series here. An understanding of chord construction is important since it allows you to create musically correct chords in “non-standard” ways, expanding your tonal possibilities. Plus, this knowledge lets you create chords on the spot: you may have never memorized the fingering for an …
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Guitar Theory // Modern Voicings From the Open A Shape
Two of the most common questions I get from my guitar students or when I do workshops is “How can I sound more modern?” and “What do I play if there are multiple guitarists in my band?”. This lesson will give you some ideas on how to take the open A chord and break it …
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Worship Guitar Gear // Guitar Effects in a Worship Set
Part 1 of our Guitar Effects in Worship series. David provides some simple and easy tips for your guitar players to have the sound they desire, while still remaining appropriately ‘mixed’ in the song.
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Guitar Theory 101 // Lesson 4 // Degrees of the Major Scale
If you hang around musicians long enough, you’ll hear them talk about playing “the fifth” or “the fourth.” What are they referring to? These are degrees of the major scale. If you recall, the major scale (we’ll use C as an example) contains 7 notes: C D E F G A B If you number …
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Guitar Theory 101 // Lesson 3 // The Major Scale
The major scale contains 7 notes and forms the foundation for all other scales in western music. The seven notes of the major scale are a subset of the 12-note chromatic scale, which contains all of the notes used in western music. You’ve heard the major scale and already have it memorized vocally—it’s the “Do …