King of Kings • Cajon Playthrough

One of my current favorites from Hillsong, this song walks through the entire gospel narrative. It's got some syncopated drum rhythms, and follows and some really great dynamic shifts!
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My goal with these videos is to provide a somewhat simplified version of the percussive elements for the song, while retaining as much of the feel and rhythms normally beat out on a drum kit. I don’t want to use a ton of flashy playing, or even show the full extent of what I might play if I were to sit in on cajon for a Sunday morning set with this song. I’ve been known to add hihats, tambourines, shakers, toms and a whole bunch of stuff to an acoustic set. While those can all be appropriate and a lot of fun, I don’t feel like that’s the most helpful for someone who’s sitting on a cajon for the first time or is still getting a feel for playing with a band. For these videos, I’ll stick to a cajon and an occasional shaker.
If you have any questions about playing cajon, how I approached this song, or any song requests, let me know!
Glory to God, always.
P.S. - Sorry for the dramatic/dim lighting. At the time of filming, I was isolating in my basement and had to work with the space and lighting available. I'll also never wear a black hoodie with a dark background again! Hopefully the next batch of videos will look a little better.

[@MrTheBigNoze]

You have no idea how helpful this is! Just to get an idea of where to go with the cajon

[@mariorodin9246]

Thank you!! Very helpful

[@collinsagyei2087]

Great, learning a lot from your videos. Kudos !