Thanks for your input. I been listening to the kick drum for beats 1&3 and snare drum for beats 2&4. Then listening for the dynamics in song and then playing it slower tempo to get the feel. Then playing at the song tempo bpm. The wonderful thing about guitar is ( Andres Segovia said) you can play the guitar for 90 years and you never master it. Because there is always something new to learn! The sound of the guitar had many different flavors like cello, violin, etc. Thank you again for sharing your talents and time with everyone. Giving our Lord the Praise, Honor and Glory with every song we play for Jesus our Messiah and God the Father.
I was struggling with strumming until I watched your video You made it concise and clear more than any other person UA-cam !! Thanks. It gave me confidence to play with our praise and worship band!!
Hey Matt! I'm really enjoying these videos and I'm finding them very helpful. I especially love your philosophy of worship leading as a supportive role. It reminds me of how Jesus stooped down to become the servant of all for the purpose of raising us up with him. It makes sense that we should be the same for our team and our congregation, to mutually and equally lift up our praise to God. I know of some people who would love to see a tutorial on how to play piano chords rhythmically within the song instead of just on the straight beat. Thanks and great work.
I feel like it might be helpful to highlight some more of the songs that we seem to fall back on boring patterns and highlight some way to switch it up!
Great video, really love your thoughts on this! Gonna go check out your EG video. I’m trying to get some more versatility as a worship leader. Would love to see one about how to lead on keys for a guitar player 🤪
Thank u brother, I love this!!!!! I totally have this one strumming pattern!!! I Sooo wanna get into other patterns!! It hinders me!! Btw, what kind of guitar do you play?
Can you or anyone here tell me what the basic pattern would be as a pattern explained in d and u strokes? Please put a space to show any ghost strums and capitals to show emphasis. This would be very helpful! Thanks
Hmmmm... Just start singing! haha. I would say the biggest thing is finding your range and picking keys that fit within that comfortably. That'll be the biggest confidence booster starting out.
Thank you. I am a 70 year old rock player just now entering the worship music scene after being asked after over twenty years of not playing to return and support the band. Terrific suggestions. Regardless of what anyone says McGugan supporting a rock band is different (l a lot like a gun fight rather than an enjoyable playing g scene). Great suggestions. When do you just slow down a bit and just pick a little melody to support a quiet soft time in the song? I find myself doing this often and it sounds great to me but does it to everyone else?
Haha I don't know who McGugan is either! Yeah that's a great idea to support the melody at times. As long as it doesn't interfere too much with the vocals! Or you can always do volume swells with it instead of clean picked notes.
4/4 Strumming patterns #1. 1:35 songs - build my life #2. 3:07 songs - anchor, you are my strength, man of sorrows #3. 6:40 songs - living hope #4. 8:20 songs - Christ is risen 3/4 strumming patterns #5. 10:42 songs - oh come to the alter #6. 12:23 songs - amazing grace, how deep the father's love for us #7. 14:30 songs - in Christ alone
The letters and number and plus signs just refer to the way you count 16th notes. ( 1, e, and, A) or (1, e, +, A ) so it shows where the emphasis of the strum goes in the context of 16th notes.
Hi Matt, sorry for late reply. I can play a couple of songs on open chords. A lot of videos on guitar strumming, shows you how to play but never the strumming part. I am not at point, where I can decipher a strumming pattern. So if you told the viewer what pattern you played, it would help me tremendously. Thank you for responding and all of the best going forward
There’s no specific ways to strum worship. I’m just helping church volunteers think of new interesting patterns to try instead of getting stuck doing the same patterns all the time :)
I have watched hundreds of strumming videos this is by far the best!. You break the rhythm down scientifically. Plus great examples to practice.
Ah thanks! I'm glad it's helpful to ya!
Playing in 6/8 is my current fave ❣️
Thanks for your input. I been listening to the kick drum for beats 1&3 and snare drum for beats 2&4. Then listening for the dynamics in song and then playing it slower tempo to get the feel. Then playing at the song tempo bpm. The wonderful thing about guitar is ( Andres Segovia said) you can play the guitar for 90 years and you never master it. Because there is always something new to learn! The sound of the guitar had many different flavors like cello, violin, etc. Thank you again for sharing your talents and time with everyone. Giving our Lord the Praise, Honor and Glory with every song we play for Jesus our Messiah and God the Father.
:46 Great strumming pattern!
So glad I found this!
I was struggling with strumming until I watched your video You made it concise and clear more than any other person UA-cam !! Thanks. It gave me confidence to play with our praise and worship band!!
Awesome! Glad it helped!
Im here because of electric worship video. All good stuff thanks for the help. Keep em coming.
Thanks!!! I need to get back into this and release some new videos soon!
Thank you, Matt! That was really helpful. God bless you for doing this.
Hey brother thanks for sharing!! I lead worship at a small church plant, and I believe this will help bring more variety into our sets. God bless!
Awesome!!!!
This was really helpful...I’m glad I found this on the 1st of January 2023..the 1st day of the year, I can see my guitar journey moving now😊🙏
Glad it was helpful!
Evergreen tips, man. To listen and to do what is natural is my favourite one 🔥
Hey Matt! I'm really enjoying these videos and I'm finding them very helpful. I especially love your philosophy of worship leading as a supportive role. It reminds me of how Jesus stooped down to become the servant of all for the purpose of raising us up with him. It makes sense that we should be the same for our team and our congregation, to mutually and equally lift up our praise to God.
I know of some people who would love to see a tutorial on how to play piano chords rhythmically within the song instead of just on the straight beat.
Thanks and great work.
Thanks brother!! I’ll be doing a keys video soon as I have the time!!
I feel like it might be helpful to highlight some more of the songs that we seem to fall back on boring patterns and highlight some way to switch it up!
That’s fair! Maybe I’ll do another video on that!
Wonderful and helpful lesson! God bless you!
Thank you!!
very nice
Its like very natural also
Thanks for sharing
God bless you
Thank you so much brother☺ God bless you 🙏
Thank you very much! I just found your channel
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God bless you
thank you Matt
Praise the Lord
2+4 emphasis was used in Hosanna.
Thank you for your life bro😇🙏☝️
You had me laughing 😃 because it's true about the same strumming. First time I see you subscribed
Good stuff brother, God bless you 🙏
Thanks so much!
Thank you so much @Matt Wagner! This has answered a lot of my questions!
Absolute fantastic content. Thank you mate
Thanks so much!
Really good teacher!
Thanks so much!
Great video, really love your thoughts on this! Gonna go check out your EG video. I’m trying to get some more versatility as a worship leader. Would love to see one about how to lead on keys for a guitar player 🤪
Awesome!! Yes! I actually plan on making a keys video soon! Stay tuned!
Good tips. Thank you.
I honestly love that first strumming pattern lol struggling to get it down though
God bless you
So much help, thanks
Glad it helped!
That's a very cool guitar btw
Thanks!!!! I Love it!
This was awesome man, thanks!! 👍
Thanks so much!! I’m glad you found it helpful!
Thank u brother, I love this!!!!! I totally have this one strumming pattern!!! I Sooo wanna get into other patterns!! It hinders me!! Btw, what kind of guitar do you play?
Thanks man! My main acoustic is a Farida Old Town Series.
Thank you for sharing.
Absolutely!
Can you or anyone here tell me what the basic pattern would be as a pattern explained in d and u strokes? Please put a space to show any ghost strums and capitals to show emphasis. This would be very helpful! Thanks
Awesome!
Came for the strumming patterns. Stayed for the drumming impersonations.
😂😂😂
Matt is there a chart avaliable for these strums to download?
I don’t have one unfortunately! I’m sorry!
amazing!
Thanks!
Would you use the strumming pattern chart and tutorials? I like to practice
I don’t have anything like that I’m sorry!
I really enjoy your singing voice. Any advice on singing for those looking to start?
Hmmmm... Just start singing! haha. I would say the biggest thing is finding your range and picking keys that fit within that comfortably. That'll be the biggest confidence booster starting out.
Thank you. I am a 70 year old rock player just now entering the worship music scene after being asked after over twenty years of not playing to return and support the band. Terrific suggestions. Regardless of what anyone says McGugan supporting a rock band is different (l a lot like a gun fight rather than an enjoyable playing g scene). Great suggestions. When do you just slow down a bit and just pick a little melody to support a quiet soft time in the song? I find myself doing this often and it sounds great to me but does it to everyone else?
Lol sorry. Spell check interfered with my comment no edit available. Have no idea where McGougan fit in there lol
Haha I don't know who McGugan is either!
Yeah that's a great idea to support the melody at times. As long as it doesn't interfere too much with the vocals! Or you can always do volume swells with it instead of clean picked notes.
4/4 Strumming patterns
#1. 1:35 songs - build my life
#2. 3:07 songs - anchor, you are my strength, man of sorrows
#3. 6:40 songs - living hope
#4. 8:20 songs - Christ is risen
3/4 strumming patterns
#5. 10:42 songs - oh come to the alter
#6. 12:23 songs - amazing grace, how deep the father's love for us
#7. 14:30 songs - in Christ alone
Thanks Matt,
Can you tell me what thickness pick you are using now?
I usually use a .73!
Hey is that a Recording King? Nice guitar!
It’s not! It’s actually a “Farida” made by Elderly Instruments in Michigan. I love it!
Where do you lead in NC? I live in NC as well.
Awesome! I’m at Integrity Church in Greenville, NC
What are the chords for 0:52 - 0:57?
I don’t understand the 1|a| and all that? Is there a simpler way like up down up down sort of type of stuff?
The letters and number and plus signs just refer to the way you count 16th notes. ( 1, e, and, A) or (1, e, +, A ) so it shows where the emphasis of the strum goes in the context of 16th notes.
Thank you!
What kind of guitar is that? It’s beautiful
It's a "Farida!" It's a model designed by Elderly Instruments in Michigan. They're a really cool store that has a legendary following around here!
5th strumming by points symbol plss
The reason is because 95% of todays worship songs have the same four chords, em,bm,am,d.
"Everyone knows these" me not knowing one 😂
Awesome video, but for someone who is still learning, you lost me totally.
Sorry about that! Where are you at in the learning journey? What are you working on right now?
Hi Matt, sorry for late reply. I can play a couple of songs on open chords. A lot of videos on guitar strumming, shows you how to play but never the strumming part. I am not at point, where I can decipher a strumming pattern. So if you told the viewer what pattern you played, it would help me tremendously. Thank you for responding and all of the best going forward
I dint follow sorry. Confused w 1/A/&/e
It’s just rhythm counting. It’s how you count 16th notes! Sorry for any confusion!
Too much noise not bgm
The idea that there are specific ways to strum "worship" music vs. any other is nonsense.
There’s no specific ways to strum worship. I’m just helping church volunteers think of new interesting patterns to try instead of getting stuck doing the same patterns all the time :)
Jesus only allows Taylor Guitars. I play Martin
In Australia he welcomes Maton's as well. Pure grace!