Playing Guitar Creatively At Church Ep.1 | What To Do When You're The Only Guitar Player?
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Music in modern church has changed drastically over the past decade and it seems like guitarists in church have lost creative passion or don't know how to adapt their instrument in a way which lets them play freely and creatively.
I see so many guitarist in church always complain (and sometimes me) Worship music isnt as guitar dominating as it used be and the synths have taken over and i can’t hear my guitar and thats totally okay. We just have to realise that the music serves a bigger picture and that also means a guitar player. We gotta get out of the picture of just being a guitar player and learn how to be a musician and how to play like a musician and not like a guitar player.
every guitar player has their own musical influences and those influences shape the way that you play guitar. Whether your a SRV loving blues person, an 80s Van Halen lover, whether its church guys like Nigel, Stu G, Chieslett, there is a sound within you that comes from the influences you listen to but maybe you don’t really know how to bring out that sound thats inside you with the music thats in church. Well what if i told you that there are ways to bring out your own voice on the guitar at church and you don’t have to limit yourself to 100% exactly what the album is doing but the goal is to make sure that what you play serves and enhances the song as best as possible.
This isnt really a technique video, but these are more of me sharing my concepts over the years which has helped me be creative when it comes to playing at church
This video is how i play guitar and approach parts when I’m the only guitar player in the band. Especially in a full piece band with drums, bass and keys.
How do i get my guitar to fill in the gaps in the sonic space? How can i get my guitar to play rhythm and lead stuff at the same time? Do i change the way I’m playing my instrument? How can i sound full when I’m the only one playing?
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My advice to other guitarists has always been to learn to be a chameleon. Be whatever the song needs you to be and make sure what you do blends in and is seamless. For faster songs, play aggressive (I'm not saying play metal or hard rock necessarily) and help drive the song with your rhythm section. For slow songs, make ambient tones your friends. Delays, reverbs, swells, drones, whatever can help fill holes in the sound is what you need to use. Learn how to play simplistic lead lines with your rhythm (Reckless Love has the easiest lead line to play while strumming out the chords) and do that in transitional periods like between chorus and verse. And the biggest piece of advice is to keep your foundation simple. You don't have to be a shred master or do anything complex. Less is often so much more during worship. Plus if you keep your foundational elements simple, it allows for you to build on more complex elements when the time is right and that makes for dynamic playing.
Really helpful thank s ❤❤
Basically: Diads, triads, open chords, ambience
Also, I feel what would help the most is seeing how you create your sounds and what sounds you use for ambience and all that extra stuff that really makes the music sound good
Finally, I found a good worship guitarist tutorial... May God bless you ✨✨🌟
I wish I could play like this that I can play for God... 😭😭
Jam you are an absolute GEM! you're a gift to the Church and my team is better because of what you bring bro :) THANK YOU.
I'm not a guitar player, my kids are...sounds awesome. I've shared it with them and I'm certain they will love it!!!
Jem so glad I discovered your channel man. Great video! Truly appreciate your heart and what you are doing. Blessings brother!
Homie I just started playing guitar at Church. I was a guitarist for a local Spanish rock n roll band. But in minute 4:00 when you start saying of who influences us. Damnnn I'm like you right. I have a long way to go before I become a "worship" guitarist. Who I listened to coming up as a guitarist really matters. My influences. Etc. It has been a crazy trip "trying to forget all that and become a new guitarist....but after these couple of minutes I realized I cannot.....I am shaped of who I grew up with what made me get more into guitar. I'ma just have to learn how to incorporate it and become my own person as a church guitar player. Thanks dude keep doing this 🙏
I've been looking for a video like this. thank you so much!! Just started learning guitar a year ago and had no one to guide me or help me find my voice on it within the church. After watching your video i'm inspired to learn your techniques/advice and i aim to sound as good as you. Thank you again and you have most definitely earned my subscription.
I love that you touched on inversions and chord shapes. This is something I’ve learned over time that would’ve helped me a lot as a beginner. If you continue this series, I think focusing on comfort positions you often play scales around and how you move between triad shapes would be helpful for people. Cheers!
Bless You Brother.. keep the series going and thank you for sharing. looking forward for more content.
You are an inspiration for us church player’s!!
I'm worship guitar player, thanks a lot! Very useful! God bless you, Jem!
I've been looking for some such tutorials and videos like this for such a long time, glad I found your channel...this will really help especially for those who are willing to learn more...Hoping and waiting for the next episodes...this is such a great help for us, I'll surely apply all what I've learned from this video...May God bless you!❤
Great video! I do this a lot where I'm the only electric player. Actually recently for my church I was the only electric guitar player and one of the songs that we did was Champion by Bethel, and for most of the song I played chords, but when it came to the bridge part I played that lead line
Solid Video my man,Thanks for sharing.God Bless
Great video man:) love the sound God has given you and keep rockin
Thank you for sharing your knowledge bro! God bless you more 😇
This is very useful tips for us church musicians, aren't you going to upload episode 2 anytime soon? this is a great series
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Dude! I love this. I’m going to share this to my teams.
dang man this is an awesome articulation of a really powerful idea!! thank you for making this!!
Very helpful man!! Love your videos!
thanks man ! this opens up a different avenue for me to add a bit of spice in my playing in Church. God bless you always brother
Such a good video, we need the next episode!
❤ amazing, no words to express, Christ is always good to you bro.
Great playing, thanks for sharing.
Great points brought up without going specifically into technique.
Thanks for making this, it was really helpful for me.
Awesome playing man. Could you do a video about the triads and diads you are using? I tend to always go back to the same triads and it gets boring
I second this
@@BoardObsession yeah me to!
This would be a great vid plsssss!!!!!
Up up please
triads three notes and diads two. for G triad is g b d or b d g or d g b and diad G D or G B
I’m joining the choir: PLEASE DO EPISODE 2!
So helpful and enjoyable to watch!
Hi, Jem, Thank you for sharing, really useful
I've been using that technique in church but I didn't know it's called diads and triads. I learned it myself while learning scales
What needed to be said to church musicians. Thanks!
Jemmuel this was a much needed video. There a lots of "how to" videos out there now showing how to play each note and chord shape. Unfortunately when you are the only guitar player you do have to play a combination of some of the rhythm parts and lead parts. Love your use of triads!
Thank you so much for that!
Awesome playing! God bless.
a true musician, thanks brother
Way to go! Keep it up!!!
love your sound👏👏👏
Bro! Great job as always. You really adopt Nigel's style which is my inspiration also when I was just started learning a guitar.
Kaya pala familiar YT handle, mdalas nkkta kta sa His life and un excerpt mo ng specific songs haha.
I also got.ideas sa inversions kay Nigel also from MGC
I have found that the important part in my church is singing of the audience (Catholic). We say that singing is praying twice.
So the music and singers at the front are there to lead people into worship via singing. If the audience is transported and sing it's a win.
There is nothing like feeling the vibration in your chest, your head and hear it resonate with all the voices of others together.
Absolutely amazing.
i love your videos bro,,, keep growing bro❤️❤️❤️
Mabuhay ka brother!
Awesome video, thanks
Magaling...this video is very informative. The dyads and triads seems simple but it can be very creative. That make the part hard.
I like this video! it is a difficult Guitar made easy.
This is good stuff!!
Very cool. I am the only electric guitar in an otherwise full band. I work with incredible musicians and an amazing leader and feel so blessed to be in this situation. Our church uses one of popular subscription services to help musicians learn parts and this is fantastic for bass, drums and acoustic guitars, for example, but often there are 5 or 6 electric guitar parts per song! I use a LOT of the techniques you’ve shown to make sure the most important parts are recognizable to the congregation, but fill the needed space (where and when needed) - and my leader gives me lots of creative latitude that I try not to abuse 😂! This is such a valuable video for so many worship guitarists - we can’t all be in Elevation with 4 guitarists on stage at once!
Wonderful Playing keep on rocking 🔥🔥
This is a nice video. I used to play for a big church but we decided to branch out and start our own little church. we're 2 years in, made progress with the size of congregation but only my brother whos on drums and I on guitar or keyboard who plays. so i find it hard to play any creative riffs while also doing the rythm.
Thx man this helps a lot 💪
awesome video! would love to see more lesson type vids
Ep 2 much needed
This is a very helpful video, thank you sir♥️👍🙏🙏🙏🎸🎶
I hope there’s more episodes like this brother.
❤thanks sir i was really motivated by ur playing
That tone is dope
Hey Jemmuel! Nice guitar tones and subject approach. A friendly advice here is to pay attention and care with the metronome, where you played ahead of for almost the entire track. By the way, thanks for sharing your amazing content.
Great video !
My Brother in Christ, this was the best version of that Song i`ve ever heard in years! Absolutely amazing and Creative in the Meaning of Creation praises the CREATOR of all Things! In that Bridge part you did not "just showing of" but you gave an hint, of how great and wonderful and creative the inventor of all Music might be... GOD BLESS YOU, and i hope my bad english did not destroy my message of love and encourage for You too much. Keep on the good work for the church and be blessed beyond all understanding from crazy Germany!
What is the name of the song?
Yeah Mann!! You rock!!
wow! thanks bro i learned alot!
Very inspiring
Wow nice technique in worship rig
It spun my head a bit when you name dropped Hendroff and Chislett as people we look up to. Because I went to Hillsong in the 90's and those 2 guys were my guitar hero's. And literal guitar teachers. Small world.
very nice, very good
Grabe galing ,godbless you my brother ,thank jesus for your talent❤
That tone is sick! Any chance you can post something about getting such a tone? Great stuff!
love it. GBU
Guacamole! That was inspiring.
great job bro！
you got my sub
excellent !
wow ...keypoints take taken
1.learn the triads major and minor natural and pentatonix scales
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very helpful .. thank you so much
Cool shirt 440 you are in tune 👍 Like the way you call out the triad by numbers 351 vs F shape... Haven't figured out the best to think of my shapes...
Nice!
Thank you brother God bless you
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Fantastic video! Happy UA-cam algorithm got me to you
Thank you very much for this video. I'm originally a bass player and started playing guitar at my church. I play better finger style than I do with a pick. I came to the conclusion that I don't have to sound exactly like the original versions and can make it my own. Thanks for stressing this point. Also, I'm a big on using the capo. So much truth to using different voicing on the guitar. Stay blessed!!!
Jeff beck did not use a pick in his latter years
Amen
Love this! looking forward to the technique lessons on maj/min triads, maj/min scales, maj/min pentatonics. There are other videos out there explaining them, but I want to learn them from Jem - especially in the context of intermediate level weekend warrior volunteer electric lead guitarists playing worship music :)
I think all those other people will explain it better than i can
@@JemmyJems fair enough! Do you have a recommended person/book/course/method, etc?
You rule the stage
This is great.. I play on church to, somethimes guitar somethimes keyboard.. You are good bro..
Superb
What in ear monitor do you use or recommend? Low/high budget tia. Amazing content! Keep it up 👍🏼
Praise God
My challenge is after learning all the parts ... then on Saturday night during band practice ,the Worship Leader ,will change the Key of the Song .. 😢
Nice hat! Where'd you get it from? Also love the video!! And the GUitar!
I wish I’d found you on my early days, I’ll learn quicker now.
Great opening demo song! Also What tele style guitar is that? its gorgeous
We need episode 2
0:08 👊⭐️
Thank you so much kabayan.
that was amazing 🫢😱🤯 I love this its similar to worship tutorials yt channel in what they play with there helix6 pedal mixer. I would love to play like that if could a guitar.
Glory to God I get excited about the Lords people on here it’s for the Lords will man thanks brotha
Also I was today years old when I learned about ( Diads)
Awesome! Can you do a video on Triads? With graphics would be great! Thanks!
Hope to meet him and Myles one day. Seems like some really down to earth guys and they are my top two favorite artists and Alter Bridge is my #1 band I listen them daily
Great video. I'd love for you to dive more into how to make the guitar in a worship song more "your own" especially if you are sick of playing the same gtr parts over and over again? Any tips/pointers to take you in that direction while still staying relevant?
Take some time to practice on your own time and make parts which works for you. That's what I do. All these parts I played I just did on the spot
duuudeee. incredible tone and incredible playing per usual! great insight as well! loved all of it! thanks for the inspiration :-)
Thanks heaps buddy!
good tone
Wow you have blessed me bro let me work out to bring God's glory with my talent