12 MUST-HAVE Chords for Modern Worship Guitar [Electric and Acoustic]
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- Break away from traditional cowboy chords and learn chord voicings that actually sound like modern worship music AND are easier to play! For Acoustic and Electric Guitar
Note: The term "Modern Worship Music" refers to the musical characteristics most commonly found in the songs of the CCLI Top 50.
I believe modern worship music is the easiest music in the world to play... if someone shows you how. Week after week, so many musicians struggle to add value to their band. But it doesn't have to be this way. Don't Give Up is a channel dedicated to simplifying modern worship music so you can confidently and consistently help your church worship through song. Enjoy! - CJ Robby
For ONLINE COACHING QUESTIONS, EMAIL: cj@dontgiveup.pro
- Coaching involves 3 separate sessions, one-on-one, for one hour, acoustic or electric guitar
- Common Coaching Paths: How to get on my church's worship band, How to transition from acoustic to electric guitar, and How to create my own parts.
This is your time, let's customize a path so you can go to the next level!
0:00 Intro - New Open Chords
1:07 3 Keys to Rule Them All
3:08 Key of G
8:40 Key of C
12:12 Key of E
16:48 RECAP
19:32 More Chords
29:51 Theory Stuff for Worship Music - Hudba
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I've been playing worship guitar for about 25 years, much of that time leading from electric, but I learned a LOT from this. The alternate chord voicings you explore in this video are things I wish I had known from the beginning! How this video has been put together, with plain explanations, clear graphics, and perfect pacing for following along, is just simple excellence. Thank you for what is clearly an excellent level of care put into this video lesson.
Thank you so much for the encouragement!
Required chords? G, C, D and a capo!
This just showed up so I listened…. I’m hearing so much more than just worship music. Excellent video.
So glad it connected! Thank you
My thoughts exactly! Excellent lesson!
I've been playing guitar for over 40 years, and started playing with our worship team last year (Yes, I'm the "old guy" on the worship team!) I learned so much from this video! This showed up in my feed, and I'm so glad it did! Consider me subscribed!
So glad it helped!
YUP. Played in tons of bands and tons of gigs...but now in worship band thinking....."what pretty chords I never used in my entire life".....BUT always got to keep learning your instrument so it's a blessing!
Don't tell your pastor you used to play guitar... you'll end up like me playing guitar and bass for the worship team.
M not a professional like all of you here but somehow I learned and play in Church so can anyone help me to be better please
@@yellowjacket1709 Assuming you are playing rhythm I would study this video and practice. There are plenty of videos demonstrating the exact songs you are likely playing both for rhythm and lead. Study those and practice.
This is awesome. I dabbled on the guitar for years with no purpose but started playing bass with my small church and then guitar opened up. I'm the only guitarist and I'm playing electric. I hear these chords and i see them on sheet music, but I didn't know how to move through them. This is a God send.
That's great to hear!
CJ Robby, your channel is literally an answered prayer for me. Our worship team has been struggling with issues and conflict lately, and I myself have been weary from my own lack of progress as a guitarist, and the words GIVE UP kept crossing my mind. When you shared Galatians 6:9 at the end of this video, it just hit me like a rock and I immediately felt encouraged to keep going, not to mention I learnt more than I ever have on music theory from this video. Thank you and God Bless! Please keep making these videos!
Hi Ron! I play guitar on the worship team at my church and I am not the greatest guitarist either. I do the best I can. I just don't have that "shredder" ability. I am playing better than I have ever played before. I even do some cool easy lead guitar stuff here and there.
Thanks for sharing! I understand the struggle that being part of a worship team can bring. I'm so glad you've found some encouragment through these vids! God Bless!
I am so blessed by this. I have wondered, for so long when I write worship songs why they just didn't sound right. Thank you thank you. My playing has definitely leveled up discovering this.
Glad it was helpful!
I unapologetically love worship music and the guitar style of the genre. I have watched countless videos in relation to the subject and this is by far the best content value I have ever watched.
Thanks for your efforts and know they don’t go unappreciated.
There are several members on my team I want to share this with.
This is the first time I have ever taken the time to comment on a video, but I wanted to encourage you.
God bless you brother!
Thanks for the encouragement! I hope it can help your team!
Dude, this is exactly the video I needed a few years ago when I started playing in church! I had been playing guitar in rock and metal bands for so many years before getting into worship, and I never listened to worship music before playing at a church lol. So for me the transition to a worship guitarist was rough. I always wondered how they got such open and beautiful sounding chords I’d hear on the tracks and just had to figure it out on my own. This video affirmed what I learned over the years and more importantly filled in all the gaps. Thank you 🙏🏼
That's great to hear!
I've been playing for 30 years and in church off and on for the last 15. I use a lot of what you're doing here, which I got to by just trying NOT to play what the acoustic was playing. Great content that I wish had been around years ago. Had to unlearn or ignore a lot of my classic rock/blues background but it still sneaks into my playing at church
I hear you. Our habits from other styles are hard to shed.
Yo dude, awesome video! I love the all the ideas /variations. I play a lot in E and generally use most of the variations you showed already but there were a couple that made me go "whoa, must use!" Thank you so much!
Awesome, thank you!
This is GREAT info!!! Clear, concise and tailored to worship style and then some! Also, you are a fantastic teacher, I’m looking forward to more videos!
Really appreciate the encouragement, thank you!
Thank you, it add colours to my personal worship and worship in cell group.
Wonderful!
Great video. I’ve been playing worship on and off, mostly on, for the last 24 years. As I got more confidence, I would play chords the way I wanted to, sometimes doing chord substitutions, as long as they worked out and fit what everybody else was playing. One of the greatest things about especially electric guitar is how you can move some fingers and not others, creating great color tones in chords. Very Phil Keaggy and Alex Lifeson. You are helping out a lot of people here and expanding their musicality by teaching them this. This is great.
Thank you so much for the encouragement!
This is one of the best guitar tutorials I've ever seen! Thanks for your amazing work!
Wow, thanks! Really appreciate the encouragement!
Great content. I will be tuning in as you develop the channel and will definitely be recommending it to budding new worship guitarists. Thank you for your time and effort.
Awesome, thank you for the encouragement!
This is a really good starting point. Of course once we are familiar with all of the triads and inversions we can play wherever we want without a capo, and also put the notes we want at the top of the chord voicing we're using (or anywhere else :).
Absolutely! The purpose of this channel (which I haven't explained well) is going to be focused on demystifying the music for beginner and struggling guitarists. Thanks for the comment.
Very nice lesson. Have been playing in a Worship band for the past 15 year. Prior to that, I played in bands doing all the usual rock and blues guitar driven songs. Worship music in particular is better served with chords like you've shown here in addition to the numerous triads that are available. Very few full barre chords are needed or even desirable in most CCM. Great presentation!
Thanks for sharing!
I've learned a ton from your content! I play lead/rhythm in a worship group and I see myself as kind of the "fill-out guy" in that I seek to fill in gaps and make the song fuller and more interesting. Your lessons go a long way toward that! I've gone from being a, "guitar player" to a musician who happens to play guitar.
That’s so great to hear! I’m glad it’s helped!
This video is GOLD! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much Sir. This will help me a lot for my guitar playing. I remember this when I was in the band our keyboard player taught me a chords on 1 st position,2 nd position etc. so you don’t need to jump from one place and come back. Make sense. I’m just basic on guitar. But same concept. Thanks again.
Have really enjoyed your videos so far! Looking forward to some future videos with hopefully some more advanced content!
Pure GOLD and time saving! Thank u very much🙌🏻
Glad it helped!
Very informative, your style of teaching is great for beginners. You now have a new subscriber. Thank you!
Welcome!
I can't believe that I watched this for free! What a awesome content! Thank you. Greetings from Brazil!
So glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this. 62 yrs old....picked up the guitar after 30 years. You have given me an expressway to musical creativity. Thanks! Will Donate to your channel. How?
Thank you for this channel! Bless you! Keep it coming
Thank you! Will do!
Thanks for tacking D on the end since it is a super common key.
I'm very glad I stayed long enough to be intrigued. I received great value from this video
Glad to hear it!
I honestly just found your channel yesterday and between this video and your "Powerful Electric Parts" video, you have unlocked new parts of my brain. Your 7 chords of the Major Key chart is extremely helpful. I am a youth pastor and with one of the worship leaders, we have a worship band made up of youth group students. There is a constant flow of new members with every new school year, but we also lose the most experienced every year. These videos will definitely be a tool that we use in aiding new students coming into the band. I can't wait to see how much this channel grows in the future! Thank you so much for the hard work you are putting in. The seeds you are planting have roots that run for miles. God bless you! Jesus loves you!
I used to do college ministry. The attrition and constant change is sooo challenging. And thank you so much for the encouragement.
Dude this guy needs some more love. Ive played guitar (in general) for over 13 years and seeing these other ways to play in the key of E (I use power chord variants) this was fun to use today for worship, i suprised my guitar bro's on band 🤣
Thanks! It's always fun to surprise the team!
Best worship guitar channel ever! Thank you. Full of things to add value to a worship team! Please post your video you talked about on thirds. Your video on fifths was amazing. God bless! So helpful.
Thank you! So glad it was helpful. More videos coming soon!
This guitar channel is truly exceptional! As an worship music enthusiast, I’ve immersed myself in countless videos related to this genre. Without a doubt, this content provides unparalleled value. The information is crystal clear, concise, and perfectly suited to worship style. Additionally, your teaching skills are fantastic-I eagerly anticipate more videos from you!
Thanks for the encouragement!
I have watched this video 3xs and i finally understand the anchor positioning!!! wow love it.
And i was really angry at your key of E voicings. but now i love it
Haha! That’s great to hear!
this is gold. very clear and I already applied it in my playing. thanks!
Fantastic! Great to hear!
Saw this channel just started I’m happy I found it! Great instructions and can’t wait to follow!
Thanks! More vids coming soon!
Noob here and not a worship music fan, but I like the sounds of the chord progressions. Thank you for this lesson. New sub
Thanks for the sub!
This is such a well put together explanation, what a great resource for upcoming worship muscians
Appreciate the encouragement! Thank you
Brilliant eye opener. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
I always strive for that Hillsong united sound, you've given me so many great options now with this video sir, i wanna learn and nail all of them! 😁 Thank you, much appreciated from South Africa! ❤🇿🇦💯✅👌
I hope it continues to help!
Fantastic video! Lots I can use. Thank you very much
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you and God bless you!
Same to you!
Very good! The older I get the more I find out I don't know! Thank you!
You are so welcome! As I get older I'm discovering the same thing.
Hey man, I‘m a working as a professional guitarist since decades and still can learn from this lesson. Not so much the single voicings, but the concept behind it. Great job! 👍👍👍
Great to hear!
Great teacher, thanx so much! Blessings🙌Daniel
My pleasure!
So much here to unpack. I've never clicked subscribe so fast.
Thank you!
Loving your videos so far - thank you for putting this content out. I've been playing bass for a couple years. Now I am trying to get to a level where I can be "tolerated" playing guitar and these lessons have helped a lot. Hope to move up to "tolerated" and then quickly pass onto "helpful" or maybe even "needed" quickly....
I'm glad these videos could help! I don't doubt you'll become helpful in no time!
So glad I found you’re channel
Me too!
Love the Tiger's hat... It makes everything everything just that much better. Thanks for the tips on the E chord family group. I needs must work on that one. congrats on this new channel
Right on! Love Detroit! And thank you!
Great video, thanks a lot!
my pleasure!
This is the single most useful and enlightening guitar instructional video I have ever watched
:)
Wow! Great job. I can’t imagine how many hours of work it took to put this together, you did a great job … thanks. I set the guitar down for about 15 years because I got board as I was not learning anything new and just recently picked it back up to help our worship leader. He is a young guy and knows a lot so I’m learning like crazy. He taught me about the worship G chording positions and I wanted to learn about C, D, E, and A. Another youtube taught me about figuring out how to use my capo, know where to place it for the key I want, and what chord shapes to use to play in that key. It’s very empowering. I’ll be going over this video several times to pull out all of the information so thank you very much.
To my ear with the anchor notes, it just sounds like drowning at times, like a pad. It sounds good for a few songs but when it’s every song … especially if the whole worship set uses the same chord shapes, it really takes away from the fullness and differentiation of the song. With a full band you could literally just play the anchor notes and nobody would know the difference. In fact, just play the anchor notes and strum a rhythm and you could get away with just that because the one other note that is added is often drowned out by the anchor note(s). Ok, soap box put away … :^) All that being said, I love learning new stuff and will not purposely do anything that doesn’t fit with what my worship leader wants or needs so this video is very helpful. It’s more tricks in the bag for me to pull from.
Glad it was helpful! I do agree about the droning sound of the anchor position. I teach these positions to guitarists as an easy place to START to add value to their team but def not a place to STAY. Ultimately our chord voicings need to support the melody. I think someone can get stuck just playing these chords or just playing cowboy chords never growing because they don't understand the greater purpose of the voicings they're using! Hope this continues to help! Thank you
Well, how timely! Thank you CJ for this lesson. I'll be applying these techniques right away (playing next Sunday). I mostly cover rhythm electric guitar as I don't know the fretboard well so chords are very important at this time. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Cheers from Canada!
So glad it was helpful!
Love these videos, keep them coming.
Thank you!
Idk how to thank you this is so helpful!!! God bless u even more!
So glad you found it useful!
Great video, and love the Reverend
Thanks!
Amazing. I have noticed some similar patterns organically but it great to have them in a system like this
Glad you like it!
Thank you for a lesson.
My pleasure!
Awesome GOD BLESS YOU
:)
I have been playing guitar for a long time but I am very new to playing with a praise and worship team, and this video plus your power of fifths video are invaluable lessons for people in my situation. As you said, the traditional chords we have all learned are not usually the best fit for worship songs. Especially with me being the 2nd or even 3rd acoustic on stage at times, I am very conscious of wanting to add value and not muddying up the sound. Thank you very much for posting these videos, I have subscribed and I look forward to what you share in the future!
I'm so glad it helped! Looking forwarded to releasing more content soon!
Wonderful! Refreshing! Beautiful!! Thanks so much! I’ll use these ideas to worship and glorify Jesus!!!!! Blessings to you for sharing!!!!
Enjoy!
Wow!!! Thanks. This is like a college course for this old guy. I subscribed & saved to work on when I make time. Great stuff!!!
I hope it can continue to be helpful. Enjoy!
Great channel brother! I’ve started playing electric again for our PW band, it was acoustic only last couple years and thought my electric days were over. I’ll apply these tips for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Great. God Bless You.
Thank you! You too!
I really learned so much from this lesson. I'm definitely a beginner, so this will help me in so many ways. Thanks for all your hard work in bringing this to us.
You're very welcome!
Great video brother. Super appreciate the theory at the end (I'm a theory nerd in the making). I've been playing guitar for a little over a year (electric exclusively), but just started playing live and with our worship band a few weeks ago and stuff like this is super helpful. Keep 'em coming. Subscribed!
Very cool! Glad it was helpful!
Loved this. Thank you. 🙏
So glad you liked it!
Great lesson thank you 🙏 😊
My pleasure!
God bless best teacher in the world thanks
Thank you!
Pete Townshend chords right there my friend. He played all his open chords in this way, muting the third etc. Nice lesson. I like your guitar. really nice looking instrument and tone.
I didn't know that! Thanks for the insight!
Great lesson 🎉thanks
My pleasure!
Appreciate this video a lot recently joined our worship team and was feeling pretty intimidated by all the sus chords but this really cleared it up! I was trying to barre them all but these anchors make it way easier!
That's great to hear!
Wow, this was unexpectedly helpful for all of my playing, any genre. I feel kinda dumb for not seeing this earlier and feel thankful for your time and effort sharing it.
Glad you found it helpful!
FINALLY! FOUND THIS. 😭😭
Thank you very very much bro. ❤❤
So glad it was helpful!!
I actually gave up already 😅
I'm a church drummer but I can't escape the need to play guitar...😅 but it's like battle man, need to see chords to play along 🤭🫣 15 year guitar noob to be honest
At least now I have extra time to start learning again. With this help.😊
How about Minor key?
What a blessing this video is, what is fascinating is a lot of what you explained i have been doing instinctively, using my ear to hear the voicings,plus years ago i noticed Chris Tomlin using the "anchor "notes on most of his chords,the ironic thing is many of my more accomplished guitar friends poo pooed the idea that modern worship was a style/genre all on it's own
Thanks for the feedback! I’ve heard that same push back regarding style. It’s helped me a lot to understand the Style conversation less as an expression of frivolous preference and more as communication strategy. Style should serve the story we’re telling through the song and be something that makes sense for the people in our local church.
Love the video and the teaching -- I just grieve the typification of "worship music" as a particular sound or genre.
I don't think music used for worship has to be any certain style or genre - as long as it's edifying. The reference to "modern worship music" as referenced in these videos is speaking to the musical characteristics of songs found mainly in the CCLI Top 50.
Great lesson 👍
Thank you!
There's something refreshing and delightful in your presentation of information. Enjoyed the content and subbed!
Thanks for the encouragement!
Top quality content.
Thank you!
Very good teacher
Thank you! 😃
Exelente, muchas gracias.
You're welcome!
Great lesson!. I would gladly pay for PDF of all these chords! Many thanks:)
Yeah that’s helpful thank you 🙏🏻
You're welcome!
thank you brother.
You're Welcome!
This will be very useful for me. I will be playing this Sunday on a Gibson J45, and I think I’ll have a chance to play a Gibson SG that I just got. This week I’ll play acoustic rhythm on Amazing Love (You Are My King).
I hope they helped!
I’m a late starting guitarist & like others notice the don’t give up message. I’ve been at it for about 4 years and have had minimal music theory, but you just helped explain why it is important. I’ve used Chordify since I typically play alone but noticed the chords are typically different from how the actual musicians play. It seems focused primarily for acoustic guitar although strumming and or tabs are absent. I have often wondered how do you know which position to start. I learned a lot today. The tips about finger pressure was excellent. Also, thanks for the chord charts, keys and graphics ,voicings, and capo usage. I think too many tutorials end up being someone rushing through too quickly while also showcasing their skills. Your style is excellent.
So glad it was helpful!
Wow thanks so much for this amazing info liked and subscribed
Thank you!
Great lesson! I really enjoyed this.. also enjoyed the Reverend. I have an American made Reverend Slingshot, Blood Red, Gold pick guard. I needed this lesson been leading from the electric the past few weeks, but I lack the confidence that I have from my acoustic. Thanks!
I love Reverend's! Glad the chord voicings are helping!
Can't wait to see more, i very inspired, after work im going to practice, sunday come we have 6 songs to do, im a minister of music, i try to make i easy-to-use, this will help alot. Thank you very much 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.
PS
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO LESSON ON SOLOING FOR WORSHIP. I THINK PERSONS WOULD LOVE THAT. IT WILL GET MILLIONS OF ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much! I hope to talk about Melodic phrasing soon!
I love how I sort of just learned all of these by osmosis over the years
Nice!
Wow, your channel is on 749 subs already - I was number 54 few weeks back. You are blessed and all the best with your channel.
Thank you so much!
Thanks! I already knew a lot of the chords, but also learned a lot of new things.
Watching this video also made me want a reverend guitar.
My wife won't be happy. 😂
(She already thinks I have a secret stash of guitars hidden somewhere)
Haha!
Need more video especially praise song with strumming pattern and chord patter😅 btw thank you sir ...❤❤
That's like a bunch of overpriced online guitar courses and 2 years of music school condensed in ONE video!
My mission now is to get all of those shapes in my psychical memory. God bless you, brother, your work is excellent!
Thank you!
this is so nice ! thanks! can you make a video for beginner set up pedal ?😄
Yes, soon
Another great video, I have learned so much. I have been worship leading for a long time with an acoustic guitar. Love that your videos are worship guitar focused. I have an electric but simply do not know how to play it. God Bless You!
Thank you! So glad it was helpful!!
Too cool
Great video. Lots of great stuff in here. The anchor notes are right on the money, except that F7 for key of C will clash with some melodies
Thanks! And I think you're right on. Doesn't matter how the good the voicing sounds by itself, if it doesn't support the melody in the song, it needs to be changed.
God bless you brother, top notch content
Thank you!
The similarities between Modern Worship and European Power Metal are abundant. Chord progressions lay the foundation.
Very interesting. Which Euro groups?
No, no, no… not specific bands but a genre to genre.
No, no, no… not specific bands but a genre to genre.
спасибо большое, очень интересно и полезно!
Так рад, что это было полезно!