The Worship Guitar Experience

Greg Jones ◦ greg@gregjonesmusic.com

◦ www.gregjonesmusic.com

◦ All slides for this workshop are located here:

www.gregjonesmusic.com/#workshops

Goal of Workshop

Make you a better guitarist, with a focus on worship music.

Worship Guitar Workshop

Greg Jones www.gregjonesmusic.com

24 years of guitar experience

Worship leader with over 8 years of worship leading experience.

Guitarist at Ginghamsburg Church

Guitar teacher at McCutcheon Music

Former adjunct guitar professor for Cedarville University

“Experienced” Session

1. “Riffs and licks” (interspersed during sessions)

2. CAGED System

3. Numbering System

4. Chord Voicings (Train Tracks concept)

5. Lead Guitar R.H. Techniques

6. Q&A

Everlasting God

Everlasting God

• Melodic Chord Progression in key of C:

• Numbering System: 3 – 4 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 5

• Using CAGED System

Everlasting God

Everlasting God

Rhythm Guitar

CAGED System

Rhythm Guitar

CAGED System

CAGED System

CAGED System

CAGED System

Rhythm Guitar

CAGED System

Exceptions for Minors

Rhythm Guitar

CAGED System

Benefits of CAGED System:

• Gives multiple choices for any chord

• Equips player to play other ranges of chord

voicings when playing with a band

• Teaches player how to use a CAPO

• Provides a great visualization for other

guitar concepts

Everlasting God – Version 1

Everlasting God

Rhythm Guitar

Numbering System

Triads (3 note chords)

Scale Tones Chord Types Example

I Major C Major

ii Minor D Minor

iii (or I/3) Minor E Minor

IV Major F Major

V Major G Major

vi Minor A Minor

vii V/7 G/B

Rhythm Guitar

Numbering System

4 note chords

Scale Tones Chord Types Example

I Major 7 C Major 7

ii Minor 7 D Minor 7

iii Minor 7 E Minor 7

IV Major 7 F Major 7

V Dominant 7 G Dominant 7

vi Minor 7 A Minor 7

vii Half-Diminished 7 B Half-Diminished 7

Number System

Number System

Why the Numbering System?

Easier Transpositions

Find patterns

Chord functions

Identify modulations

Chord prediction

Easy shorthand

Songwriting

Rhythm Guitar

Train Tracks In the key of E major

Rhythm Guitar

Train Tracks Example:

Rhythm Guitar

Train Tracks In the key of G major

Rhythm Guitar

Train Tracks Example:

Grace Like Rain Chords

Lead Guitar Technique

Technique

Hammer-on/Pull-offs

Alternate Picking

Honorable Mention: ◦ Tapping

◦ Sweep Picking

Lead Guitar Technique

Alternate Picking

Lead Guitar Technique

Alternate Picking Exercises

Lead Guitar Technique

Apply to alternate picking and hammer-on/pull-offs to scale patterns.

Example:

Lead Guitar Technique

Sweep Picking Arpeggio

Example:

Lead Guitar Technique

Sweep Picking Pentatonic Scale.

Example:

Lead guitar lick

Harder to Finger

Lead guitar lick

C major diatonic scale

C major diatonic scale

Q&A

Open forum for Questions