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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
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