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Fewer than six strings... It's fewer 🤦‍♂️

Ok. Simple is best. Thanks

Thank you for this. I'm more of a fingerstyle/picker trying to learn chord patterns so i can play worship songs. I especially like the pick + strum style. It sounds really nice. Just my style. I've never seen anyone ralk about worship sings and fingerstyle, so I really appreciated this.❤

Great advice for solo performers, too. Strummy strum guitar is really rough sonically. I didn’t know the name diamond but it makes sense.

Keep it simple.....

I do some of this to create dynamics but I wish so much I had more musicians so that I could back off, but it’s just me lol.

Good tips not just for church but any band setting.

My three pet peeves! It's just good musicianship in general.

few people can start a song without playing. Most times they will be in the wrong key. Bad Idea!

Good advice. Having been in a worship band for 30 yrs, about half of that leading, now that I’m just a “listener”, I mostly miss those powerful moments when *THE ENTIRE BAND* doesn’t play, and the entire congregation sings with the singers of the band….that is such a powerful moment….although you do have to pre-plan that, so it’s imperative for the worship leader to find the right moment, in the right song, to do it. It’s not hard to recognize when that moment should have been taken, but wasn’t, either. Regardless, I give kudos to every church musician willing to volunteer their time and share their musical gifts towards bringing music to their congregation.

What if you are playing lyrically and harmonically dense songs regularly?

I did this today as the sole singer at a small church it really helps when trying to create some dynamic in the song instead of fully blasting the room, both trying to use the "soft pick" and also creating some space in the song by not playing really changes things.

Love this! As the electric guitar guy It’s been my gripe with worship teams. Worship leader just hammering acoustic guitar the whole song! Then the piano and drums feel the energy and go for the ride….its a “wall of sound”. Drives me crazy. There’s a place for that but not the whole song, every song! lol I’ve had to work with worship leaders to get them to play on the 1 and maybe the 3. Or to play on the “&” of the beats etc. Great video.

Great tips. Thank you

Thanks

Really helpful reminders, thank you 😊

Interesting that I found this today when having similar thoughts on how I play acoustic guitar on worship team. Was actually practicing essentially these ideas. OK! Heard from the Lord today on this!

How is playing the bass in church different than playing it anywhere else???

I don't understand how this is specific to playing in a church vs. any other setting.

should be mandatory viewing for all acoustic players...

These are great tips Mike. This just popped up after I viewed another unrelated video. Maybe this comment will reignite the conversation. I'm often leading worship as the sole instrument or sometimes with just a bass guitar and occasionally with a bass and another acoustic guitar. One of the techniques I've learned to use to create dynamics is to alternately strum the top two or three strings (EA or EAD) (1 & 3 beats) followed by the bottom (BE or GBE) strings (2 & 4 beats) or maybe for something way outside the box, the middle strings (DGB or ADGB) to create different voicing and rhythmic sounds as I lead through verse, chorus, bridge, tag, etc. And I'll double down on one of the comments below about palming the strings for a muted effect. The best tip of all though is ... Don't Play. There's a reason that there are "rests" in printed music. It is the absence of sound, the silence in between which makes the music beautiful ... and in worship can often more easily elevate His people into His throne room than if there is a constant wall of sound.

Thanks Mike. Please share what Taylor Guitar that is 😊

Praise God that I found this. Now to put it into practice ....

I was pushed into a position of finger picking a lot because I have carpal tunnel syndrome so I definitely relate to the softer side of guitar strumming. I had just bought pretty much a life times supply of picks I now find it difficult to hold a pick. Love these tips.

The most important thing is to play a Taylor guitar if u play in church. I'm a Martin player so I don't play in church

Good advice, bro, especially the bit about ‘not playing’. I have led teams for decades and find that less experienced musicians (not just guitarists) need to learn when NOT to play. One guitar technique I would add to your list is palm muting when you just play the bass strings; done with a compressor, it can keep the flow and rhythm alive while being subtle, yet offering promise of strength coming back in soon. Well done!

Great tips. Very crucial things we can all forget if we’re not careful.

As a preacher's kid, I had to choose between playing churches or roadhouse blues. I chose the latter and became an adequate bassist after 1500 road dates. I go back to my church and can't get a gig to save my life, everybody is a wannabe bass-player. They lock the drummer in a soundproof lighted booth and only use the wannabes that can kiss the most ass.

All great tips! I'm not a fan of everyone all out all the time. Dynamics rule!

These are good tips for playing bass in any genre

Starting out high is a great tip. However, the fact is that most FOH engineers in churches seem to be oblivious to the bass guitar. Rarely do I ever hear the bass, much less feel it, in most church sound mixes. Therefore, in playing mostly the highs, you are at a big disadvantage because you lack the low end of the low notes. Couple that with a poorly mixed bass at the FOH and you get completely buried and/or decimated in the mix. As bass players, our job is to provide the low end and provide that foundation to the entire band. What I do is that I will play double stop octaves if I want to hit the high notes. That way, I keep low end and still get highs. Then, if I need to play just the low notes, I make sure I emphasize how hard or soft I want to play the low notes so that I give myself room to build tension and really bring some serious lows during certain build-up moments.

When acoustic realizes this is better, does it and experiences it, it's HEEE-YUUUGE leveling up for the team. Thanks Mike!

A great word brother!

masterful. He's not killing the ride with sound! He's getting the exact accents he wants out of it, with some fill, to work with the bassist and melody

this is worth every.... single.....penny. Do it again!

you're killing it Mike! Now get rid of that fret buzz! arrrgh!

Thank you so much! Those tips were helpful.

Amazing ❤️ brother loved it ✨ Jesus name be glorified ❤️a new lesson

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Absolutely love it!

Ephesians 1:7; Ephesians 3:19

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Solid advice and appreciate it, but man, your bass needs a setup real bad 😅 Cant provide that bottom end with so much buzz

Playing seldomly, Finding space, starting high, taking leading tones, all very great tips, thank you so much

Jesus LOVES SMALL CHURCHES! He never said build mega churches.

True. With the right or thankful perspective,a small group, like 2 or more or 12 can be quite the celebration.

AMEN 🙏 my dear brother in JESUS CHRIST NAME 🙏 ❤️ 🙌 ♥️ 💙 💖 🙏

3d and 4d tips are Great. Church musicians sadly think they are in a show. The music guides people to intimate with God . I know the feeling been in front of hundreds, but is not about it. is ABOUT GOD. BLESSINGS

We do not have the keyboard/bass wars in my church. The keyboard player's instructions are to play the chords in his left hand and the lead lines on his right hand. It's so much easier to find my pocket and also come through the mix without needing to turn my volume up. We do soul, funk, rock... many genres..

Great tips I’m a lifelong guitar player just going bass player for the church, and I think these will be very useful. Thanks