New Electric Guitarist Struggles with Last Minute Changes

I sat down via Skype with a couple of veteran worship leaders and talked through several great worship questions. The three of us actually learned some solid stuff from each other as we dialogued. Hopefully you’ll find it as engaging to listen in as it was for us to chat.

Below the video more information about the panel and a couple helpful links related to what we discussed in the video. But for now, let’s get to the question from Matt in Cincinnati:

What should I work on with the electric guitar to be able to get to the point where I can get the chord sheet 5 minutes before service starts and still be able to play along without it being a complete wreck? What sort of things would allow me to play along with just the chord sheets and still make it through even if I’ve never heard the song before? I feel like I can do that on the acoustic if need be and I’d like to get to that level on the electric. Any tips, tricks, techniques, ideas would be most welcome.

The Panel…

Tom Curley is the Christian Arts Pastor and Lead Worshipper at Northridge Church in Pensacola, FL. Tom has served for 15 years. Tom is a mentor and teacher at heart–and you can hear it come out in the answers to these questions. You can email Tom at  [email protected] and learn more about him here.

Rob Still is a worship leader, songwriter, producer and instructor of “Practical Theology of Worship.” He blogs at RobStill.com, travels to Eastern Europe often (CIA-related? Find out here…), and has a heart for erasing the line between missions and worship. Connect and learn more about Rob at RobStill.com

Helpful Links:

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