My Christian Brothers and Sisters
I am just getting back into playing after 30 years, motivated by the new Christian music. Having joined our Worship Team with the goal of singing and playing I have come to realize that finding the background leads pretty tough to pick out since most of the emphasis is in the words. Can anyone point me in a direction that will help find a way to do this without spending endless hours listening to CD's. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and God bless.
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With respect and curiosity, what are the worship bands these days?
...so ever since then, I always hang on to the buckle.
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Hi,
Welcome back. My background is similar. I learned to strum enough chords in college to lead a small contemporary worship group, then hardly touched for 30+ years, until a few years ago, when I joined a Praise Band at my church. I'm not a lead guitarist (more rythmn chords, some fingerpicking and vocals), but if written music would help you find the leads you're looking for, you might see if your church subscribes (or would subscribe) to CCLI (www.ccli.com). It's a licensing service for hundreds of Christian artists and composers, and allows you to download and print lead sheets, chord sheets and lyrics to many hundreds of Contemporary Christian Songs. IMO, it's extremely affordable (I believe rates are based on size of your congregation so even smaller churches can afford it), and always seems to give us access to more than we ever actually use. Hope that helps. Blessings to you and your team.
Welcome back. My background is similar. I learned to strum enough chords in college to lead a small contemporary worship group, then hardly touched for 30+ years, until a few years ago, when I joined a Praise Band at my church. I'm not a lead guitarist (more rythmn chords, some fingerpicking and vocals), but if written music would help you find the leads you're looking for, you might see if your church subscribes (or would subscribe) to CCLI (www.ccli.com). It's a licensing service for hundreds of Christian artists and composers, and allows you to download and print lead sheets, chord sheets and lyrics to many hundreds of Contemporary Christian Songs. IMO, it's extremely affordable (I believe rates are based on size of your congregation so even smaller churches can afford it), and always seems to give us access to more than we ever actually use. Hope that helps. Blessings to you and your team.
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Thank you very much. This is definitely a new direction for me with a long way to go. With families like ours anything is possible and achievable. Blessings to you as well.
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