Key of F, 140 BPM
The song is, as usual, pretty simple to play.
Here's the breakdown:
Intro & Verse: You're playing the notes of each chord, along with the lead. The album has both electric guitars playing from the beginning, but we have the rhythm guitarist come in at verse 2 at our church. It's really the lead's call.
Chorus: You're the melody this time around. Pretty much the same thing as verse. In the first chorus, you just play each note as half notes then follow the rhythmic pattern of the verse for every chorus after that.
Bridge: This is what I'm playing around with at church- it's NOT what the demo video shows. It's just octaves.
Turnaround/Outro: You're just repeating the I (F major in this case) here.
God bless,
-John Lee
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Man of Sorrows (Lead Guitar)
Key of F, 140 BPM
The song is, as usual, pretty simple to play.
Here's the breakdown:
Intro & Verse: You're playing the notes of each chord, along with the rhythm. The album has both electric guitars playing from the beginning, but we have the rhythm guitarist come in at verse 2 at our church. It's really your call.
Chorus: You're the harmony this time around. Literally just chords in the upper register. If you haven't been playing the guitar for a while, you may have trouble making your fingers transition smoothly between the verse and the chorus. A little practice should get rid of this problem.
Bridge: This isn't what we do at our church, but I tabbed out what Nigel played in the demo video here anyway. It works quite well.
Turnaround/Outro: You're just letting the I (F major in this case) to ring out here.
God bless,
-John Lee
The song is, as usual, pretty simple to play.
Here's the breakdown:
Intro & Verse: You're playing the notes of each chord, along with the rhythm. The album has both electric guitars playing from the beginning, but we have the rhythm guitarist come in at verse 2 at our church. It's really your call.
Chorus: You're the harmony this time around. Literally just chords in the upper register. If you haven't been playing the guitar for a while, you may have trouble making your fingers transition smoothly between the verse and the chorus. A little practice should get rid of this problem.
Bridge: This isn't what we do at our church, but I tabbed out what Nigel played in the demo video here anyway. It works quite well.
Turnaround/Outro: You're just letting the I (F major in this case) to ring out here.
God bless,
-John Lee
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Always Will (Lead Guitar)
Key of D, 130 BPM
The entire song for both rhythm and lead is basic, creative spins of chords.
Please, PLEASE don't play the tab as is- it's written rigidly, so if you play verbatim, it'll sound incredibly lame in live set.
Anyways, here's the breakdown for the lead:
Intro & Verse: You're playing basic triads that are palm muted for effect. I did something different than Nigel for the ii (Em in this case)- I wrote the actual triad because I wanted the tension to be bigger than Nigel had it.
Pre-Chorus: You're just playing the individual notes of basic chord forms here. Very easy.
Chorus: I recommend only playing this if you have a rhythm guitarist on hand or someone else who can provide a strong harmony. It's a bit awkward for you to play notes like this with no chords prominently playing in the background. I kinda got lazy with the tab here by the way- be a little creative in the order of the notes for each chord.
Bridge: Standard build-up stuff. Nothing to really note here.
Turnaround/Outro: I decided to just have the lead and the rhythm play the exact same chord form here to make it more pronounced. Some guitarists don't like doing that, but playing the same thing with different guitars, amps, and pedal board can have a nice effect once in a while.
God bless,
-John Lee
The entire song for both rhythm and lead is basic, creative spins of chords.
Please, PLEASE don't play the tab as is- it's written rigidly, so if you play verbatim, it'll sound incredibly lame in live set.
Anyways, here's the breakdown for the lead:
Intro & Verse: You're playing basic triads that are palm muted for effect. I did something different than Nigel for the ii (Em in this case)- I wrote the actual triad because I wanted the tension to be bigger than Nigel had it.
Pre-Chorus: You're just playing the individual notes of basic chord forms here. Very easy.
Chorus: I recommend only playing this if you have a rhythm guitarist on hand or someone else who can provide a strong harmony. It's a bit awkward for you to play notes like this with no chords prominently playing in the background. I kinda got lazy with the tab here by the way- be a little creative in the order of the notes for each chord.
Bridge: Standard build-up stuff. Nothing to really note here.
Turnaround/Outro: I decided to just have the lead and the rhythm play the exact same chord form here to make it more pronounced. Some guitarists don't like doing that, but playing the same thing with different guitars, amps, and pedal board can have a nice effect once in a while.
God bless,
-John Lee
Always Will (Rhythm Guitar)
Key of D, 130 BPM
The entire song for both rhythm and lead is basic, creative spins of chords.
Please, PLEASE don't play the tab as is- it's written rigidly, so if you play verbatim, it'll sound incredibly lame in live set.
Anyways, here's the breakdown for the rhythm:
Intro & Verse: You are supplying the bass note for the lead guitarist the entire time- this makes life easier on him/her. Very simple. Some guitarists will choose to do something else here, which is fine, AS LONG AS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING! If you're pretty new to electric guitar or can't pump out a good idea, just do what Joel's doing.
Pre-Chorus: You're imitating what the lead is doing but on a less noticeable level, so the musical idea becomes more prominent in the live set. Be a little creative here!
Chorus: I don't remember Joel doing this in past videos, but he's simply playing triads. Don't let it fool you, as I spelled out pretty much what he's doing in the tab. Pretty creative way of filling the role of rhythm guitar- most guitarists I know would've just capo'ed and played basic chords the entire song...
Bridge: I was quite shocked Joel chose to be silent during the entire bridge because that wouldn't even be an option for me in live set. Very unnatural for me. Try to do something here, even if it's small. You want to build into the chorus after all.
Turnaround/Outro: I decided to just have the lead and the rhythm play the exact same chord form here to make it more pronounced. Some guitarists don't like doing that, but playing the same thing with different guitars, amps, and pedal board produces a nice effect sometimes.
God bless,
-John Lee
The entire song for both rhythm and lead is basic, creative spins of chords.
Please, PLEASE don't play the tab as is- it's written rigidly, so if you play verbatim, it'll sound incredibly lame in live set.
Anyways, here's the breakdown for the rhythm:
Intro & Verse: You are supplying the bass note for the lead guitarist the entire time- this makes life easier on him/her. Very simple. Some guitarists will choose to do something else here, which is fine, AS LONG AS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING! If you're pretty new to electric guitar or can't pump out a good idea, just do what Joel's doing.
Pre-Chorus: You're imitating what the lead is doing but on a less noticeable level, so the musical idea becomes more prominent in the live set. Be a little creative here!
Chorus: I don't remember Joel doing this in past videos, but he's simply playing triads. Don't let it fool you, as I spelled out pretty much what he's doing in the tab. Pretty creative way of filling the role of rhythm guitar- most guitarists I know would've just capo'ed and played basic chords the entire song...
Bridge: I was quite shocked Joel chose to be silent during the entire bridge because that wouldn't even be an option for me in live set. Very unnatural for me. Try to do something here, even if it's small. You want to build into the chorus after all.
Turnaround/Outro: I decided to just have the lead and the rhythm play the exact same chord form here to make it more pronounced. Some guitarists don't like doing that, but playing the same thing with different guitars, amps, and pedal board produces a nice effect sometimes.
God bless,
-John Lee
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