Holy Ground (Lead Electric)

Key of D# or Eb, 72 BPM

Capo 6

It's a little tricky to tab out the whole song, so here's the intro until I release the full tab.

Intro (Bridge pickup, overdrive)

E|------------------0----------------------0---------|

B|----------0--2------0------------0--2------------|
G|--------------------------------------------1--2--|

D|------2----------------------2--------------------|

A|--4----------------------4------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|

My Heart is Yours (Lead Electric)

First tab in a while! If I have time and finally get the right recording gear together, I'll post an audio and maybe even a video one day.

*This tab aligns very closely to the album version but has some small mods*

Here's a quick run-down of the song:

Key of A, 144 BPM

Capo 2

*Lots of reverb, keep off of overdrive until bridge, maybe Chorus 2)

Intro & Verse (Repeat as necessary)

E|-------------3----------------2-----|

B|---------3----------------3---------|
G|-----5---------2------2---------2--|

D|-------------------0----------------|

A|--3---------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

Chorus (8th notes, but I recommend playing quarter on the first pass)

E|---10--8--7----10--7--5----------|

B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

Bridge (8th notes, keep in mind how long you hold these notes aren't notated, just what the notes change to)

E|--7--8--7--5--7--5--3--8--7--5--3--|

B|--3-(hold)----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|

After bridge (Alternate between the two patterns, either will work throughout this part)

E|--10--8--7----10--12--7----|

B|--3-(hold)-------------------|
G|-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

Alternate Chorus (I usually play this after the bridge. This is NOT from the album, this is what I play)

E|---10--8--7----10--7--5-----10--15--10--17--10--15--7--5--|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Man of Sorrows (Rhythm 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 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

Man of Sorrows (Hillsong Live) Rhythm Electric Guitar

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

Man of Sorrows (Hillsong Live) Lead Electric Guitar

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

Always Will (Lead) by jlee_123

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

Always Will (Rhythm) by jlee_123

God Above All (Lead Guitar)

Key of C, 118 BPM.

This one was written by Gyejun, one of the admins. Remember to use the volume pedal in both of the pre-choruses.

God bless,

-John Lee
P.S. No demo as of yet, so use the below video and practice with it.

God Above All (Hillsong Youth) Lead Electric Guitar by jlee_123

Freedom Reigns (Lead Guitar)

Key of E, 70 BPM.

Lead and solo electric guitarists: Play as written. When you see the quarter notes and eighth notes for the chords, they are guidelines only. Your strumming should be more varied than just straight up down strums in quarter/eighth notes all the time.

No rhythm tabs because rhythm plays chords only...rhythms: that means that you guys need to use this tab to know where in the neck your chords are should be to avoid redundancy.

God bless,

-John Lee

P.S. Until we upload a demo, play it with the album.

Freedom Reigns (Jesus Culture) Lead Electric Guitar by jlee_123

Cornerstone (Lead Guitar)

Key of C, 70 BPM.

Lead & Solo guitarists: Play this. Experiment if your keyboardist is playing the melody or something.

God bless,

-John Lee

Cornerstone (Hillsong Live) Lead Electric Guitar by jlee_123

Cornerstone (Rhythm Guitar)

Key of C, 70 BPM.

If you're the only electric guitarist, you can try to experiment with combinations of this tab and the lead tab, but I'd personally use lead only.

Rhythm: Just remember. Volume control.

God bless,

-John Lee

Cornerstone (Hillsong Live) Rhythm Electric Guitar by jlee_123

God is Able (Lead Guitar)

Key of B, 160 BPM, Capo 4.

This tab is very straight forward. Play this tab if you're the only guitarist or the lead guitarist. Oh and Nigel begins with a B chord in this video, but it's not included in the tab.

God bless,

-John Lee

God is Able (Hillsong Live) Lead Electric Guitar by jlee_123

God is Able (Rhythm Guitar)

Key of B, 160 BPM.

The video begins with the B chord, but don't worry about it because your team will likely just dive straight into the song.

If you're the only electric guitarist, stop right now. Play the lead tab. I strongly advise against using any rhythm parts in the song.

If you're the rhythm, this is mostly just chords. You honestly don't even need the tabs. Anyways, you will play the common A-G chords at some points, although much of the chords are played elsewhere on the neck.

God bless,

-John Lee

God is Able (Hillsong Live) Rhythm Electric Guitar by jlee_123

Up in Arms (Lead Guitar)

104 BPM.
This tab is definitely nowhere near finished, but since I won't be cleaning it up for a while, I decided to upload this tab anyway. It's not one of the popular songs off of the album, but it's the only song my program would let me analyze in its entirety. Otherwise I'd pay $80 to some sketch Swedish company. Yikes.

There are no demos for this tab, although I hope I will be able to produce, record, and edit my own by the end of this year.

God bless,
-John Lee

Up in Arms (Lead) by jlee_123

Greater than All (Rhythm Guitar)

Key of G, 158 BPM.

You're basically the lead, but for some reason, T-Bird doesn't play it, and the rhythm plays it instead.

As a result, if you're the only electric guitarist, play this tab, not the lead.

If you're the rhythm, the lead may want to play this tab instead, so talk to him/her before you start practicing.

God bless,

-John Lee

Greater Than All (Rhythm) by jlee_123

Greater than All (Lead Guitar)

Key of G, 158 BPM.

For some reason, T-Bird plays this one instead of the rhythm parts. I actually thought that this one was for the rhythm before I took a look at the demo video. Oh well. It is what it is.

So if you are the only electric guitarist for your team, I refer you to the rhythm tab.

If you are the lead, just land the timing of the G right before the instrumental.

God bless,

-John Lee

Greater Than All (Lead) by jlee_123

God in Everything (Rhythm Guitar)

Key of D, 129 BPM.

If you're the only electric guitarist on your team, don't bother reading this tab. I strongly suggest playing strictly lead instead.

If you're the rhythm, make sure that you don't make anyone flinch by either not matching the lead in the pre-chorus or not playing a riff that synergizes well with the lead's part.

God bless,

-John Lee

God in Everything (Rhythm) by jlee_123

God in Everything (Lead Guitar)

Key of D, 129 BPM.

If you're the only electric guitarist, just play strictly this tab.

If you're the lead...well, do the same thing. CAREFUL though. Most of you will not even have to worry about this, but for the select few who for some reason are not familiar with the song in the album, you DO repeat the A note several times BEFORE the tab begins covering the song.

God bless,

-John Lee

God in Everything (Lead) by jlee_123

Alive in Us (Rhythm Guitar)

Key of G, 170 BPM.

Now, if you're the sole electric guitarist on your team, combine as you see best fit. I don't recommend any role over the other. Just experiment!

If you pay even the slightest attention, you'll notice that the intro for rhythm and lead only differs by the bass note. If you don't like that, just play the bass note. Nothing else to note for the rhythm role.

Good luck!

-John Lee

Alive in Us (Rhythm) by jlee_123

Alive in Us (Lead Guitar)

Key of G, 170 BPM.

Some guitarists out there just play the higher notes, but playing the open G string at the same time sounds a lot better. So do it. It's in the tab.

If you're the sole electric guitarist, combine away! Save for the intro, there's not a huge reason to prefer one role over the other.

Nothing special to note for the lead.

Good luck!
-John Lee

Alive in Us (Lead) by jlee_123

With Us (Rhythm Guitar)

Key of D, 146 BPM.

If you are the ONLY electric guitarist on your team, I strongly suggest combining the lead and rhythm tabs. Which combinations you use will and should be completely up to you.

If you are the rhythm guitarist, then don't forget to enforce strict volume control. You don't want to drown out the lead when you're the support (i.e. Intro), while you don't want to be too quiet when you're supposed to be the driving melody (i.e. Pre-Chorus)

God bless,

-John Lee

With Us (Hillsong Live) Rhythm Electric Guitar by jlee_123