Posts by 8chordsonline
Starting a Youth or Big Church Worship Band – Part 1
Starting a youth worship band is going to be fun and it will help your youth group fulfill one of the most important elements of our faith. I want the experience to be fulfilling. I have seen great start-ups as well as disasters. In fact, if you are trying to achieve something that you More >
5 Tips to Improve Your Guitar’s Sound
As an aspiring guitar player, you are learning that TONE is very important! There are some basic things that you can do to improve your tone and your sound.
1. Change Your Strings Once a MonthMake sure you have a good new set of strings on your guitar. Old strings sound dull and will not hol More >
2 Free Christmas Song Sheets Piano and Guitar
Christmas is approaching fast….
It is easy to play your favorite Christmas songs!
If you have been using my method then you know that you can play any of your favorite Christmas hymns and songs with EASY chords. No more switching every beat and playing those impossible chords! It is easy to stru More >
Tech Series: Setting Gain Part 1
To be an effective worship leader/guitar player/team leader, you must understand every aspect of all systems in play on your team. Why wait for a highly trained and dedicated team to do it for you? Plus, you may be up there someday and have to train someone to set a gain. You can’t make More >
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Help! I am stuck in a rut with strumming!
Help! I am stuck in a rut with strumming!
Ok, most guitar players get stuck with just a few strumming patterns and have a very difficult time moving beyond that to the modern worship strumming patterns of their favorite songs.
First of all, for all strumming patters I have one rule…
If More >
Learning to sing and play at the same time.
Once you know a few chords, you can play many of the songs in the 8chords100songs worship guitar songbook. What about strumming and singing at the same time? That takes a bit of skill and sometimes it feels like you have to have 3 brains to do that. Here is an easy way to begin to develop your More >
Using a Capo for Leading Worship
If you are leading worship with guitar, be sure to have a capo and learn how to use it! When I was younger and learning how to play guitar, I never used a capo. I always used the moveable shapes of chords like Eb and C#m. Once I began performing and leading worship I found that the capo enabled More >
Student Skip Hoard leading worship twice a month!
Skip Hoard, 8chords student and photographer leads worship twice a month
Hi Eric,
I’ve been trying to learn guitar for many years and never had the discipline to work through all the theory. I’ve taken lessons several times but after months and months I never seemed to get anywhere and quit, I’v More >
Hey Students, New Moveable Chords Private Lesson DVD Available. Go to the next level!
If you already know your chords and have been wanting to learn to play up and down the neck, this DVD is for YOU! Once you learn this, you can play every chord up and down the neck! Chords like Cminor, Eb7 and More! Just apply the simple method I show you in this new private lesson DVD!
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