Your worship leader sends Sunday’s set on Wednesday night. You put the record on and hear two electric guitars, an acoustic, and a delay you can’t place. You need to know which of those lines is yours. That is what song-by-song worship guitar lessons are for.
Worship Online’s worship guitar lessons start with the song, not with theory. Each worship guitar tutorial teaches the guitar parts on the recording one at a time. On Holy Forever by Chris Tomlin, that means an Electric 1 lesson, an Electric 2 lesson and an acoustic lesson. You also get the song’s guitar effects, a tab that moves with the video, and charts and tabs you can change to Sunday’s key.
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What a song page gives a guitarist
- A separate lesson for each guitar part that’s taught, such as Electric 1, Electric 2 and Acoustic. Parts vary by song, and the song page lists them once you’re signed in.
- A detailed walkthrough and a real-time demo for every part.
- On most songs, the guitar effects used on the recording, listed on the Tabs view.
- Interactive guitar and bass tabs that play along with the video and transpose to all 12 keys.
- Chord charts in any key, with a capo setting.
- Video you can slow down and loop, plus a mixer to solo or mute each instrument.
- 800+ songs, taught by instructors who have played for artists including Elevation Worship, Bethel, Kari Jobe, Lauren Daigle and Chris Tomlin.
Worship Guitar Lessons Built Around the Songs You Play
Learning the instrument matters. If you’re still learning chord shapes, strumming and capo basics, start with our guide to worship guitar for beginners.
But if you already play and the set is due Sunday, your question is narrower. What does the guitar do on this song?
Worship Online answers it one song at a time. Open a song page and the Electric menu lists what was taught. On Holy Forever it shows Both Electrics, Electric 1, Electric 2, Electric 1 Lesson and Electric 2 Lesson. The Acoustic menu shows an Acoustic 1 Lesson.
Each lesson matches the album part note for note. It shows you the notes, the sound, and where your part sits in the full band mix.
Electric 1, Electric 2 or Acoustic: Learn the Part That’s Yours
Many worship recordings carry more than one guitar. When two electric players share a stage and both learn the same guitar part, they end up doubling one line.
With a lesson for each part, one player takes Electric 1 and the other takes Electric 2. The parts fit together the way they do on the record. For more on sharing the stage, read 4 keys to playing guitar when there are multiple guitarists.
If you play electric on your own, learn the lesson for the part that carries the song. Then open the mixer and solo the other electric track to hear what you’d be leaving out. You decide what to cover with both parts in your ears.
One guitarist put it this way on our features page:
“I’ve become a much better guitar player and contributor to our band by knowing better parts”
Jimmy Jackson, guitarist at Substance Church
Almost every song has both an Electric 1 lesson and an Electric 2 lesson. About four in ten also have an acoustic lesson, and most of the rest have an acoustic play-through video. What A Beautiful Name and King Of Kings, for example, have Electric 1 and Electric 2 lessons and no acoustic lesson. On those two songs, an acoustic player still gets the acoustic play-through, an acoustic tab, the chord chart with a capo setting, and the acoustic track in the mixer.
Once you’re signed in, check the song page before you plan your week.
The Tone Behind Each Part
Knowing the notes gets you halfway. The other half is the sound.
The song’s Tabs view usually lists the guitar effects used on the recording. On Way Maker by Leeland, the list reads:
- Overdrive 1: medium gain overdrive
- Overdrive 2: a boost pedal
- Delay 1: dotted 8th delay at 68bpm with around 5 repeats
- Delay 2: an analog 8th note delay at 68bpm with a lot of repeats to help with swells
- Reverb: a large reverb with a 5 sec decay and a medium mix
Way Maker runs at 68 BPM, so both delays are set to the song’s tempo. You can dial that in at home and stop guessing at rehearsal.
Some lists are short. Firm Foundation (He Won’t) lists one effect: an ambient reverb with a medium/low mix and a 6 second decay. Sometimes the right tone is fewer pedals, not more. Others get specific. Hillsong Worship’s O Come All Ye Faithful lists an Ebow, an 8th note triplet delay and a large ambient reverb.
To set those delays up on your own board, see our guide to dialing in delay.
Tabs That Follow the Lesson, in Sunday’s Key
Your leader moves the song down a whole step. Here is what moves with it.
- Tabs. The interactive tab player shows your part note by note along with the video. Slide the transpose control and the tab moves to any of the 12 keys.
- Capo. Some tabs are written for a capo and say so at the top. Light Of The World by Lauren Daigle is marked Capo 2 (E shapes). Firm Foundation is marked Capo 1 (C shapes).
- Chord charts. Pick any key from A to Ab, or switch to numbers. Set the capo anywhere from 1 to 12, then print the chart or download it as a PDF.
Be clear on one thing first. Every lesson video is filmed in the record’s key. Change the key and the tab moves, but the video’s audio does not. To hear the part in your key, switch the tab player to synthetic mode. It plays the tab with a virtual guitar in the new key.
Our page on worship guitar tabs in every key walks through the tab player’s settings, from the virtual fretboard to printing.
Slow It Down, Loop It, Then Play With the Band
It’s 10 p.m. on Thursday and the Electric 2 turnaround still trips you up. Here is how a practice session goes.
- Slow it down. Drop the video and tab to as low as 25% speed while you learn the shape.
- Loop it. Set a loop around the bar that keeps catching you and play it until it’s boring.
- Solo it. Open the mixer, solo the Electric 2 track, and hear the part on its own.
- Mute it and play. Mute Electric 2 and play your part with the rest of the band. Use the mixer’s Transpose button to hear the band in your leader’s key.
In the mixer, every instrument and vocal sits on its own track, alongside a click and a guide. You can mute, solo, pan or turn up any of them, and your mix is still there when you come back.
The mixer is on 99% of the songs. It works in a desktop browser and in the Worship Online apps for iOS and Android, but not in your phone’s web browser.
Got a song on this week’s set? Try it with a free, no-risk 14-day trial and run those four steps on your own part.
Worship Guitar Tutorials for 15 Songs Trending Now
These were the top 15 songs on Worship Online’s trending list on November 12, 2026, with the guitar lessons and tabs each one has. Key and BPM are the album versions shown on each song page.
| Song | Artist | Key | BPM | Guitar lessons | Guitar tabs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Forever | Chris Tomlin | Db | 72 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| WASHED | Elevation Rhythm | B | 139 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| THANK GOD I'M FREE | Elevation Rhythm, Lizzie Morgan | E | 128 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| Jesus Be The Name | Elevation Worship, Tiffany Hudson | Db | 64 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| God I'm Just Grateful | Elevation Worship, Chandler Moore | D | 72 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| What A God | SEU Worship | A | 79 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| Who Else (Live) | Gateway Worship | Ab | 68 | Electric 1, Electric 2 (acoustic play-through) | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| Way Maker | Leeland | E | 68 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| Goodness Of God | Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson | Ab | 63 | Electric 1, Electric 2 (acoustic play-through) | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| Praise | Elevation Worship, Brandon Lake, Chandler Moore, Chris Brown | A | 127 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| Center | Bethel Music, Abbie Gamboa | A | 66 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| Gratitude | Brandon Lake | B | 78 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| The Joy | The Belonging Co, David Dennis | Db | 132 | Electric 1, Electric 2 (acoustic play-through) | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| I Know A Name | Elevation Worship, Brandon Lake, Chris Brown | C | 86 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
| Firm Foundation (He Won't) | Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore, Cody Carnes | Db | 150 | Electric 1, Electric 2, Acoustic 1 | Acoustic 1, Electric 1, Electric 2 |
Every one of the 15 has an Electric 1 lesson and an Electric 2 lesson, and 12 have an acoustic lesson as well. The other three have an acoustic play-through and an acoustic tab. All 15 also have bass, keys and drum lessons, so your whole band can learn from the same song page.
Free YouTube Tutorials or a Lesson Library?
You can find a free guitar tutorial for many popular worship songs on YouTube. Worship Online posts some there too. For one song you already half know, a free video may be all you need.
Here’s one of ours: electric and acoustic guitar for Praise by Elevation Worship.
A library starts to pay for itself on the week you get four new songs and two free evenings. Instead of hunting for a different video per song, you open each one in the same layout:
- a separate lesson for each guitar part that’s taught
- the effects list, on songs that have one
- a tab that moves with the video and changes key
- a mixer to hear your part alone, then play it with the band
You spend your two evenings playing the part, not searching for it.
Worship Guitar Lessons FAQ
Are the lesson videos in my key?
No. The videos are in the original key. The tabs, the chord charts and the mixer audio change to any key. In the tab player’s synthetic mode, the tab plays back in your new key. Here’s how key changes work.
How much do Worship Online’s guitar lessons cost?
On November 12, 2026, the Solo plan for one person was $18 a month. Team plans started at $37 a month for up to 5 members. Every plan includes every tutorial, and annual billing gives you three months free. See the pricing page for current plans.
Can I see a lesson before I start a trial?
Yes. Way Maker by Leeland is Worship Online’s demo song. You can watch its lessons without an account, and look at its tabs and effects list.
Do I need to be an advanced player?
No. The lessons are built for all skill levels. Each song page shows a level, and 13 of the 15 songs in the table above are marked Intermediate. If you’re still building chords and strumming, the beginners guide linked above is the place to start.
Can I learn on my phone?
Yes. Worship Online has apps for iOS and Android, and you sign in with your Worship Online account. The mixer works in the apps, and you can transpose tabs in the iPhone and iPad app.
Who teaches the guitar lessons?
Our instructors have played for artists including Elevation Worship, Bethel, Kari Jobe, Lauren Daigle and Chris Tomlin. They teach each part the way it was played on the album.
Learn Your Part Before Rehearsal
You don’t need another week of guessing which guitar line is yours. You need the lesson for that line, the tone that goes with it, and a way to practice it in Sunday’s key.
Here’s a look inside Worship Online:
Start your free, no-risk 14-day trial of Worship Online. Pick one song from Sunday’s set. Open your lesson, whether that’s Electric 1, Electric 2 or acoustic where the song has one. Check the effects list, then slide the tab to your leader’s key. Solo your part in the mixer, mute it, and play it with the band. You get 800+ songs on a platform over 9,000 worship teams use. Show up to rehearsal with your part already under your fingers.
