What guitar chords do I need to know in order to join a worship band?

Question:I need to know A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and the minor chords. Do I also need to know the "sus" chords? What else do I need to know?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I need to know A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and the minor chords. Do I also need to know the "sus" chords? What else do I need to know?

You may need 6th, 7th's, augmented, and diminshed.
These are relatively simply if you already know how to play the chords you mentioned.

7th's can be created easily from the standard bar chord shape. (You just remove the finger from the D string)

Augs and diminished can be played using a 4 string shape on the lower 4 strings (D,G,B,E) which you can use right along the fret board.

So basically for these you will only need to learn 4 more simple shapes.

Obviously the more chords you know the better, so keep practising and learning new shapes/positions.

A good chord book to keep with you when playing will be a great help, but also check out this amazing web site for all chords/shapes etc.

http://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.ph...

Leo A

there are no specific chords that you will use in a worship band, it just depends on how the exact song sounds. no where, that i know of, does it say, <i>worship bands use A, B, and D only </i>.

so the more chords you know the better. when you join the band, make sure you know the the style that they play. if they use lots of minor based music, you'll use the minor chords (etc), obviously, and ANY guitar play should know how to play suspended chords (sus) in order to fully master the instrument. lots of songs, may they be major or minor based, use suspended chords to move the music into another key, or just to keep it moving. so definatly learn them.

i know of many worship bands that have mostly a major style to them, and then i also know of bands who are very minor based, but they all have to use all the same chords, its just a matter of <i>how</i> they use them that makes their style.
but remember not all worship bands have the same style. so make sure you know what style of music the band you're joining plays.