Holy Forever Guitar Tutorial and Play-Along | Chris Tomlin

Free charts and acoustic guitar lesson: https://guitarmann.com/articles/holy-...

00:00 Song Overview
02:13 Strum Pattern
05:03 Different Capo Positions
07:55 Play-Along Capo 6 in G
13:00 Play-Along Capo 1 in C

"Holy Forever" is a new Chris Tomlin worship song that was co-written by Phil Wickham, Brian Johnson, Jason Ingram, and Jenn Johnson. It's from the "Always" album, released by Sparrow Records in September 2022.

Musically, the song is in 4/4 time and is a medium pace. It's in the key of C# or Db; so, it's best to play it on guitar with either capo 1 in C or capo 6 in G. Of course, you can adjust you capo position in case you need a higher or lower key that fits either a male or female vocal better.

This acoustic guitar lesson will walk you through how to play in each position and includes a full play-along section at the end of the tutorial.

The chord structure is simple; however, there are several quick chord changes that last for only one beat.

The easiest way to strum this on guitar, is to play down-strums that follow the rhythm of "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and," where each gets a down strum. This will help you count out exactly when to play each chord.

Alternatively, you can play the first part of the normal 4/4 strum pattern that you learned in the Beginner Course, and just substitute the last DUDU with one down strum.

That last down strum will represent the passing chord that lasts for only one beat.

If a chord doesn't share any other chords with it in the measure (there is no box), then you can use a full strum pattern for that particular chord.

The song is a great anthem to add to any worship set on Sunday or otherwise! It's also a great song to play on guitar in either capo position.