Song Info
Arrangement
Artist: Phil Wickham
Album: Starlight
album info: Album Key: Bb (Male, high), 4/4 time, 98 bpm
This Is Amazing Grace is a massively popular song that is a ton of fun to play on both acoustic and electric guitar. It’s really high energy, so it works well as an opener. The Phil Wickham version is in Bb, which can be pretty high. We like to take it down to A or even G to make it more manageable.
Play it yourself
Chord Diagrams
When playing the A and E chords, you can use alternate fingers. For example, when playing the A chord, use your 3 and 4 fingers on the D and G strings. This will allow you to slide up into the alternate form of D (the same fingers stay on the same strings). The same thing goes for the F#m and E chords (use your 3rd and 4th fingers on the A and D strings.
Strumming Pattern
There are a couple strumming patterns you can use in various places in this song. Here is a basic pattern that will work for the majority of the song:
You’ll want to emphasize the 2 and 4 beats of the measure on this song
You can also use these strumming patterns which you might find a bit easier to play if you’re just starting out:
Why that version of D up on the 4th fret?
Hi Laura, You can really play whatever form of D that you like best. I just like the way that one sounds in this song.
“For a male lead, use keys A, Bb, or B” Wow, that’s high – there’s no way I can reach the high notes in any of those keys. G is about the highest I can go with this song :/
That’s a good point – B is too high, really. I have changed it to G, A, or Bb.
Hey Brian, I was was wondering if you would consider a tutorial for the song “We Believe” by Newsboys. I am considering introducing this song to the youth group as it explains the gospel very clearly. Thanks for your help!
I NEEEED HELP!
This is off topic but is something that a fellow worhsip leader needs help with. I am a worship leader at Aspen Ridge Church in evergreen Colorado. I have always done fine with song lyrics. when I have the music stand in front of me I rarely look at it, so the last few weeks I decided to memorize. I messed up the lyrics and it was very embarrassing, and very unprofessional. It took me a while to realize that a music stand when leading worship can become a barrier between you and the audience, so I decided to start memorizing. Anyways, I was wondering if you guys could do a video on memorizing worship songs for corporate worship. I usually know the lyrics, but when in front of 350 people, I panic and blank on some of the lyrics. I was wondering if you could email me back or do a video on memorizing lyrics.
I just bought the chart kit for This Is Amazing Grace. I noticed that the G key Nashville chart and the G key lyric chart don’t match up quite right. Which one do I follow?
Fixed – thanks!
Any recommendations on which Pads set to use with this song (guitar/vocal solo performance)?
Hey Brian – you could really use any set you want from the major keys – just pick the one that sounds best to you.