In this post I’m going to cover the 4 guitar roles in a modern worship team: rhythm acoustic guitar, rhythm electric guitar, lead electric guitar, and lead acoustic guitar. I’ll wrap up by covering how some experienced guitarists can fulfill multiple roles during the same set.

Lead guitar is and probably will be for a while, at least, the more enticing of the worship guitar roles. I mean why not? But here’s why you need a solid foundation in rhythm guitar before moving to lead.