As you can see, pads lay a fantastic musical
foundation underneath your songs. They also
add color and unique flavors to the song as
When you play a C chord, the pads are
reinforcing the tonic (C) as well as the 5 th (G). As
the chords change, these notes stay the same
but give the impression of movement, when it’s
really the chords themselves that are changing!
When you change to the G Chord, the droning
G becomes the ‘1’ of the G chord (G B D),
which sounds great.
When you change to the Am chord (A C E), the
droning G creates an Am7 chord (A C E G).
When you change to an F, the droning G
becomes the ‘2’ creating an Fadd2 chord (F G
A C), which sounds super inspiring!
it progresses. This is the main reason that
so many modern worship leaders use pads
as their secret weapon in the arsenal of live
worship!
I encourage you to give pads a try if you
haven’t! You can download a free sample pack
from www.worshiptutorials.com if you want to
give them a test drive! We have created multiple
styles of major and minor pads to add subtle
color, style and vibe to your music.
Enough about the theory already! In our final
installment of Demystifying Pads - Part 3, we
will cover the ins and outs of the most common
and practical ways for you to physically
implement pads into your current live scenario
along with some easy and cost-effective tips
on how to use them on a consistent basis!
Until then!
March 2019
Brian Michael Fuller
A composer, multi-instrumentalist and worship
musician who currently serves as the worship
arts pastor at Newhope Church in Durham,
North Carolina. You can hear some of his original
production music at www.fullertime.com. The pad
sets that he has designed are exclusively available
at www.worshiptutorials.com and have sold over
50,000 copies!.
www.fullertime.com
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