New Electric Guitarist Struggles With Last Minute Changes

By Jon Nicol

Here's a question for WorshipQ:

What should I work on with the electric guitar to be able to get to the point where I can get the chord sheet 5 minutes before service starts and still be able to play along without it being a complete wreck? What sort of things would allow me to play along with just the chord sheets and still make it through even if I’ve never heard the song before? I feel like I can do that on the acoustic if need be and I’d like to get to that level on the electric. Any tips, tricks, techniques, ideas would be most welcome.