His Mercy Is More • Cajon Playthrough

Shane and Shane arrangements are so good, and they truly bring their best to lead others in musical worship of our King whose mercy is more. This song is mostly in 6/8, so it has a swung feel and some less-conventional kick rhythms- don't be afraid to dive in!
Also note, the tempo fluctuates a bit- most of it lives solidly at 59 BPM, but I couldn't keep a click track running for all of it.
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My goal with these videos is to provide a somewhat simplified version of the percussive elements for the song, while retaining much of the feel and rhythms normally beat out on a drum kit. I don’t want to use a ton of flashy playing, or even show the full extent of what I might play if I were to sit in on cajon for a Sunday morning set with this song. I’ve been known to add hihats, tambourines, shakers, toms and a whole bunch of stuff to an “acoustic set” kit. While those can all be appropriate and a lot of fun, I don’t feel like that’s the most helpful for someone who’s sitting on a cajon for the first time or is still getting a feel for playing with a band. For these videos, I’ll stick to a cajon and an occasional shaker.

If you have any questions about playing cajon, how I approached this song, or any song requests, let me know!

Glory to God, always.

P.S. - Still working on lighting and cinematography. At least this round wasn’t filmed while isolated in my basement! A special thanks to my friend Dan, who manned the camera to minimize me running back and forth and to make sure it didn't stop recording in the middle of a take!