Give Me Faith • Cajon Playthrough

This plea from Elevation has been sung for a lot of years at this point, but it still hits home- so rarely do we act in total faith and obedience to our King! There's a lot of nuances in this song- don't be intimidated, and take each section at it's base level to start with! This is a perfect song to demonstrate some of the ways to add subtle complexities to a cajon (or normal drum kit) groove, so I wanted to show some of that, too.
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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. - Best lighting I’ve had yet, but still a work in progress that will hopefully continue to improve with each video shoot.