Oceans • Cajon Playthrough

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A bold request from Hillsong, Oceans asks the Holy Spirit to grow our faith. There's large parts of the song without drums, but where they play is really fun! This song uses a lot of tom rhythms, and it can be challenging to incorporate those sounds into a cajon arrangement. Bonus fun fact, I've never played this song live- it was huge when I was in college, but it was always a different team or drummer playing it in the services I was in, and by the time I was back home, it wasn't all the rage. Still a great song! -- For Janelle Long- thanks for the request! Hope this helps! -- 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. A special thanks to my friend Dan, who manned the camera and puts up with my shenanigans, bloopers and rants!