Play What You Hear is a step-by-step course for beginner-to-intermediate worship guitarists who are tired of strumming in the background. Learn the rhythms, voicings and creative tools to add real value to every moment — from the planned set to spontaneous worship.
It's not that you're not musical. Nobody has shown you how the acoustic guitar actually works inside a worship setting. That's what this course is for.
Three pillars, one method. Every lesson in the course serves one of them.
Open your ears. Understand what the acoustic is for, listen to the band, the leader and the room, and train your ear to recognize what you're hearing in your head.
Give your hands the tools. Rhythm that breathes, voicings that sing, every key without fear, and the fills and melodic ideas that make people turn around.
Take your place. Lead spontaneous moments, lead a set from the acoustic, and then teach the next player in your church — so what you learned multiplies.
8 modules. About 45 short lessons. Exercises with practice pads after every module. Watch in order over 8 weeks, or jump straight to what you need on Sunday.
8 modules, about 45 short lessons, exercises after every module, and the Song Lab. Yours for life.
A PDF with ~120 voicings organized by key and mood, so you always have a fresh sound within reach.
One page to keep in your guitar case. Any key, any capo position, no more guessing.
So every exercise sounds like worship, not like a metronome — and you train your ear while you train your hands.
Exactly what to do, day by day, for your first month. Twenty minutes is enough.
Post your recordings, get feedback, and grow with players who serve in the same context you do.
Twelve months of live sessions. Bring the song you're stuck on and work through it together.
Eli Simon is a worship leader and acoustic guitarist based in Miami, part of Zion Church, with deep roots in Brazil. He ministers in English and Portuguese across the US, Brazil and, most recently, Japan alongside the Dunamis Movement. Since 2019 he has published hundreds of devotional worship sets on YouTube, and in 2026 he released his single "See Me Through" on Spotify and Apple Music.
He knows the frustration of hearing something in his head and not being able to play it. He spent years working out how the acoustic guitar really works inside a worship setting: what to play, when, and why.
This course is everything he wishes someone had handed him at the start. His goal isn't just better guitar players — it's players who become a reference in their church and pass it on.
One payment. Lifetime access. Start Module 0 in the next five minutes.
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Go through Modules 1 to 3. Practice 20 minutes a day for 30 days. If you can't hear the difference in your own playing, email us and we'll refund every cent. No forms, no questions asked.
If you can change between G, C, D and Em — even slowly — you're ready. Module 0 levels the rest.
No. We use chord charts, the Nashville Number System and video. No sheet music, ever.
The course is built for acoustic. Rhythm, keys and leading apply to any guitar, but the voicings and technique are acoustic-specific.
About 20 minutes a day for 8 weeks. Or go at your own pace — you have lifetime access.
The lessons are recorded so you can watch anytime. The monthly Q&A is live, and the recordings are kept in the members area.
Eli ministers in both. The lessons will be recorded in [language to confirm], with subtitles in the other language.
You have 30 days to try it. If it's not for you, email us and we'll refund you in full.
Right after enrolling you get your login details by email and can start Module 0 in the next five minutes.
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