Back in 2005 when the first Guitar Hero was released for the PlayStation 2 console, an international franchise was in the process of being born. 2006 saw the release of Guitar Hero II for PS2 and it became the fifth best-selling video game of 2006. 2007 saw the game release for Xbox 360 and over 3 million units of the game have sold since. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero World Tour have joined the fray, as have several expansion games, allowing users with other gaming consoles to join in the fun.

In mid-September of 2008, a company called Digital Praise will be releasing a similar type of game for computer users (PCs and Macs) called Guitar Praise. The game will feature over 50 Christian songs with 4 levels of play per song and onscreen lyrics for each tune. Two guitar players can each hook up to play together or to have one play lead while the other plays bass.

The Songs of Guitar Praise

• 12 Stones - "Broken"
• Bride - "Same Ol' Sinner"
• Caedmons Call - "There You Go"
• Casting Crowns - "Lifesong"
• Chris Tomlin - "Made to Worship"
• Darrell Evans - "So Good To Me"
• David Crowder Band - "Foreverandever Etc."
• Day Of Fire - "Reap and Sow"
• dc Talk - "Jesus Freak"
• Family Force 5 - "Love Addict"
• Flyleaf - "Perfect"
• Hawk Nelson - "The Show"
• Hawk Nelson- "Friend Like That"
• Inhabited - "Rescue Me"
• Israel & New Breed - "All Around"
• James Clay - "Franklin Park"
• Jared Anderson - "Blind Man"
• Jennifer Knapp - "Undo Me"
• Jeremy Camp - "Tonight"
• Jessie Daniels - "What I Hear"
• Jonah33 - "Father's Song"

• Josh Bates - "Perfect Day"
• Kutless - "Beyond the Surface"
• Kutless - "Hearts of the Innocent"
• Lincoln Brewster - "Spin"
• Nate Sallie - "All About You"
• Nevertheless - "The Real"
• Newsboys - "Something Beautiful"
• Paul Baloche - "Rock of Ages"
• Paul Baloche - "All The Earth Will Sing Your Praises"
• Petra - "Backsliding Blues"
• Pillar - "When Tommorrow Comes"
• Red - "Breathe Into Me"
• Relient K - "I Need You"
• Seventh Day Slumber - "Awake"
• Skillet - "The Older I Get"
• Skillet - "Rebirthing"
• Skillet - "Savior"
• Spoken - "Wind In My Sails"
• Spoken - "Falling Further"
• Spur 58 - "Sleepwalkers"
• Stellar Kart - "Procrastinating"
• Superchick - "We Live"
• The Crucified - "The Pit"
• This Beautiful Republic - "Going Under"
• Thousand Foot Krutch - "The Flame in All of Us"
• Thousand Foot Krutch - "The Art of Breaking"
• tobyMac - "I'm For You"
• Todd Agnew - "This Fragile Breath"
• Warren Barfield - "My Heart Goes Out"
• Whitecross - "Who Will You Follow"
• Whitecross - "When The Walls Tumble Down"