fender73 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 The odd one here and there, but like other posts above, certainly not as many as my guitarist. "I'm not perfect that's for sure, i'm only human after all" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I've cut my bloopers down to about 2-3 per gig on average now, so on a good night that's one per hour... I swear the lead guitarist makes none though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 [quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1354356541' post='1885071'] We all know this one; [media]http://youtu.be/SVoEb5Rm5eo[/media] [/quote] Bullying at work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 [quote name='Tuono' timestamp='1354551261' post='1887245'] I made enough bloopers for everybody, no show stoppers but all the same. All I can say is it is just as well I own the band van. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfinbernard Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I dunno, a few I suppose, mistakes don't really matter that much though, more important is the attitude, music is for making people feel something, I would be more likely to berate myself for playing 'not tight enough' or 'not havin it enough' or 'too distracted' than a wrong note. I crack the whip with myself a fair bit but with the things that matter, not mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I am a jazz musician. It' s what I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 [quote name='Barefootbassplayer' timestamp='1354623187' post='1888171'] I've always said if I play and a gig and don't make the odd mistake I'm not trying hard enough never been one for learning bass lines note for note but like to react to what is going on around me and compliment where I can, echoing a cool guitar lick or drum fill when I know where they're going. By the time I realise I've hit a duff note I'm already past it so grin like a cheshire cat and carry on! [/quote] We're not related are we? Cos that's exactly my philosophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1354014853' post='1880740'] Never mind 2 or 3 per gig, I'm probably making 2 or 3 per song! I do have a good poker face though, developed through years of not corpsing on stage when things go wrong in my theatre and comedy performances! [/quote] Haha yeah, I make a couple of mistakes on at least 50% of our songs. As for the poker face, I've not got that down yet - I guess I'd rather people know I'm aware of my errors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltyG565 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 During our performance piece for my A level grade, my friend, who played guitar for us, decided she would put the capo on the second fret, and not the third, and not mention it to anybody. My bassline was quite fast up and down, and when i came in, i just looked and was like "why doesn't this sound right?". apparently my teacher was trying to signal that i was a semi-tone out, but then thought she might confuse me and stopped, but i worked it out anyway. I had to readjust everything on the fly, which wasn't easy for me. Apparently the moderator didn't notice, but that wasn't the only mistake i had made, and i was pissed off with the entire performance, and that was the only performance that ever really mattered. Also, my amp was really quiet for some reason, and at one point, it was just me playing under the bridge by myself, while my friend pretended to be a drunk in a pub and being all like "Oh aye, i know that one b'jaysus! go on, i'll sing along... shumtyimes a fyeels like" etc etc. I'm getting pissed about it now, and it was nearly a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo10 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I think at the end of the day, unless it's your full time job, we will always make the odd gaffe or 3. As long as we can cover them up well. Every one of us in the band make the od mistake, but nothing that is totally detrimental to the song. We all know when each in turn of us does a mistake but we just smirk at each other, shrug it off and bash on without stopping. Then have a laugh about it at the break/end of gig. Maybe we should just actually rehearse more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1357885364' post='1929969'] I am a jazz musician. It' s what I do. [/quote] Aren't they called incidentals? I've no idea how many mistakes I make at a gig, it's been a year since my last one. Hopefully let you know soon though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 [quote name='Jambo10' timestamp='1358067204' post='1932432'] I think at the end of the day, unless it's your full time job, we will always make the odd gaffe or 3. As long as we can cover them up well. [/quote] laughing and gurning at the cheese-wire strummer should do the trick then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 To my shame, cocked up the start to Valerie last night. All the right notes just totally the wrong tempo . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo10 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1358068710' post='1932445'] laughing and gurning at the cheese-wire strummer should do the trick then [/quote] That's a given!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebass84 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I am very critical of my own playing so if I dont fret perfectly I might class that as a mistake. Usually hit a few duff notes maybe twice a gig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dave Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I don't make mistakes. I long since accepted that during the course of a gig there would be incidents and issues which would not be as planned. Some of these would likely be as a result of my concentration going or being distracted or simply forgetting what I'm supposed to be doing. In which case - as I accept that these ar going to happen - they are not unforeseen. For that reason , using a combination of aquired skills and experience - I have learned to cope with them when they occur. Not to panic - not to be thrown in any way - but to react quickly and professionally and get back on the path. So for those reasons - when something I can foresee occurs and I've already prepared myself to deal with it............... how can it be a mistake?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.I. Joe Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1358072859' post='1932523'] I don't make mistakes. I long since accepted that during the course of a gig there would be incidents and issues which would not be as planned. Some of these would likely be as a result of my concentration going or being distracted or simply forgetting what I'm supposed to be doing. In which case - as I accept that these ar going to happen - they are not unforeseen. For that reason , using a combination of aquired skills and experience - I have learned to cope with them when they occur. Not to panic - not to be thrown in any way - but to react quickly and professionally and get back on the path. So for those reasons - when something I can foresee occurs and I've already prepared myself to deal with it............... how can it be a mistake?? [/quote] Sounds jazzy! Short of a show-stopper, the only mistake is making mistakes obvious. If you carry on as the good Doctor says then who is to know? If you throw yourself off track, pull a face etc then everyone knows. Edited January 13, 2013 by D.I. Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassulike66 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 If im giving it full beans and getting "down wiv da' kids" then i make about 4/5 subtle mistakes in an hours worth of set. Standing around like a coat stand ain't my thing but if it was and i made the same amount of mistakes i would consider taking up the triangle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneyg42 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Last night? One!! One fecking mistake in a gig we were recording and it was the second note of the grand finale encore........it was a corker,a total duffer! Still got the Blues, Gary Moore, chord pattern goes from D to G but I played D to A instead. Couldn't believe it, neither could my band mates. They beat me with Klingon pain sticks afterwards, hmm, might be a mistake worth making again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) [quote name='barneyg42' timestamp='1358674380' post='1942984'] Last night? One!! One fecking mistake in a gig we were recording and it was the second note of the grand finale encore........it was a corker,a total duffer! Still got the Blues, Gary Moore, chord pattern goes from D to G but I played D to A instead. Couldn't believe it, neither could my band mates. They beat me with Klingon pain sticks afterwards, hmm, might be a mistake worth making again [/quote] Well it should have sounded OK because the second chord is actually F/G so by playing A in the bass you've just turned an Fadd2 to an plain F major inversion - hardly harmonic crime of the century. Anyway if that were me, I would find a way the A fit over the first beat of F/G and play it again the next time round - maybe play something like | D Bb A G | A G G G|. This way I could claim it was deliberate all along Edited January 20, 2013 by bassman7755 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneyg42 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 [quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1358678663' post='1943064'] Well it should have sounded OK because the second chord is actually F/G so by playing A in the bass you've just turned an Fadd2 to an plain F major inversion - hardly harmonic crime of the century. Anyway if that were me, I would find a way the A fit over the first beat of F/G and play it again the next time round - maybe play something like | D Bb A G | A G G G|. This way I could claim it was deliberate all along [/quote] Well that went totally over my head *reaches for dust covered theory books in back of cupboard* In truth I did slide rather sheepishly down to the G but probably about two beats too late to cover the cock up! But hey, we had a laugh which was all that mattered in the end. Do you think at nearly 52yo I could be capable of reading music again? Learnt at school, joined a band when I left, forgot the lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Let me try again: The first 2 chords are Dm7 and F/G (meaning "F major with a G in the bass"). Your "mistake" was to play an A but since an F major chord is the notes F-A-C you still played a chord tone, thus it wouldn't have sounded too obnoxious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 [quote name='barneyg42' timestamp='1358681118' post='1943118'] Do you think at nearly 52yo I could be capable of reading music again? [/quote] Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 [quote name='barneyg42' timestamp='1358681118' post='1943118'] Do you think at nearly 52yo I could be capable of reading music again? [/quote] [quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1358696273' post='1943485'] Yes. [/quote] Glad you said yes Doddy. I'm trying to progress beyond the rudimentary at the age of 54. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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