That old problem of missing notes when playing

[ubit]

14 minutes ago, chris_b said:

We did the first set without our drummer. He was stuck on the M25. IMO we sounded pretty good.

 

He arrived just before the second set and only had time to set up the bass drum, snare , hi-hat and 1 cymbal. With fewer things to hit, it was the best gig he played during his time with the band.

 

I used to know a band that regularly played up here. The drummer had a tiny bass drum, a snare and a hi hat, with one tom. That was all, and he was excellent.

[Jo.gwillim]

On 06/12/2024 at 15:03, gjones said:

I played a whole song once in the key of C.

 

It should have been played in the key of B.

 

Nobody noticed (not even me).

 

Although the drummer did give me a funny look.

Done that a couple of times 

, mortifying. Many funny looks! 

[Stub Mandrel]

5 hours ago, ubit said:

 

I used to know a band that regularly played up here. The drummer had a tiny bass drum, a snare and a hi hat, with one tom. That was all, and he was excellent.

 

'Jazz Kit'

 

I was asked to play one for a jam session. The host looked at my technique and asked me 'are you left-handed?'

 

'No', I replied, 'I just haven't got an effin' clue what I'm doing!'

 

People assume that because a bass player has rhythm they can play drums. I can play ONE drum at a time. Or boom-tish at a push.

[martin8708]

If I play the first few songs of the set note perfect , I start to get really nervous .

Once I have fluffed a note ( or two ) I can relax and get into the gig , I suppose it’s just the expectation that I’m I’m going to make a mistake at some time or another . 
Only one major episode of total brain freeze ( David Bowies Space Oddity) , great song , but never played it since .

Were all human , it’s how you recover from mistakes that matters .

[julietgreen]

On 06/12/2024 at 14:53, FretsOnFire said:

I've noticed that when I play I very rarely if ever can get through
songs (covers) with 100% of the notes hit.

 

I seem to be unable to play
a song without the odd mistake (not that anybody but me would notice
unless you played the song yourself)

I've read that even the pros have this issue but it's still in the
back of my mind that I've made the mistake and I'm sure I'm not the
only one here with the issue.

 

My question is.... How the heck do you get along with this problem? 😬😁

It's gratifying to read this. At my last outing, I realised I'd gotten to the end of a short set and hadn't made any mistakes. It was a remarkable moment. It's rare. Usually there are a few and it's always about lapses in concentration. 

[Stub Mandrel]

Last weekend the two guitarists actually remembered to stop playing after the third verse of Socks on Fire(place).

 

I was so surprised they got it right I did that little slide down a bar late!

[diskwave]

Cant say Ive ever sufferd from 'missing notes', but duff notes?... sure, loads.

[lemmywinks]

Just get good at staying relaxed and masking your errors, sometimes I play a perfect gig and sometimes not.

 

Turn a fail into a fill!

Edited December 16, 2024 by lemmywinks

[SimonK]

I was following the pipe organ bass line in "Joy to the World" at a carol service last night. Screwed up part of it in the first verse, played it fine in the second, then got to wondering how I could have screwed it up first time round and messed it up again in the third verse! Of course being the bass player no one else in the band said they noticed.

[Jo.gwillim]

18 hours ago, julietgreen said:

It's gratifying to read this. At my last outing, I realised I'd gotten to the end of a short set and hadn't made any mistakes. It was a remarkable moment. It's rare. Usually there are a few and it's always about lapses in concentration. 

Really hard isn't it. Concentrate too hard and i sound robotic. Not enough and make mistakes. Start enjoying the moment too much and forget where you are in the song, get too critical about the last mistake and play too safe. Very subtle balance that like you said  nobody will really notice anyway! 

[Bilbo]

Edited December 17, 2024 by Bilbo