Hit A Bad Note Live? Act Like You Meant It., What other option do you have? |
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Hit A Bad Note Live? Act Like You Meant It., What other option do you have? |
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Jun 9 2012, 06:49 PM |
Though I intend to start working out more defined, and arranged solos in the future....I come from a background of playing more "in the moment". Thanks to GMC, I'm starting to bridge the 2 styles. But it may be years before I play an entire set with fully arranged solos, so in the meanwhile, there will be "mistakes.
My solo starts around 3:15 and is going alright. Nothing too special, just my personal blend of too much blues/rock/funk influence, played at a higher tempo with more gain to achieve a "metal-like" effect. At about 3:40 hang out on a bend just a bit too long and hit a "bad note". Not enough to ruin everything, but noticeable. I've been playing gigs for years now, and have learned (the hard way...not easy, and not a quick lesson) to just push on. I don't think I even flinch. My mind just learned to embrace that note and work off of it, somehow. If I allow my brain to process the note as a negative action, things tend to go worse. Also, the crowd will notice you "wince" at your own note, and may notice you stiffen afterwards. Also, your playing can start to be less confident. Such as my weaksauce bend to end this solo run. I'm not getting down on myself, but it helps to learn from the good and bad. I don't expect "perfection" live if I'm "improving" a solo. But I still go back and analyze the good and bad. In this case, I even found some "good" in the "bad"!! -------------------- Check out my awesome Nintendo Cover-band, EMULATOR!! http://www.reverbnation.com/emulator Now.....go practice!! |
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Jun 9 2012, 07:36 PM
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I wouldn't call it a bad note
Most of the time the only person who sees the wrong notes is the person playing them I think Anyway, nice solo I like it. |
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Jun 9 2012, 10:27 PM |
Although, I must admit that sometimes if I play an obvious clanger that even the crowd would notice then I think it's ok to make a silly 'Wtf ?' expression and be like 'I dunno what the hell that was !' and shrug it off... I think people like that humanness People like to see the "humaness" when you are shredding like BEN HIGGINS!! For the rest of us, the goal is to HIDE the humaness and present a more "shred-a-riffic" version of ourselves!! -------------------- Check out my awesome Nintendo Cover-band, EMULATOR!! http://www.reverbnation.com/emulator Now.....go practice!! |
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Jun 10 2012, 06:10 AM |
Fine job there Derper. Could not hardly tell where you did it at. The audience probably did not either. Nice Solo man. Thanks so much Mike, I really appreciate it!! Thanks to GMC, I'm stepping it up a bit and getting faster, and smoother. But I still play in a very "Gabe" (Me, not Leopardi!) style which isn't as metal, melodic, and flowing as I'd like. Although, the bassist says he like the contrast of me vs. our other guitarist ("Shreddy McFreddy"). I really wish there was video of my Castlevania solo from that night. That's the one that I actually defined a bit. There's also another thread (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=44749) which has a video where I take a solo on Contra. That one isn't quite "written", but the song itself has a built in turnaround that you almost need to play off of. It was a challenge at first, but now I know a few spots on the fretboard to play it in, to make it sound natural. -------------------- Check out my awesome Nintendo Cover-band, EMULATOR!! http://www.reverbnation.com/emulator Now.....go practice!! |
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Jun 18 2012, 10:26 PM |
This topic reminds me of a story I heard a while back ago about a kid whose dad beat him when he played wrong notes, so he invented jazz to save his hide.
-------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
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Jun 18 2012, 10:43 PM |
name, name, name!
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