I rarely play a bum note....

[3rdWatch]

Had a pick-up gig for a hour slot in a worship gathering. We rehearsed the stuff getting the turnarounds, took notes on charts; good to go....At the gig, every note I played was wrong, the guitarist had a puzzled look, staring at his fret board. We were supposed to follow the keyboardist, but she didn't know that the previous group had changed the transposition on the keyboard. Ended up transposing the whole set on the fly, was tough for the 1st couple of tunes.

 

[punchdrunk]

-I pop the same note an octave higher so they can feel my FUNK!

This is actually kinda sage advice.

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

You guys know that no one buys these excuses right? Just say sorry and hope they dont fire you.

 

[wmhill]

I point at the drummer and holler "HE TOLD ME TO!"........ works like a charm.

 

[JoeWPgh]

Slide! It's a grace note!

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

I used to call them "sober notes" because no matter how many drinks I'd had, a bum note would wake me right the eff up. Since I rarely drink these days, I grit my teeth and begin to question my dedication.

My last gig we ended up sitting around a bar for few hours before we went on. I had one too many and hit four bum notes that show. I usually stop once i hit the wrong note and jump right back in but still, no more drinking before shows. Im still beating myself up because i really do play most shows without hitting a bum note because im a perfectionist and i practice

 

[tifan]

I turn red when I do it in church . . . It's particularly frustrating when rehearsal is perfect and then.

 

[pbass6811]

But when I do, It's always in front of a mass of people in a bar, who, like all the koala's we play for, just don't give a crap...

*insert super funny Koala sitting in tree in the rain with meme "No Craps Given", that I can't seem to find*

 

[5StringBlues]

But when I do, It's always in front of a mass of people in a bar, who, like all the koala's we play for, just don't give a crap...

*insert super funny Koala sitting in tree in the rain with meme "No Craps Given", that I can't seem to find*

Close enough?

 

[pbass6811]

Close enough?

That will do, nicely! Thank you, kindly...

 

[shawshank72]

I usually yell "aaaauuugh!", like Charlie Brown does when Lucy pulls the football away.

Exactly this.

 

[red_rhino]

But when I do, I play it with such conviction that the rest of the band believes they're at fault, and follows me.

 

[Yawsbass]

...but when I do, I do it again the next time that chord comes up and say it's a riff.

 

[JimmyM]

After Friday's gig, I can't say the first part with any conviction, let alone come up with the second line! Geez, what a hideous mess my playing was that night.

 

[codycon96]

but when I do I call it jazz.

This is the most important reply on this website ever.

 

[Bone]

I rarely play A bum note, I play lots of bum notes. I like to string them together and call them a gig.

 

[jeffbassguy]

but when i do it reminds me that my guitarist played 336 bum notes during the gig but focused on my one miss all night

 

[Space Pickle]

but when i do i prefer dos equis

...

wait

 

[Freez]

I slide effortlessly and fretlessly into the correct note...

That's not a mistake; it's a Glissando!

 

[Bassic Playing]

But when I do I really regret having my delay on.