"Fill needed here. DO SOMETHING" = PANIC, mess it up.
I have many wise words on here that have helped me enormously in getting over various issues which, as wise Uncle Larry says, start in the head.
I'm playing in a covers band. They don't require me to slavishly follow the original except for the general feel/groove and any particularly iconic fills (well, they don't even require that, that's just my preference).
But I can't get through a number unless I've worked something out and written it down and practised it, and memorised it. Last practice, we were trying out some new numbers. I knew the songs although I hadn't played them before, and I didn't have any notes. Grooving along - great. Every time it came to a tansition to a chorus or whatever, I panicked, did something that didn't fit, froze in mid air, all that stuff.
I know I'm capable technically (enough for this band anyway) but I can't seem to get over this.
I am generally fairly lacking in confidence. I suspect this is a confidence issue, but I don't know -and if it is then I don't know how to deal with it. Even playing on my own, I can't get it right. It's holding me back.
Any suggestions gratefully received.
I have many wise words on here that have helped me enormously in getting over various issues which, as wise Uncle Larry says, start in the head.
I'm playing in a covers band. They don't require me to slavishly follow the original except for the general feel/groove and any particularly iconic fills (well, they don't even require that, that's just my preference).
But I can't get through a number unless I've worked something out and written it down and practised it, and memorised it. Last practice, we were trying out some new numbers. I knew the songs although I hadn't played them before, and I didn't have any notes. Grooving along - great. Every time it came to a tansition to a chorus or whatever, I panicked, did something that didn't fit, froze in mid air, all that stuff.
I know I'm capable technically (enough for this band anyway) but I can't seem to get over this.
I am generally fairly lacking in confidence. I suspect this is a confidence issue, but I don't know -and if it is then I don't know how to deal with it. Even playing on my own, I can't get it right. It's holding me back.
Any suggestions gratefully received.