When You Feel Bad About Your Playing, Remember THIS

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[@SMJSmoK]

Also, if you learn to "play through" mistakes, as you say, you will eventually start making fewer mistakes as well because you're less tense and less afraid, which is always a performance killer.

[@jfo3000]

Also, you get better at fixing mistakes before you make them. Indeed this can happen.

[@michaelmillican5592]

Recording your music also helps you get better!

[@MaddesG1]

That is true

[@regandunn4850]

Mistakes are just a smile

[@questelohim...]

Man he just read me

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Great insight for young guys. I am 61 and have played forever and still consider myself an intermediate player, but I agree with everything you said. I have played live and made mistakes, but I keep a poker face and keep going. Never stop playing and play thru it. I would be nervous for about 5 minutes, but the crowd at the bar is drunk and just want to have fun. Plus, it's supposed to be fun. . Hard work / practice makes all the difference. ♥️🤘♥️

[@dexter_gd3478]

Since he showed Crossroads clip. Check out Paul Davids learning to play that song. It took him a year to learn it. He shows all his mistakes. Very useful information here and resets my approach. Thanks for the video.

[@viniciussiqueira1875]

That's why I like Kiko Loureiro, he shows us the whole process, all his mistakes (both in free lessons on yt but especially in Guitar hacks, for example) Kiko é foda! Damn the Japanese kids haha

[@jimicunningable]

Great points man! I've heard Vai confess to being less than great on acoustic and Jeff Beck admit losing the pick lost some right hand speed. ..and they're two of our greatest ever. TYVM HTPG. HF all.

[@jimicunningable]

...speaking of Beck, that Jedi coulda landed on any @#$% note and twisted it into a good spot..

[@jimicunningable]

I learned a VERY valuable lesson from the Dead. They'd traditionally lol at mistakes. It got to the point that the crowd would be quite amused, especially if Jerry or Bob @#$^@ up. ...smart & fun.

[@chinmaysguitarclass]

This is the video I need to save and listen to, again & again... Yes, I'll never stop comparing myself to other great players. But, I can shift the comparison from skill level to Practice habits. This gets me to action !

[@karimmohammed1479]

This is the best channel for guitar learning. Thanks.

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

Kinda reminds me of when Herman Li showed up on someone else’s livestream when this streamer was attempting to play TTFAF. The streamer said “I don’t know how to play this song!” Herman replied “me neither LOL!”

[@jfo3000]

I saw DF early in their career. Li didn't play his solos anywhere near the record. Not even close. Broke the spell of DF, I really did expect more.

[@angryheretic]

Funny how watching a few of your videos without thinking too much have helped more than 15 years of courses and books

[@jfo3000]

Mike is no BS / tough love. What we really need to hear.

[@MGM261]

If you feel bad about your playing, remember that the guys on stage only have to remember a set list... 15 - 20 songs and that is all they have to play for an entire year. Personally as a Tutor. I have to remember around 400 songs at any given time on 4 different instruments. 😎

[@droidfan]

5:00 could be one of the best advice I've heard.

[@nagomizik9358]

Oh sweet Mona Lisa!🤓🤓🥳🥳

[@luezma]

such great insight, thank you for helping me!

[@danielnm156]

Yessir ! This video was just what I needed to hear after a bit of disappointment yesterday. Sometimes there is struggle and that is ok.

[@nickkapatais]

This is so true and overlooked.

[@MarioSuarez_guitarrista]

just, THANK YOU. You just described all my fears and worries when I'm performing, recording, learning from social media vids, or even teaching my students. And I'm sure that this is a matter that creates anxiety and bad thoughts in many mid/high level guitarists. Interestingly, these symptoms are more evident the better musician you are. As a comforting anecdote, a few days ago, I saw a video about two great reputed players jamming with an even more great reputed player (won't say names obviously). You know, jamming, no tricks, no hidden catches, nothing prepared. And certainly, the performance was just meh. Normal scale playing, usual pentatonic stuff, you know. Great playing, for sure, but nothing about that "original-unique-superhuman-mind blowing" stuff that I see on their vids. So, yes, it is increasingly clear for me that it is not the same the regular daily guitar skill/stuff than the one prepared for a vid, lesson or studio song. Thanks again for bring it out!

[@soulconnectedstudioproject4612]

Thanks for this eye opener

[@christopherberry8519]

And then you listen to Tim Pierce and realise that some guitarists just nail it. RIP.

[@ringmike]

RIP????

[@LP-123]

Tim is one of the absolute best - but he still controls WHAT he plays over; don't forget that. Tim has a killer style with killer melodic sense. And if you listen to enough of him, you start to see similarities between his playing. That takes nothing away from him at all - he's perfected his style, and it's amazing!

[@ClayJarvisGuitar]

Great video and all of this is so true!!

[@transparent6748]

Believe we all have been guilty here at some point lol..thanks again Mike great video

[@burakyy4907]

Another nicely helpful video

[@MRPERFECT_79]

THAT MIGHT BE THE TIGHTEST SHIRT IVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE

[@scottmcnaughton4143]

Ummm....watched John Petrucci a few hours ago...perceived no mistakes. Still have a mountain of practicing ahead...but what a show!

[@chrisgeo1642]

If you’re ever down about your playing watch machine gun Kelly lol I guarantee you’re better than him.

[@hirokomlm131]

I'm no guitar God, but I always thought the guitar Gods just freestyled their solos, and maybe some do, but whenever I tried to freestyle I'd always fall in the trap of trying to play beyond my skill level and end up sounding like an amateur as a result. Irony. I learned to rehearse solos before hand and then commit to doing those solos on stage. It's less flashy and less "spiritual", but it saves me from letting delusion get me stuck in a ditch. And with fewer mistakes, I can use more recordings of my live shows.

[@michaelwilson2497]

Ain't nothing wrong with that. I do the same thing to a degree. You can still have a hot night and have the emotional/spiritual experience the way you do it. Only a few of the elite can do the in the spot piss excellence. I take licences with solos of songs. Have for years. I get the basic phrasing of the solo, and play til I keep nailing it. Due to carpel tunnel, I have had to do root chords over spider chords. Is what it is and I ain't gonna stop playing. Helps I have been playing for 35 years.

[@nagomizik9358]

A "poker face" : Golden !!

[@dougsteeleguitar]

I like this guy.

[@yayo2211]

This is so great man. Thanks

[@usinganear]

These are all amazing reminders! I love this video! It's going in my special "inspiration" playlist. Also, I was the 666th "like"! 🤘

[@indrajitghosh5001]

Great 🙏

[@precisiondigitalcncs.a3909]

That was great. Thank you.

[@robertmazurowski5974]

Without at least of 15-20 minute warm up in like 60-80 bpm, quarter notes I can't play for shit. Even if I manage to play something in 16 in 130 for example, It would be sloppy and would hurt my hand for a couple of days. So for me if somebody can play a diffcult song, no warmup is amazing.

[@plentyguitarplantyfood7062]

Except for Guthrie Govan, I really do believe he is that good as I imagine him to be. Probably even better.😬

[@fescoversongchannel230]

Agreed 💯

[@Artty-fl8ul]

Thank you sir!

[@svengain7020]

Great video. If i could make a suggestion, the text on screen ,could stay on a little bit longer. Other than that, awesome content 👍

[@eddiejr540]

“Stinking-Thinking “ has destroyed a lot of productivity!!!

[@SteverRob]

Ever wonder how many famous solos have mistakes that we interpret as "genius"

[@TheMeJustMe75]

I've seen videos with Steve Vai and John Petrucci admit that they had to practice for hours to nail a part of a song they were writing. They said it sounded easier in their head. Joe Satriani has said you have to practice and play every day. There is a video out of John Petrucci teaching a arpeggio sequence and he admits he messed up trying to play it. The thing is he plays a note that sounds good. He messes up about three times.

[@springbloom5940]

Performers usually play simplified or easier versions of songs

[@JohnLloydDavis]

This is all well and good but there's a guitar player called Guthrie Govan that is always on the top of his game :)

[@craigbrowning9448]

I remember seeing a video of Stevie Wonder at a NAMM show playing one of his own songs and he forgot part of the song in the middle and at the sort of apologize for it (he obviously couldn't look at the music).

[@robbiegarnz7732]

I used that “angry guitar guy” meme for my video! It was about why I quit guitar playing due to imposter syndrome. Lol!

[@wiebenijenhuis1825]

0:40 Guthrie Govan....

[@SanDimas234]

Yeah, but he's a guitar playing robot from the future so he doesn't count.

[@beefnacos6258]

Remember this: these people don't have to go to work for 8 to 12 hours a day, playing the instrument is their job. Of course they're going to be better than you. Also remember, they have access to the best trainers in the world. These people can learn in 3 months what takes you a whole year or longer. They have the time and money

[@ripcord93]

thanks--an unrelated question though, what film is the Joe Pesci scene from ? at 0:31

[@ShpookyMetal]

\m/ epic destruction there do it after hearing Slayer or megadeth hahah

[@BrainDamageComedy]

dont forget to practice every day.

[@EasyThere]

Many people play well. Few can write a decent song. Playing more notes fast cannot compare to the one perfect note.

[@guitarman...]

I guess Paul Gilbert is an exception to this. he can seemingly play any if his old technical licks randomly at request.

[@transparent6748]

I think it’s guitar playing in general..Paul has said how frustrated it was .he wasn’t very happy with his sweep picking technique or his first teacher learned him only to play upstrokes…

[@normt6226]

Even worst...Mistakes makes you relatable to listeners...Guitar virtuosos just appeal to guitar aficionados...That why Satch,Vai and Malmsteen have sold around 30 millions albums all-together and Jimmy ''Sloppy'' Page has sold 300 millions albums...Playing perfectly is impressive but it doesnt have any lasting effect on people...Great songs and emotionnal playing does...

[@ShpookyMetal]

dont forget they are human too not guitar gods ,Vai will agree to it lol ,he has humbleness

[@QuynhNguyen-zw8uv]

i'm guessing you're only showing us the finished and edited version of this video? pot calling kettle?

[@HowToPracticeGuitar]

I also hire an actor to play me.

[@QuynhNguyen-zw8uv]

@@HowToPracticeGuitar hopefully that actor is good enough to get the videos done in a few takes then. 🤘🏽

[@serbianhammer]

One thing to remember is most people won't notice the tiny mistakes you make. Only you do because you know you made the mistake :p. For example I don't think I would've noticed Slash mess up if he just kept playing, improvised and pretended like it was on purpose lol, and sometimes those mistakes can sound cool because you wouldn't have initially thought of playing it like that. Another example is I didn't notice Paul McCartney mess up and yell "fuck" in Hey Jude, but it's there 😂.

[@chrismuratore4451]

Biggest obstacle to getting better at guitar: having day job. Biggest obstacle to not getting better guitars: having no day job.

[@gordiannot77]

When you feel bad about your playing remember this.. Shawn Lane. Feeling better?

[@soeasy9863]

Never compared with a guitarrist. Never got pissed off about my playing. I just run modes shapes 2 warm up. Next, just record a backingtrack n' add solo guitar. I use the same beat a lot o times, changing tempo. My relationship with guitar it's peaceful. Am i a good player? No. Did i played a lot? Yes, a lot, for hours n' hours all over the years. So, why do you play man? Just because guitar saved my life n' i have a need 2 play. In this issue i don't even care about the World. It's natural 2 me. But i know what a good guitarist is: some1 who plays in every single note ( go chromatic) without thinkin' and sounds good.

[@medievalknievel]

/Was fucked up don’t forget that part

[@davidportnoy3237]

I make mistakes, but 98% of the time I still play any song I know correctly. I don't need weeks of prep to get it perfect.

[@beefnacos6258]

Because if you practice it the right way you're going to simply play it the right way. Is actually harder to learn something wrong and then come back and fix it later than it is to learn it the right way from the start

[@eriong.7446]

Yeah, but that’s when you already practiced enough to know them. So you most likely spent weeks to prep already. And if you don’t play it for a long time, like a year or so, but play other stuff, you will again practice for at least a short time to refresh it. (Or in my case relearn it completely). Also, you are a Portnoy, so… :)

[@TheMrMRsmoke]

nah bro, if anything they are better than what you think

[@BrunoGarciaMusic]

i dont think guthrie fits in this. He really can and he does play anything on the spot. Its scary.

[@stuartmiller7419]

Also, remember that people who expect perfection of you aren't worthy of it and are hypocrites.

[@jhcoverdrive9287]

2:50 Antonio Calculon Sr. only does one take...He doesn't even know the meaning of "second take".

[@stevelaferney3579]

Only if you are Eric Clapton or his level.

[@MisterTMH]

I have seen EC play a bad gig on an off night. He was shite. I saw him on top of his game another night and he was brilliant.

[@gooberthoreau]

So, just remember the most obvious things ever? Why not say "Remember, they have learned how to play guitar"? Too many videos like this where people make "secrets revealed" videos that are just stating things every person knows.

[@trevorus]

Sorry, Guthrie Govan seems to be the exception.

[@dave23024]

Get some pedals that make you sound great. Playing an electric guitar is 10% skill and 90% gimmicks.

[@jackgriffith9229]

😂You are Not Mike Stern you will play or sound that good however, If you write out a ten song set list and play the ten songs everyday for two months and then perform the set you will sound very good! Enjoy!🎸

[@sydras8050]

1st😃

[@ArtLogins]

Clickbait........ 👎

[@guslebotty6763]

There are a few (very few) exceptions, Guthrie Govan is one of them.

[@alonso21100]

Untill Dave Mustaine picks up a guitar ,he does now all of he's songs .