Members gardo Posted October 28, 2015 Members Share Posted October 28, 2015 A freind told me this story from her praise band.. On the intro to the first song she realized the keyboard was transposed a half step sharp so she passed this on to the other band members.. Being a proffessional woodwind player she was quickly able to adapt. The guitarists moved their capos up a fret. The bass player sat out and the drummer never knew the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted October 28, 2015 Members Share Posted October 28, 2015 Nothing grates on the ears like flat drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Nothing grates on the ears like flat drum. You would be surprised by just how many drummers I've run into in the studio who don't have the first clue about how to tune their own instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted October 28, 2015 Members Share Posted October 28, 2015 Usually, when this happens in our praise band, the Music Director, who is playing electronic piano, doesn't realize she's playing in the wrong key. Sometimes I just drop out, sometimes I say something to her, and sometimes I transpose on the fly or use a capo. Larry, our bass player, just keeps going in the original key, and the drummer, when we have one, just keeps playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted October 28, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2015 I see this as establishing sort of a musical hierarchy The woodwind player is a professional and at the top of the orderThe guitar and keyboard players are probably pretty good so they are next.The bass player is likely not so good so he follows the othersAnd the drummer didn't need to change so we don't know about him but they tend to be off in their own groove anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted October 29, 2015 Members Share Posted October 29, 2015 I see this as establishing sort of a musical hierarchy . . . . . . The bass player is likely not so good so he follows the others . . . Larry, our bass player, is a talented trumpet player with a good voice but he's not a bass player by inclination. As I've mentioned previously, our church had a bass donated some years ago and at the time I was the only guitarist so I couldn't play both. I drafted him to play bass and he learned but it's not his first instrument so he doesn't know the fingerboard. In that respect, I'm better at my instrument but our Music Director is the standout. That said, she can't play by ear and none of us can improvise worth a darn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted October 30, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 I believe it's all about doin' what you can with what you have.. If you enjoy it and others do too it's a win / win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 I do wonder why he can't hear that he's in the wrong key. We play "They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love" in F minor but I've been playing it in E minor for years. These days, when I play it on guitar I simply use a capo. A couple of weeks ago I was filling in on bass and there's a place where I'm used to playing a C chord, not a C#. I hit a C note on the bass once from habit and immediately heard that it was off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted November 2, 2015 Moderators Share Posted November 2, 2015 I'd heard all the drummer jokes, but since my son has started jamming with his drummer friend, I think I'm beginning to see why good drummers rarely get the sack, and why good drummers like good bassists aren't common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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