arncol
Joined: Apr 10, 2012
Posts: 23
Denton, Tx
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Posted on May 09 2013 01:19 PM
I’ve been playing for two or three years now and I know my regular material pretty well and practice daily, but tend to always flub-up pretty good once or twice somewhere in the song. I think this is more from over-thinking what I’m doing, or choking, rather than lack of knowing how to do it. I was poking around online and found this neat little article. Probably won't be of much interest to more advanced players, but I thought it might useful to others with similar issues.
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/07/10/be-clutch-dont-choke-how-to-thrive-in-high-pressure-situations-part-ii/
Also, appreciate any practical tips on this anyone might offer.
Arnie
Denton, TX
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 09 2013 01:32 PM
Yeah, it is all muscle memory. Ever ask a musician about the chords to a song or even more telling the lead guitar part? They need to sit down with the guitar and and figure it out.
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artdecade
Joined: Aug 30, 2012
Posts: 399
Twangsville
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Posted on May 09 2013 01:40 PM
Watch Dave Wronski's tutorials.
He is a master - no doubt. Yet even he has to slow down and reflect as he teaches each section, because he is thinking about parts of the song rather than playing it straight through. As Jake said, muscle memory is the key. Otherwise known as Practice - Practice - Practice! 
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RobC
Joined: Oct 11, 2010
Posts: 152
Bainbridge Island, Washington
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Posted on May 09 2013 03:07 PM
Muscle and Audio memory. It helps ALOT if you can play by ear. Although I know even the most stalwart sight reading players can do it if they let themselves relax.
Some of the best playing I have done was after a long break (like 6 to 12 months) where under any other circumstances there is no way you would remember something as long as a song. Even with mistakes here and there, it flows really well when you can't think about it at all.
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tubesNtweed
Joined: Sep 07, 2011
Posts: 507
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Posted on May 26 2013 01:16 AM
Happens to me. When I'm in the zone I'm fine, but when explaining parts/chords of a song I have to play through it first, so I wouldn't be a good teacher. Even in front of crowds I never get jittery nervous, I'm relaxed but not in the playing way, I'll forget parts and it takes a few songs to loosen up my hands and get comfy. I bet if I didn't have to set the gear up and play right away I could relax and clear my mind, like the "rock stars" do hours before the show. Ah well, just gotta adapt and roll with it.
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