He's saying that intermediate and advanced musicians tend to do too much because they have those tools in their tool belt and wanna use them. It's easy to get excited and overcomplicate the music, which newer musicians lack the ability to do and so they just keep it simple and play what they can, what they know the song fundamentally calls for.
The difference between an advanced guitarist and an advanced musician. A good muscican doesn't play the inappropriate voicing just because they know it
This is a case of that bell curve meme. The ‘bad’ musician will play the simple D chord because that’s all he knows, the intermediate will play the inversion just because he knows it, and the truly good musician will play the simple D because he knows that is what’s appropriate.
This is because being a “good musician” isn’t just about skill and technique. It’s about being able to play stylistically/tastefully and know how to adapt. I know too many guitarists who don’t play tastefully because they just want to show off, even when it’s entirely tasteless and inappropriate. Then they can’t take criticism about it, and they take it personally
This is the worst humble brag i ever heard, you're not at a disadvantage youve just spent all your time working on your playing abilities and never focused on songwriting
As a bassist, I feel this 100%. I heard a great quote from another bassist - he said his teacher told him “just because you CAN play it doesn’t mean you SHOULD.”
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He's saying that intermediate and advanced musicians tend to do too much because they have those tools in their tool belt and wanna use them. It's easy to get excited and overcomplicate the music, which newer musicians lack the ability to do and so they just keep it simple and play what they can, what they know the song fundamentally calls for.
Knowing extended chords and inversions is one thing. Knowing how and when to use them is another.
Being a good musician is knowing what’s appropriate for the song, not knowing a lot of chords
the Jacob Collier effect 👀
The difference between an advanced guitarist and an advanced musician. A good muscican doesn't play the inappropriate voicing just because they know it
This is one of the most elaborate humble brags I've ever seen
This is a case of that bell curve meme. The ‘bad’ musician will play the simple D chord because that’s all he knows, the intermediate will play the inversion just because he knows it, and the truly good musician will play the simple D because he knows that is what’s appropriate.
Sounds like "I have bad marks because I'm too smart"
"Keep It Simple, Stupid" are truly words to live by in those situations.
This is because being a “good musician” isn’t just about skill and technique. It’s about being able to play stylistically/tastefully and know how to adapt. I know too many guitarists who don’t play tastefully because they just want to show off, even when it’s entirely tasteless and inappropriate. Then they can’t take criticism about it, and they take it personally
"I'm too good to get gigs, although I know exactly what I need to do in order to get a gig."
That’s why I’ve spent the last 20 years making sure I suck, so I can be good.
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Cowboy chords will always rule the universe
“If you’re a really good musician like me, it actually sucks because I’m too smart”
This is the worst humble brag i ever heard, you're not at a disadvantage youve just spent all your time working on your playing abilities and never focused on songwriting
Another way to say this: discretion is a musician’s greatest skill
part of being a good musician is knowing what to play in different contexts
As a bassist, I feel this 100%. I heard a great quote from another bassist - he said his teacher told him “just because you CAN play it doesn’t mean you SHOULD.”