David's Tip of the Day: Performance Issues - Tunnel Vision, Part 2

Let me first state that Ryan played the hell out of "Take It Easy Now"... his technique, dynamics and tone were stellar!... very proud of him. With that said... here's what happened...

He instructed the band to start from the V7, which is correct. After counting the band in the guitarists are on the V7 (bar 9), as requested, but the bass player started on the I7 (beginning of the form) and then the guitarists quickly changed to the I7 to match the bass player.

So... the band is playing from the I7...

After four bars goes by Ryan starts his performance of the song, just liked he practiced it. The band should be in the beginning of the form with Ryan (I7), but because they started on the I7 (bar one of the form), not the V7 (bar 9) they're now on the IV7, essentially four bars ahead of Ryan in the form.

Why didn't Ryan hear what was going on?

If he did hear something was wrong, how could he of figure out where they were in the form?

How should he have fixed this situation?

Think about these over the weekend, listening to the MP3 and watching the video again. I'll elaborate more on Monday. Have a great weekend!