As a guitar player, there are those times when you experiment on the fly during a solo, and it goes sour. I have found that if you play the riff again (sour part and all), and the second time bend the note (or add a note) to correct the mistake, nobody seems to notice, and it sounds like you were using the first mistake as a building block.

I was talking with Kip Amore a bass player here in Ohio that plays with numerous bands, and he gave me some more tips on covering flubs (especially for singers).

Forget the Lyrics? the easiest is to add a solo into the mix. But more fun is pretending there is a technical problem (jiggle the mic cord, look at the sound guy until you get to line you remember). But what do you mouth while you're pretending? Try the word Watermelon over and over. From someone sitting in the audience, it probably looks like your mouth the correct words.Another fun alternative is make up your own lyrics(for those extremely creative on the fly), or just repeat the last verse.

Regardless of the mistake, the one thing to keep in mind is to smile, laugh, and keep going (arguing on stage NEVER looks good).

Dave Jackson
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