I'm about to explode!!!

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Lately I've had no motivation whatsoever to play bass and I know that I really need to but it's just so frusturating!! I keep practicing but I feel like I'm getting nowhere!! I thought it was because I was reading tabs wrong so I talked to a friend about it..and apparently I was reading them wrong. So I started again and still my playing is HORRIBLE!! I am not seeing any improvement and thinking about giving up!!
 

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Originally Posted by Lil_Axl_Gurl

Lately I've had no motivation whatsoever to play bass and I know that I really need to but it's just so frusturating!! I keep practicing but I feel like I'm getting nowhere!! I thought it was because I was reading tabs wrong so I talked to a friend about it..and apparently I was reading them wrong. So I started again and still my playing is HORRIBLE!! I am not seeing any improvement and thinking about giving up!!
Do not give up!! I know it is hard - I learned to play the guitar, and I was bad and frustrated, but I gave it a little break now and then, and kept at it. Now I'm at least halfway decent. Which is good since that's part of my job. Don't give up! Go slowly in practice, and work up to speed.
YOU CAN DO IT!!!

We music types have to stick together! Particularly when we think we suck!
 

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Think of what inspires you to play bass in the first place. Often when I was feeling frustrated with piano I would put on some Tori Amos and get inspired. Then I would try to figure out her songs on the piano and become obsessed with playing piano again.

Don't give up, but don't force yourself either.
 
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Yeah I don't know what's wrong with me I haven't really been in the mood to do like anything


And so I would go and try bass and it does nothing but really frusturate me because I keep strumming the wrong string or screwing up in some other sort of way! It's so annoying!!
 
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