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Originally Posted by Dalegreen
I went to a Victor Wooten workshop three years ago when he was up on the west coast of BC. When it comes to right or wrong (notes), he was quick to add, if you are worried about the "wrong" note, on either side of it is the "right" note.
He was basically enforcing the idea that there really are no "wrong" notes, as other postings have mentioned, it is all in the phrasing.
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Yes, a few old jazz sayings make that point:
"For any wrong note, the right one is a half-step away." [Anon.]
"There's no such thing as a wrong note, only a wrong time to play it." [Anon.]
"Do not fear mistakes; there are none." [Miles Davis]