Counting while singing and playing

GaryHewitt

Blues Newbie
It seems that when you are playing a song you have learned that you no longer need to count and it would be impossible if you are singing as well. Is it correct to say that you count to learn the song but once you have the groove down you don’t count it anymore?
 

MikeS

Student Of The Blues
Staff member
I'll paraphrase whe I've heard Griff say...

You count till you don't need to count.
How do you know when you don't need to count?
If you don't KNOW that you don't need to count, then you need to count.


Bottom line is once the count is so ingrained in you that you can hear it in your sleep, you can probably stop until/unless you find yourself getting lost when singing.
 
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