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What do you consider to be the most difficult musical instrument to play?

Trying to sing while playing bass guitar has been my personal pat-your-head-while-rubbing-your-tummy kryptonite.

Especially when the bassline is not much more complicated than hitting the root note at the right time.
 
SansuiG22000 said:
Trying to sing while playing bass guitar has been my personal pat-your-head-while-rubbing-your-tummy kryptonite.

Especially when the bassline is not much more complicated than hitting the root note at the right time.
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Humming the notes while playing the guitar can help with leads and fills. I don't remember why, but some guy told me this a long time ago, and it does work.
 
Strings - reeds - keys - I can handle. For me it is brass that have cups to buzz in like trumpet - trombone etc... Never could get those right.
 
I switched from trumpet to French horn for a couple years. The French horn is very difficult to play, the mouthpiece is tiny, the fingerings are odd, and the notes are very close together, making it very easy to hit the wrong pitch.

It’s a great instrument, but I never mastered it — it was more like it mastered me :(:).

That said, one thing I know for sure is that the James Bond theme would be a far lesser song without the French horns!
 
Mr Boochie said:
I think of this song when I think of the French Horn. :)

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This sounds very much like the 1966 Beatles version, but I guess Paul re-recorded it in the 80's for "Give my Regards to Broad Street" :thumbsup: (never seen the movie, but now is on my "to watch" list)

French Horn action at 0:56 ...

 
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