Why do some singers sound good despite missing lots of notes and others sound awful when they just barely miss a note?

I ve noticed this with Ed Sheeran the most. He misses plenty of notes quite badly even but it still sounds great to me and everyone else.

Why is this? How can I manage for wrong notes to still sound decent?


Example: Ed Sheeran s cover of Trap Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06koEdJiwZg

He misses lots of notes badly in the beginning but it still sounds good to me.

gregory_dittman2018-01-03T07:46:44Z

One can miss notes and still be in key. If the guitar player hits a F and the singer hits a G and it's in the same key and scale then the singer technically missed the note, but still sang in key. That's musically acceptable. It's when people sing out of key that it'll sound horrible.

Anonymous2017-12-30T14:44:15Z

fluidity, as long as you keep on tempo and hit enough notes to keep it recognizable most people will never notice
if you miss a note and let it throw you off than it becomes noticeable to everyone

Groove doctor2017-12-30T14:41:06Z

He’s found the key notes to make the melody recognisable, like an artist can capture the essence of a face with only a few strokes