A musical jargon word

[aliensrus]

Hi fellow musicians! I'm not a native English speaker, so I'm looking for a musicians' slang word for taking (or singing) the wrong note, the wrong chord, the drummer making a mistake, etc. Is there a generic word for "f*** up" that's commonly used specifically in a musical sense?
Thanks!

 

[Oddly]

Jazz?

 

[MisterFabulous]

Clam. Clunker. Brown note. But these have been around a long time.

 

[aliensrus]

Clam. Clunker. Brown note. But these have been around a long time.

Thank you, MrFab!

 

[Bob_Ross]

Yeah, @MisterFabulous nailed it… “clam” is the one that first came to mind and that I hear most often.

“Duff” and “Biff” show up every now and then… but “f*** up” may just be the most common!

 

[FilterFunk]

"Flub" is another one.

"Yeah, you really flubbed that riff."

 

[Richland123]

Brain fart

 

[nickpc]

When I hit a wrong note I'll just say "Tried a passing tone there, obviously didn't work. Won't try that one again!"

And it keeps working!

 

[aliensrus]

Thanks everyone for your comments. Seems like "clam" is the word I was looking for. It's also possible that it varies by country.

The Calamity Of The 'Clam,' Every Musician's Headache

 

[flannel cat]

if i hit some rough notes i say '' sorry amigos i was feeling jazzy''

 

[herrsmith]

I think "f up" really nails it. I remember my combo director in college telling us that if we f'd up during the upcoming recital, he'd play it on repeat. Not even the whole song, he'd fast forward to the f up and only play that. It was a pretty impassioned speech from a very chill-but-intense dude that clearly left a mark on me as a young bass player. Learned a lot from that absolute monster of a musician, including admonishments to - if against all reason we did manage to f up - to at least not make the "f up face." Dude has a Grammy now and I've never met someone who deserves one more.

Edited because I forgot that there was no swearing, and this post contained a lot of it. My bad.

 

[mongo2]

A lot of clams is a clam bake or maybe a train wreck.

 

[aliensrus]

I think "f up" really nails it. I remember my combo director in college telling us that if we f'd up during the upcoming recital, he'd play it on repeat. Not even the whole song, he'd fast forward to the f up and only play that. It was a pretty impassioned speech from a very chill-but-intense dude that clearly left a mark on me as a young bass player. Learned a lot from that absolute monster of a musician, including admonishments to - if against all reason we did manage to f up - to at least not make the "f up face." Dude has a Grammy now and I've never met someone who deserves one more.

Edited because I forgot that there was no swearing, and this post contained a lot of it. My bad.

F*** up is very general. I was looking for the word that would be used mostly by musicians. In Russian there is such a word.

 

[dalkowski]

Everyone else is wrong.

 

[FrenchBassQC]

the drummer making a mistake

"You're fired!!!"

 

[elgecko]

Google "Buddy Rich Clam".

You're welcome.

 

[aliensrus]

 

[Nashrakh]

A lot of clams is a clam bake or maybe a train wreck.

"Boy, the band sure is making clam soup tonight!"

I also like a "bum note" with my clam soup, with extra chowder.

 

[ElectroVibe]

Turn And Stare

 

[two fingers]

I've never made a mistake so I can't help you.

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