Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

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Roni the jaded guitarist

Roni Videtta plays lead guitar in the Ambulance Men. She knows music theory, keeps a day job, and tells John he’s an idiot.

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Popularity rank 16 #235. Music and math

June 9, 2009

RONI: Music theory is like a... BEAUTIFUL MATH PROBLEM. Music and math are a lot alike actually.
DAN: But... I'm TERRIBLE at math.

RONI: Well...

RONI: You're not really great at music either.

DAN: Oh yeah, so that actually makes sense.
RONI: Yeah.

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Popularity rank 17 #234. Resolving the melody

June 8, 2009

RONI: No, John, you can't do that.

JOHN: Do what?

RONI: You ended your song before you resolved the melody!

RONI: You can't DO that!
JOHN: Why NOT?
RONI: You just CAN'T!!
JOHN: I CAN!!
RONI: No, you CAN'T!!!
JOHN: Says WHO?!

RONI: Says MUSIC!!!!
JOHN: I AM music!!!!
CHRISTINA: OK, let's... take a rehearsal break...

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Popularity rank 18 #233. Add more emotion

April 15, 2009

RONI: If that's what you want me to play, then say that!
JOHN: I DID say that!

RONI: No, you said, "add more emotion"! Who knows what that means!
JOHN: People! PEOPLE know what that means!

RONI: Isn't it much easier to remember that I play the root and fifth note as an arpeggio?

JOHN: Yeah, if you're a MIDI sequencer, Roni!
DAN: Wait, now I'm not even sure I was playing the same song as you...

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Popularity rank 19 #232. Hit more weird notes

April 13, 2009

RONI: You mean like... this?
JOHN: YES! Yeah. That.

RONI: OK, so when you say you want me to "hit more weird notes" in my solos, you actually want me to use chromatics to create melodic tension.
JOHN: I guess.

RONI: (sigh) This would be so much easier if you guys had a strong music theory background.
JOHN: Yeah...

JOHN: Or, I mean, if you DIDN'T.

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Popularity rank 20 #231. Dan and sheet music

April 10, 2009

DAN: That's amazing, you played that solo IDENTICALLY to the last time you played it.
RONI: Oh, well, yeah. I have the notes all written out.

DAN: Hmm, this is interesting...
RONI: Oh, Dan, I didn't think you could read music.

DAN: Oh, I can't, no...

DAN: But if you blur your eyes this looks like a little guy with a handlebar mustache.

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