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So I told this joke to the soul-dance band (guitarist, bassist, trumpet, sax, drums, and singer):

 

"Gee, things are sort of messed up in the world right now. If only they would follow the G7 Summit with a C Major Summit, that would resolve everything."

 

Now I myself thought the joke was cute and even a bit funny. No one else in the band got it.

 

It can be lonely being the keyboard player.

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It's a good joke. I'm surprised that nobody in the band got it.

 

I'm not at all surprised...

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So I told this joke to the soul-dance band (guitarist, bassist, trumpet, sax, drums, and singer):

 

"Gee, things are sort of messed up in the world right now. If only they would follow the G7 Summit with a C Major Summit, that would resolve everything."

 

Now I myself thought the joke was cute and even a bit funny. No one else in the band got it.

 

It can be lonely being the keyboard player.

 

A major difficulty in telling a joke like this is that the humor could B diminished by the D livery. C what I mean?

Play it with a groove, and say it with flair and maybe...

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So I told this joke to the soul-dance band (guitarist, bassist, trumpet, sax, drums, and singer):

 

"Gee, things are sort of messed up in the world right now. If only they would follow the G7 Summit with a C Major Summit, that would resolve everything."

 

Now I myself thought the joke was cute and even a bit funny. No one else in the band got it.

 

It can be lonely being the keyboard player.

 

That's because you forgot the element of suspense before the resolution.

 

Yes being a keyboard player can be lonely.

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That's because you forgot the element of suspense before the resolution.

 

Yes being a keyboard player can be lonely.

 

So there should be a sustained G7 summit before the C Major summit?

J.S. Bach Well Tempered Klavier

The collected works of Scott Joplin

Ray Charles Genius plus Soul

Charlie Parker Omnibook

Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life

Weather Report Mr. Gone

 

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I hope you don't have that joke copyrighted, because I hope to get some mileage out of it.

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It's a good joke. I'm surprised that nobody in the band got it.

I can't speak for the other band members, but drummers come by it naturally. You did know that DRUM is an acronym, right?

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Thanks. Just relayed the G7/C one to my wife (we both took music theory), and she got a kick out of it. She really got a kick out of the one about DRUM being an acronym.

 

My son in law is a drummer. However, he is also a trumpet player, and has an excellent command of theory.

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It's a good joke. I'm surprised that nobody in the band got it.

 

I'm not at all surprised...

 

 

Really? I am. It's beyond me how anyone could play bass or guitar in a band without knowing that. It's V7 - I in no sharps or flats for christsake. Not exactly Giant Steps.

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It's beyond me how anyone could play bass or guitar in a band without knowing that. It's V7 - I in no sharps or flats for christsake. Not exactly Giant Steps.
Really. Made me laff.

... there's a good chance they have no idea what a "G7 summit" means.
Musicians not knowing what a G7 summit means is a better explanation than musicians not knowing that G7 resolves to C.
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