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Sad Trombone
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About the Sad Trombone sound
Four descending notes ending in a defeated wah-wah. Comedy's oldest fail sound, and the trombone remains undefeated. It predates the internet by decades, having been a vaudeville and radio staple long before anybody put it on a soundboard, so it reads as failure to absolutely everyone regardless of age. Play it after a bad joke, a failed attempt, or any anticlimax that needs formally acknowledging. This is an original synthesised rendition of the classic womp-womp cadence, free to download and deploy at funerals for somebody's dignity.
OriginOriginal synthesis of the classic descending 'wah wah wah waaah' fail cadence.
Tags
- #fail
- #wah-wah
- #trombone
- #comedy
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