Not one bum note was played and you have to hand it to the band for their professionalism.

Kalam's only bum note is Eddie's secondary romantic interest, Marchalina, a precocious classmate.

I watched the girl work, and felt, as ever, hopelessly alienated, barred; a bum note amongst the harmonies.

This avoids them fluffing their lines or hitting bum notes.

It's overwrought, unconvincing and - although occasionally still brilliant - ends on an absurd bum note.

And yet there's not one bum note in there.

There was no need to worry about a backing track or a bum note, a pleasant realization at a pop show.

The performance received attention for Harding's "bum note".

Despite having praise for the girls, Nick Levine of Digital Spy observed "one too many bum notes."