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The guitar intro to Roundabout by Yes, best known as the To Be Continued meme music from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, used for cliffhanger endings in videos.

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The guitar intro to Roundabout by Yes, best known as the To Be Continued meme music from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, used for cliffhanger endings in videos.

This clip captures the instantly recognisable opening of Roundabout, with its bright, fingerpicked acoustic guitar riff, steady bass line and crisp drums building into the full progressive rock groove that Yes made famous in 1971. It starts clean and almost playful before gaining momentum, which is exactly why it lands so well as a punchline. When it plays, viewers immediately expect the screen to freeze, the words To Be Continued to appear, and the story to stop at the worst possible moment, turning an ordinary fail, reveal or twist into a dramatic, funny cliffhanger that feels like the end of an episode.

Pro tip

Drop the riff as the action peaks, freeze on the most awkward expression, and add the To Be Continued arrow. Cut it abruptly instead of fading out, and never use it after a resolved ending, since the joke only works when viewers are left hanging.

How people use it

Ending a fail video on a dramatic cliffhanger moment.
Freezing a prank just before the reveal lands.
Turning an awkward interview pause into a joke.
Closing a gaming clip after an unexpected death.

More information

Roundabout was released by British progressive rock band Yes in 1971 on the album Fragile, and decades later it was chosen as the ending theme for the first season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which aired in 2012. In the anime, the song plays as episodes end with a freeze frame and the words To Be Continued, and fans began copying that exact format for their own videos. The meme spread across YouTube and TikTok, and it remains popular because the riff is instantly recognisable even to viewers who have never watched JoJo.

FAQ

What is the Roundabout To Be Continued sound?

It is the opening guitar riff from Roundabout by Yes, used in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure to close episodes with a freeze frame and the words To Be Continued. Creators now use the same clip to end videos on a cliffhanger.

Where does the To Be Continued song come from?

The song is Roundabout by Yes, originally released in 1971. It became widely known as a meme after it was used as the ending theme for the first season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, where it accompanied the show's To Be Continued freeze frames.

How do creators use this sound in videos?

Creators play it over the final seconds of a clip, freeze the frame at a surprising or awkward moment, and add the To Be Continued text. The abrupt stop makes an ordinary fail, twist or reveal feel like an episode ending.