Blues Turnarounds
About This Lesson
In this lesson, we'll dive into these essential riffs that add that final touch to any blues progression. Learning turnarounds is about more than just the licks—they help us understand how dominant chords work, explore triads, and unlock different areas of the fretboard. By the end, you'll not only have some great-sounding phrases but also a deeper understanding of how blues progressions come together, and you'll be able to play these ideas all over the neck.
47 minute video lesson
Detailed & prinatble TABs and notation
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What You'll Learn
- Understand the harmonic structure of blues turnarounds using chromatic dominant 7th chord movements
- Master the same E dominant 7 turnaround voicing across multiple positions and string sets to unlock the fretboard
- Apply counterpoint techniques where a bass line ascends while the melody descends to create harmonic tension
- Learn the specific technique of holding the root note on top while descending chromatically from the flat seventh below
- Practice sophisticated ending variations including the use of chromatic 9th and 13th chords to resolve the progression
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