Blues Turnarounds for the Uke, KEY OF "A"

[freak77007]

you learn al this in the lessons of ukulele hunt?

[uke5417]

More bits for my blues box. Woohoo! Thanks, Todd

[doogey9]

right on Bruce :)

[christhtisisbullshit]

Todd, to tell the truth, what I got was "E7 and then you do this that and this." I watched in a hurry and I'll watch again repeatedly when I get a chance but for now "this that and this" remains a mystery.

I'll admit to being a novice. I've also taken on a friend as a "student" and I'm having trouble getting him to understand the C chord. "No, it's always on the third fret. No, it's always on the third fret of the A string. That's the third fret counting down from the head." Be patient with me.

[doogey9]

hi friend, (send me your name when you get a chance)

yes, please watch again when you have more time.....the key here is that the first walk down/turnaround riff mentioned is played on the 'second string' walking in 'half steps' from the 3rd fret down to the first fret, then you go to E7

hope this helps......what you have here is a self taught musician trying to explain 'tricks' he's learned ha ha....

talk soon,

[christhtisisbullshit]

Hi Todd, Jon. Sorry. My user name came in a moment of frustration when I was told that my 10th try at a user name had either been taken or didn't meet some requirement. Lo and behold, that user name was OK.

I think I just got it. Tomorrow should be quiet. I'll practice like crazy. Thanks.

[christhtisisbullshit]

By the way, if I can nail it, this will really impress my "student". Every time he looks bored or refuses to get something I'll play him a little bit of blues in A. He perks up right away. Then I explain, "That's really pretty simple to play. What we're doing is the building blocks of that. Practice this little piece of it and next time we'll learn another piece."

This is so much fun.

[doogey9]

Jon,

please let me know how it goes when you have time.....cheers,

todd

[christhtisisbullshit]

OK! I get it! I need to work on it, but I understand you now. I'm a fan of your blog(s) by the way. We've "spoken" before. thanks for all you do.

[doogey9]

oh hey Jon! yes of course.....great to hear it's coming together....i hope your student enjoys as well....

all the best and talk soon,

todd

[jmmquah]

Thanks Todd - nice 'n clear!

[doogey9]

you're most welcome James....thank you,

todd

[diez]

Very usefull tip. Added to my ukulele instruction playlist. Thank for sharing Todd!

[doogey9]

Diez,

thank you friend....so glad it's helpful...

[UnluckyMum]

ooh, thats a bit more complicated ..

[doogey9]

ha ha....for me too :)

[LeoHareMusic]

Very clear and useful! Thanks!

[doogey9]

You bet Leo,

thank you,

todd

[ken6675]

great stuff todd,

thanks\

Ken G

[doogey9]

thank you Ken,

todd

[deach69]

Thanks again for doing these. I'd buy more books if videos accompanied them.

[doogey9]

right on Deach.....thank you sir,

todd

[ukeshale]

Lovely work. Thanks

[doogey9]

you bet Shane :)

[weegingayin]

That B flat shift was tasty. It is so easy when you know how. You hear it and you know it but to see it makes all the difference

You just have to wonder somtimes how these little embellishments came into existence.

I mean to say there must have been a time when the turn-a-round did not exist and then somebody played it and after that everybody stared to copy it.

What is the exact history of the turnaround... eh??? When did it spring into existence?

[eerteep]

good question!

(great job todd!)

: )

p.

[doogey9]

thanks Petri,

cheers,

todd

[doogey9]

my theory and 'music speak' is pretty limited, but as far as i can see, you have the 'chordal' turnarounds in old folk and jazzy tunes like: D7, G7, to C and then you have these blues ones which alot of people attribute to Robert Johnson, but I hardly think he was the first.....Charlie Patton, who came before had some interesting turnarounds that he did in 'open tunes'....so i'm not sure really....ah the mystery of the folk tradition!

[FlatfootJohnny]

Great, i'll use this once i get my uke finished. Thanks

[doogey9]

fantastic....you're building a uke? cool!

[FlatfootJohnny]

a Cigar Box Uke.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Well explained, Todd.

[doogey9]

thank you Ken.....

[floydbluethereal]

Hey, that's great!

I just started a short blues tutorial thread on the German ukulele board. This would be a great addition. I f you don't mind I'll post a link to your YT-channel...

[doogey9]

thanks Floyd....yes please do!

[GrumpyCoyoteTunes]

Too cool... I v'e working out a new blues number in A (of course) and these will come in handy.

[doogey9]

right on bro!!!