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Uploaded by on Jul 2, 2007

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This is a breakdown of a blues turnaround I posted last week. The original video is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WdQJLQmN24, but it's also included in this clip. Comments please.

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  • the best internet blues teacher : ) i have learned lots of good and juicy blues licks from you and i enjoy playing them, otherl ike them too

    keep up the good work !

  • Hey, great lesson but I have an idea for a lesson I would hope you elaborate on in a video. There is a ton on examples on youtube and the internet that give examples how to play turnarounds, but hardly any explain how the theory behind how they are constructed. Instead of having to memorize tons of other peoples turnarounds, I would like to create my own so that I feel more free. Can you tell us about what chords or chord tones turnarounds usually descend or ascend through.

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  • So good dude,  sweet

  • one of the best blues turnarounds I've seen so far on You tube *****

  • nice strat and tone!

  • The basic framework of a blues turnaround rests on this foundation, which occurs at measures 11 and 12 in a standard 12 bar Blues arrangement: 1.) Measure 11: You arrive at the 1-chord after descending from the 5 and the 4 (say, E, after the B and the A). 2.) You play the 1 (E) for 2 beats, roll to the 4 (A) for 2 beats, 3.) Measure 12: Return to 1 (E) for 2 beats and hit the 5 (B) for 2 beats. Then you're "turned around" and ready to start at Measure 1 with Chord 1 (E). It's all about that

  • Hey ..the way u teach is really fantastic...n i get it so easily.. thnks for the videos....keep up the good works.

  • I learn alot from you. Your explanation of what you play is easy to understand. Thanks

  • Heavy...wish I could come there some day. PEACE

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