{"id":4391,"date":"2024-12-17T21:14:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vancouverguitarlessons.net\/?p=4391"},"modified":"2024-12-17T21:14:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:14:55","slug":"5-classic-blues-turnarounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uptempomusiclessons.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/5-classic-blues-turnarounds\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Classic Blues Turnarounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hey everyone, today I tackle these 5 classic blues turnarounds that will help you take your blues playing to the next level!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example 1 is a single note riff based on a descending sequence of notes with the following sequence; root, b7, 6, b6 and finally 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will see that a lot of turnarounds contain these kinds of lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example 2 is just the opposite.&nbsp; A rising line based on root, 3rd, 4th, #4th, and ending on a 5th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In example 3 I utilized 6th intervals that move in chromatic fashion from root, 7th, the b7th, eventually ending up on the root again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example 4 also utilizes 6ths but now climbing in the opposite direction going from root, to b7th, 7th and back to root in a different inversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example 5 is like taking example 1 and 2 and combining them into what is called contrary motion.&nbsp; This one would make Bach proud lol!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, scroll down to see the tab below and follow along with the Youtube video below that for more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vancouverguitarlessons.net\/2024\/12\/17\/5-classic-blues-turnarounds\/5-blues-turnarounds-tab\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4392\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4392\" src=\"https:\/\/vancouverguitarlessons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-blues-turnarounds-tab-786x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"5 Classic Blues Turnarounds\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CGZeWxLY35I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey everyone, today I tackle these 5 classic blues turnarounds that will help you take your blues playing to the next level! Example 1 is a single note riff based on a descending sequence of notes with the following sequence; root, b7, 6, b6 and finally 5. 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