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| There’s something magical about blues turnarounds. They mark -- with great satisfaction -- the harmonic climax of the 12-bar cycle, whether they’re opening or closing a tune. So why do most guitarists only bother to learn a small handful of them? Truth is, you can crack open a treasure chest of hip turnarounds by simply spending a few moments experimenting with the ones you already know. The saucy G7 maneuver in EX.1, for instance, wouldn’t be anything out of the ordinary. If, that is, it was played by Ray Charles on a Rhodes keyboard. Guitarists, however, often simplify this type of turnaround by leaving out the middle voice. But that middle voice -- the chromatic D-Db-C-B descent on the third string- creates a burst of harmony that adds a new dimension to this otherwise generic lick. Now, without adding another voice, try further refreshing this turnaround by dropping the root, G, an octave, so that it lies between the other 2 voices. This yields such rich sounding cadences as Example 2a and 2b. Remember, when using either of these turnarounds to close a tune, tack on a meaty bII-I shift at the end- like the Ab7-G9 move we learned in the first example for added finality. Another way to breathe new life into old turnarounds is to use your 1st finger as a capo to create virtual “open” strings, as in EX.3. This lick is usually played three frets down in the key of E, with the first string ringing open while the minor thirds descend chromatically on the second and third strings. Here, in the key of G, we create the same effect by barring the strings at the 3rd fret and letting the first string drone throughout. Moving up to the key of A, we see in EX.4 that by simply adding an octave, a turnaround can sound fuller- as proven by the parallel octaves that occur on the second and fifth strings during the last three beats of bar 1. For an especially climatic closer, try EX.5 which employs the always ear- catching, Bach-approved contrapuntal approach known as contrary motion. It happens throughout this riff as two chromatic lines move in opposite directions. For extra impact, slap a spicy A13#9 chord on the end. Finally, for that wide-load sound, try exploring a fat, four-fingered closer such as EX.6 --the Mack truck of blues turnarounds. It features the tonic, A, pedaling on the second and fourth strings throughout most of bar 1, while the other two voices drop chromatically. Notice that the F7-E7 shift at the end features jazzier, more inventive voice-leading than is typical of many blues riffs. The progression may be slightly trickier to play in this manner, but, as is the case with all of the examples in this lesson, your ears will appreciate your fingers’ extra efforts. Check the Blue Moves Exercises Tabs below: |
| The Composite Blues Scale for Electric Guitar / 60 mp3 by Jean Marc Belkadi The concept is to help you play more efficiently the composite blues scale over the dominant major, minor 7th and minor 7th b5 chords This is a necessary book to improve your blues vocabulary by understanding the connection between the chromaticism and the blues scale in different music styles: Jazz, Rock, Funk Fusion, Pop & Latin The eBook is on iTunes |