4 Types of Blues Turnarounds You Should Know

Blues turnarounds are just plain fun to play and you should definitely have a few in your back pocket.

In this lesson, we're going to zoom out a bit and take a look at 4 types of blues turnarounds that you can hear over and over again in the Blues.

Cool thing is that the basic turnarounds in these categories can serve as a launching pad for your own unique ideas. In the video, we'll embellish a couple of the basic ideas to have some fun with things.

Now, this doesn't mean that these are the ONLY types of turnarounds. If you stumble on one that doesn't fit in these 4 categories, leave a comment and let's collect a cool basket of turnarounds.

Have fun!

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Play On!

John

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[PaulTheSkeptic]

I love how you give your students options and show different ways to do something. So many teachers teach how to do something. Then you know how to do that one thing. But if you can do that one thing in all these different ways, well now you're learning how to put things together for yourself. You're learning how to express yourself and not just play. You're learning not just how to play but how to jam. That's my philosophy on teaching. I've seen people who could shred like hell but couldn't jam.

[rogercampana]

Great lesson. I particularly like the, clear and concise music theory background too. You’re a good teacher. Teaching the whole concept not just the “tabs.”

[Lotusbleu]

Merci! Ce n'est pas un gros montant, mais je tenais à vous signifier que vos enseignements compte beaucoup pour moi. J'invite tous les utilisateurs de cette chaîne à donner au moins un petit montant. Merci et bravo 🙏👍🙋

[roberthouston]

You are a gifted teacher. Concise, with just enough theory to help, but not so much that heads go muddy. Keep it up brother.

[WWLaidback]

0:34 turnaround 1
3:20 turnaround 2
5:33 turnaround 2a
7:06 turnaround 3
8:04 turnaround 4

[gwag]

Thanks, I see hours of new stuff to work on here, I love learning and I’m 58... great teaching style, pay no attention to the haters, they are jealous.

[tylerhurd]

very useful playing. Most blues guys know probably 2 or 3 of these turn arounds, I like how you showed the ones that included the bass notes to them.

[eriirumor]

Me too. I have listened to your lesson several times so that the fathomless rules you talking about become true with my Yamaha. Thanks a lot for your kind efforts !!

[barbarasandoval]

Hi John, I have listened to this lesson several times and I really enjoyed you. I am still having trouble but I just keep practicing over&over. Thanks much for your teaching.

[johnmacmillan]

John, this is an excellent lesson. It cleared up a lot of confusion for me regarding the theory of the turnaround. Many thanks

[jakethesnek]

The first turnaround he played was literally the one i was looking for🤣 fantastic!

[Lotusbleu]

Bravo, je suis francophone au Québec. Vous êtes un excellent pédagogue, calme, voix chaleureuse, diction parfaite. J'apprends beaucoup avec vous. Tout est simple sans être simplet.Merci pour votre travail 🙏👍🙋

[MrWinstonABailey]

very elegant articulation of many abstract, but essential concepts. very nice work.

[telboymanu]

Who knew Bill Paxton was such a darn good guitarist!! Seriously though, great lesson, thank you

[dannyhood]

Thank you. The descending G7, C, E flat7, D7, G cool!

[flamencoprof]

I have an old LP of Mr. Johnson, but it took me decades to realise how good he was. Some familiar sounds in this very clear and well-done tutorial. I seem to do better watching fingers and listening than interpreting tabs or (shudder) all those little golf clubs. :-) Guess I'll have another go at it now.

[UnderTheGoldenGate]

Applied this to the piano, thx!. Been playing for years, but this is how you pick up new little ingredients...

[OneDrunkWizard]

Very cool video. Terminology on point and very helpful.

[corytrees]

I dig the last one, nice. I just learned the sweetest turn around in e. Digging your lessons

[jesseross]

I'd like to share something I've been playing around with. It's sort of a simplified version of the descending turnaround you illustrated. 4th string, 5th fret twice, 4th fret twice, 3rd fret twice, 2nd fret once, open, 1st fret once, third fret once. So...

Main section: 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4
Turnaround: 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 0 1 3

All up and down the 4th string. Simple, fun and awesome sounding!