How to Play an Extended Turnaround for the Blues Guitar

Part of the Video Series How to Play Blues Guitar

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Learn the extended turnaround lick technique of electric rhythm blues guitar in this free music lesson video clip.

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How to Play an Extended Turnaround for the Blues Guitar
Hi! My name is John Armstrong from ExpertVillage.com. Today I will be discussing with you the ins and outs of electric Blues Guitar. We can add what is called an extended turnaround to any blues progression, a nice little turnaround that I like to use, if I was doing it for example in the key of G, it would involve pedal toning, which means constantly coming back to the G note, pedal toning back to the G note from in this case, my flat at seventh, so we have flatted seventh root, flatted seventh, sixth root, flatted sixth, flatted sixth root, flatted sixth, fifth root, fifth, okay, so you got, flatted seventh, sixth, flatted sixth, fifth, pedal toning back to the root between them. And then adding either a little chromatic walk up into my fifth, or using seven chords, dominant seven chords, a chromatic slide down to my fifth, so putting it all together like this.

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Expert: John Armstrong has been teaching guitar at Keller Music for over 15 years now. He has played with countless musicians over the years, and in bands ranging from classical ensembles to rock groups. Read More