4 Types of Blues Turnarounds You Should Know

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 !!

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.”

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.

That’s a sweet axe - great tone and intonation 👍🏼

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.

Thanks, John. That was a very helpful lesson Keep up the great work. Much appreciated!!

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

Having that Vision of being a Teacher/Guitar especially is a BIG ROLE to take on! Much bigger and more important than most people think! You are the FIRST person I could actually sit with and watch and learn because you make it OBVIOUS that YOU REALLY want us to learn this in a NICE and EASY, COMFORTABLE and most of all, ACCESSIBLE way! You are a GREAT TEACHER! I have NO reason to say that other than it's TRUE! I REALLY wish I could get some individualized learning from you! I play by ear and I'm damn damn good, not to brag, but most people see that and hear that when someone plays by ear and they are blown away BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW ONE ACTUAL CHORD, YET I PLAY OVER 60 CHORDS PROBABLY! I MAY HAVE INVENTED THEM ALL, I don't even know! I did it out of NECCESSITY and DESIRE. Passion for LEARNING but having NO TEACHER that could help me really! Wow. You're GOOD! REALLY REALLY GOOD! This is your CALLING! Thanks for putting your life and your heart into this! It's REALLY VERY IMPORTANT! Don't Go AWAY!!!!

already listened 10 times john, great lesson!

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

Watching this on my lunch break and now I can’t wait until my shift is over to play some haha. Thanks for the lesson

Nice lesson! Dig the acoustic blues style!

John you're a great instructor. Thank you, sir, for your great work and your sharing! Awesome.

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.

Hubert Sumlin had a signature turnaround lick he used a lot. Listen for it in his solo in Howling Wolf’s 300 Pounds of Heavenly Joy. Love it!

These are some amazing turn arounds.. i need to learn these..

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

Love the chain lightning blues reverse turnaround

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

Thanks so much,John! Great lesson!!