This turnaround has a triplet feel, except we are missing out the middle note. Guitar Tab showing Turnaround 4 containing descending dyads on the B and E strings with a short lead line. This turnaround also has a third bar incorporating a short lead lick descending in the E Minor pentatonic scale with an added Major 3rd note (1st fret of the G). The chord takes the shape of a standard D7 chord but descending chromatically from the 4th fret down to the 2nd, before switching at the end of the second bar to the highest 3 notes of an E Major chord. This E minor turnaround starts with a triplet feel, descending chordal pattern. Guitar Tab showing Turnaround 3 containing descending chords and a lead line from the E Minor Pentatonic Scale with an added Major 3rd. If you are using this turnaround mid phrase, then replace that E chord with the first bar of your next 12 bar cycle. The third bar of this turnaround ends on an E chord, if you are using this as an ending this is a great way to wrap it up. For a real delta blues feel, slide into the first note of each group. This turnaround contains a string skip all the way through, with fretted notes on the G and open notes on the E. This would work great at the end of an acoustic blues. The triplets in this example are quarter note triplets meaning each three notes will cover 2 beats of the bar as this turnaround is a slower one. Guitar Tab showing Turnaround 2 containing picked notes, string skipping and slides in the key of E Minor. If you play the initial two notes on the 9th fret with your third finger on the D string and little finger on the G, this will free up your other fingers to play the descending notes as the little finger holds the G in place. The rhythm in the first bar is broken up into triplets, meaning each beat will contain three notes. This first turnaround is in the key of E minor. Guitar Tab showing Turnaround 1 containing picked notes in the key of E Minor.
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