Slow Delta Blues: Turnaround Tips & Tricks

Collecting turnarounds can help you expand your blues vocabulary and help you get over the beginner hump - try these three for the "Slow & Easy Delta Blues" lesson.
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➡️ Slow and Easy Delta Blues - Tuesday Blues #331: mybgi.net/tb331
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⏰Timecodes⏰
00:00 Intro
00:57 Tuesday Blues 331
01:38 What is a Turnaround?
02:06 Turnaround 1
02:17 Tip 1: Keep it Simple
02:34 Turnaround 1 Instruction
05:28 Tip 2: Don't Kill the Mood
05:58 Turnaround 2
06:20 Tip 3: Don't Forget Where You Came From
06:28 Tip 4: Add Rhythm Variations
06:34 Turnaround 2 Instruction
09:39 Turnaround 3
09:57 Turnaround 3 Instruction
13:53 Final Tip!
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In the popular BGI lesson, Tuesday Blues 331, we covered a Slow Delta Blues number that has helped many players start their acoustic blues journey. A great next step is to collect a few turnarounds that you can drop into the final two bars of the arrangement. In this lesson, I'll share three to get you going plus I'll share several tips and tricks to help you come up with your own variations. Start with the "Slow and Easy Delta Blues" but supercharge these by dropping them into other arrangements too!

[@gordonlynn8300]

I've played blues almost all my life and I'm giving you two thumbs up for your lesson . The older I got , the more I listened to blues from the 1920's and 30's .

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thank you so much! Great music from that era. Appreciate the comment.

[@dabiededoo]

i miss the tabs i had in another video of you today i could write it all down then and follow it better

[@78tag]

Thanks for this one - your emails/tips & tricks keep me thinking.

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thanks for the comment and keep on picking!

[@iam.masoudsamimi]

Delta style is the best blues. Thank you for this. 🤗

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Glad you like it! Thanks for the comment.

[@KaneloMoloi]

Hi kanelo Moloi I love this music..

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

What do you use on your fretboard to hydrate and keep it darkened up.

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

I oil the fretboard every time I change strings. Currently using the one from D'Addario.

[@robmiller3464]

Great lesson but can’t hear the plucking of strings with your right hand. Thank you