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B.B. King performing at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island on 6 July, 1969

Blues Turnarounds (Part 1)

By Phil Capone last updated 14 October 21

How to play soulful, harmonically effective melodies over the last four bars of a blues progression in the styles of the genre’s greatest players.

Stevie Ray Vaughan performing at First City in New York City on July 7, 1983.

Blues Turnarounds (Part 2)

By Phil Capone published 14 October 21

How to play soulful, harmonically effective melodies over the last four bars of a blues progression in the styles of the genre’s greatest players.

Brian Setzer

Learn Jump Blues in the Style of Brian Setzer, Hollywood Fats and Jeff Beck

By Phil Capone published 8 September 21

Three great jump blues practitioners that epitomize the signature techniques of their individual styles.

Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown performs live at Meervaart in Amsterdam, Netherlands on March 19 1988

Leap Between Blues and Bebop Jazz with this Jump Blues Guitar Lesson

By Phil Capone published 7 September 21

Video Explore this exciting subgenre with extended musical examples inspired by the great Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Duke Robillard and Ronnie Earl.

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