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Blues Turnarounds (Part 2) 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.

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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.

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