I love how you give your students options and show different ways to do something. So many teachers teach how to do something. Then you know how to do that one thing. But if you can do that one thing in all these different ways, well now you're learning how to put things together for yourself. You're learning how to express yourself and not just play. You're learning not just how to play but how to jam. That's my philosophy on teaching. I've seen people who could shred like hell but couldn't jam.
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.”
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 !!
Bravo,je suis francophone au Québec. Vous êtes un excellent pédagogue, calme, voix chaleureuse, diction parfaite. J'apprends beaucoup avec vous. Tout est simple sans être simplet.Merci pour votre travail 🙏👍🙋
Merci! Ce n'est pas un gros montant, mais je tenais à vous signifier que vos enseignements compte beaucoup pour moi. J'invite tous les utilisateurs de cette chaîne à donner au moins un petit montant. Merci et bravo 🙏👍🙋
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.
It is a great lesson and promise if you stay at it, you will most certainly see it "all come together". I've been playing for 31 years and Stevie Ray's "Pride and Joy" for over 20 of it and once I learned the exact notes of the turn around, just played it repeatedly until it became something as easy and automatic as any tool you need "right off the shelf".
Thanks, I see hours of new stuff to work on here, I love learning and I’m 58... great teaching style, pay no attention to the haters, they are jealous.
I can't help but think, if poor old Robert Johnson had access to your UA-cam videos, he wouldn't have had to sell his soul... Thanks for another great lesson.
brigs1370: How could Bill Paxton have recently come out with a guitar tutorial when he's been dead for almost two years? And it's Helen Hunt by the way.
I'd like to share something I've been playing around with. It's sort of a simplified version of the descending turnaround you illustrated. 4th string, 5th fret twice, 4th fret twice, 3rd fret twice, 2nd fret once, open, 1st fret once, third fret once. So... Main section: 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 Turnaround: 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 All up and down the 4th string. Simple, fun and awesome sounding!
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.
Thanks and I agree. I didn't realize how difficult his style is until I really listened. Very nuanced playing and that, to me, is part of the magic. Cheers!
nice! It seems so many just learn 1 or 2 simple "chicago" or RJ type turnaround that get to be very repetitive, when there is infinite variety to really help an artist forge their signature sound, like Skip James or Rev Gary Davis with the ascending/descending flavors of turnaround he used. You can just about date blues with the choice of turnaround used in a song and would be an interesting scholarly endeavour. Like to see your part II as well?
That would be an interesting study. I love the RJ turn but I really love to tweak it a bunch. But you're right some of those Gary Davis or even older Blind Blake turns just knock my socks off. Great comment! Play On!
Hey man, good video. I like the turnarounds based on I-vi-ii-V-I or the tricky ones that just hang on the tritone sub of the V., Of course, you can plug the tritone sub for the V in a vi-ii-V-I. Also the IV-iv-I-V or the IV-#Vdim-I-V Now there are ridiculous amounts of variation if you add passing chords, like say the V (or tri-sub V) or the VIIdim of every chord you land on your way to I. You can torture a 4 chord turn around into an 8 chord monster or a 20 chord chord-solo. If you're into that sort of thing.
Your #2 "Pedal" turn around can be played at either the 1st + 4th string or the 2nd. + 5th., either way, the fingering juxtaposition remains that same. I use it all the time. I call it the Robert Johnson Turn Around and it is so easy and kool...! Then, as with any turn around, you can apply three different types of triplets, quarter notes or eighth notes and mix them up any way you want to and have dozens of slightly different turn arounds. Multiply that times the four examples shown here and you've got a lifetime supply, bluesman...
I love how you give your students options and show different ways to do something. So many teachers teach how to do something. Then you know how to do that one thing. But if you can do that one thing in all these different ways, well now you're learning how to put things together for yourself. You're learning how to express yourself and not just play. You're learning not just how to play but how to jam. That's my philosophy on teaching. I've seen people who could shred like hell but couldn't jam.
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.”
Thanks, Roger! Glad it was helpful. Have a great day!!
You are a gifted teacher. Concise, with just enough theory to help, but not so much that heads go muddy. Keep it up brother.
I appreciate that! Many thanks, Robert!
0:34 turnaround 1
3:20 turnaround 2
5:33 turnaround 2a
7:06 turnaround 3
8:04 turnaround 4
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 !!
Bravo,je suis francophone au Québec. Vous êtes un excellent pédagogue, calme, voix chaleureuse, diction parfaite. J'apprends beaucoup avec vous. Tout est simple sans être simplet.Merci pour votre travail 🙏👍🙋
Merci! Ce n'est pas un gros montant, mais je tenais à vous signifier que vos enseignements compte beaucoup pour moi. J'invite tous les utilisateurs de cette chaîne à donner au moins un petit montant. Merci et bravo 🙏👍🙋
Wow thank you so much, I really appreciate that!!
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 for the comment, Tyler. I really enjoy playing the ones that have movement in the bass too. Cheers!
John, this is an excellent lesson. It cleared up a lot of confusion for me regarding the theory of the turnaround. Many thanks
Glad it was helpful!
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.
It is a great lesson and promise if you stay at it, you will most certainly see it "all come together". I've been playing for 31 years and Stevie Ray's "Pride and Joy" for over 20 of it and once I learned the exact notes of the turn around, just played it repeatedly until it became something as easy and automatic as any tool you need "right off the shelf".
Thanks, I see hours of new stuff to work on here, I love learning and I’m 58... great teaching style, pay no attention to the haters, they are jealous.
Hey again, Glen! Thanks man, I appreciate the support and really dig the fact that your learning this awesome style of music my friend!
Blues Guitar Institute John, I love this music, and your teaching style is awesome. I’m really glad I found you man!
Thank you. The descending G7, C, E flat7, D7, G cool!
Who knew Bill Paxton was such a darn good guitarist!! Seriously though, great lesson, thank you
very elegant articulation of many abstract, but essential concepts. very nice work.
The first turnaround he played was literally the one i was looking for🤣 fantastic!
I can't help but think, if poor old Robert Johnson had access to your UA-cam videos, he wouldn't have had to sell his soul...
Thanks for another great lesson.
I remember when this guy used to chase tornados with Hellen Hunt.
brigs1370 good one! I saw the resemblance as soon as I read your comment! Good laughs!
Rip
Game over man!! Game over!!
Tom Cruise's Meaningless character : "Master Sergeant Farell, you're an American?"
Bill fucking Paxton's epic reply : "Y no, sir. I'm from Kentucky."
brigs1370: How could Bill Paxton have recently come out with a guitar tutorial when he's been dead for almost two years? And it's Helen Hunt by the way.
I'd like to share something I've been playing around with. It's sort of a simplified version of the descending turnaround you illustrated. 4th string, 5th fret twice, 4th fret twice, 3rd fret twice, 2nd fret once, open, 1st fret once, third fret once. So...
Main section: 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4
Turnaround: 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 0 1 3
All up and down the 4th string. Simple, fun and awesome sounding!
Thanks for sharing, Jesse! Try plucking your open 1st string right along with these notes, sounds great.
@@BluesGuitarInstitute Another idea I had was to play the open 5th string with this pattern. That also creates a rich, full blues sound.
I dig the last one, nice. I just learned the sweetest turn around in e. Digging your lessons
Awesome! Thank you!
love that Larrivee
Thank you! It's been my #1 from the moment we met :)
I like the last turnaround. Bert Jansch uses it in "Come Back baby". He never considered himself a blues player, but he plays better than most.
Or, I should say a similar turnaround.
Applied this to the piano,thx!. Been playing for years, but this is how you pick up new little ingredients...
Great practical lesson also contrary motion is what going up in bass and down in treble and
vice versa is called.
Or counterpoint, you know like what musicians who have gone to places like Berklee & Juliard call it... 😒
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.
Thanks and I agree. I didn't realize how difficult his style is until I really listened. Very nuanced playing and that, to me, is part of the magic. Cheers!
How are you not the greatest blues teacher on UA-cam?
Lol
Thank you. Quick and easy. Cheers, maha.
You're welcome!
Thankyou for this video. Very nice.
But as a recommendation
Will be good to ADD the Tabs here in the video!!!
Great lesson. Thank you. I know turnarounds, but getting the classes or types is extremely helpful.
Glad it was helpful! Cheers, Paul!
Thank you John. Well done and you made it easy to understand.
Thanks Donald - cool last name :)
These are some amazing turn arounds.. i need to learn these..
Realy nice !
Thanks from Mont-Tremblant Québec...
Thank you, Bruno! Cheers!
Great teacher I've been watching for a couple weeks now and learned a lot
I think you’re a great teacher as well as player! Thanks, man!
Thank you! Really happy to have you out there learning along David! Cheers!
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!
nice! It seems so many just learn 1 or 2 simple "chicago" or RJ type turnaround that get to be very repetitive, when there is infinite variety to really help an artist forge their signature sound, like Skip James or Rev Gary Davis with the ascending/descending flavors of turnaround he used. You can just about date blues with the choice of turnaround used in a song and would be an interesting scholarly endeavour. Like to see your part II as well?
That would be an interesting study. I love the RJ turn but I really love to tweak it a bunch. But you're right some of those Gary Davis or even older Blind Blake turns just knock my socks off. Great comment! Play On!
This is the best video I've found to explain turnarounds great mate Thankyou 👍👍
Awesome, thank you! Glad it helped Cheers!
Thanks, John. That was a very helpful lesson Keep up the great work. Much appreciated!!
Thank you, William! Really appreciate the comment and glad to know it's helpful to you. Play On!
Very cool video. Terminology on point and very helpful.
Glad it was helpful, thanks Kyle!
Thanks ,these turnarounds are exactly what I’ve been needing to learn ,Boom!
Awesome!
Excellent lesson, I really enjoyed it. Thank you!
Thx for your very good lessons. I am working on it. Oegstgeest Holland
Thanks, Mary!
You can hear most of these in Eric Clapton's unplugged album. I recognized a lot of these turnarounds!
I thought the exact same thing. I learned all the songs on unplugged and I think he literally just took those turnarounds and made a video
My thoughts exactly
He heard them from Robert Johnson recordings, but they didn't belong to RJ either !
@@MadMarvelTPresents Nope. For all the hype, Clapton plays standard stuff.
Thanks, very helpful lesson for me 😊👍🏽
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
Great lesson!
Descending! Thanks!!
Love Robert Lockwood Jr. Black Spider Blues Turnaround. It's haunting.
Good stuff. I will play these until I can do it in my sleep. Take a look at SRV's Rude Mood turn around. It's super cool.
Hey man, good video. I like the turnarounds based on I-vi-ii-V-I or the tricky ones that just hang on the tritone sub of the V., Of course, you can plug the tritone sub for the V in a vi-ii-V-I. Also the IV-iv-I-V or the IV-#Vdim-I-V
Now there are ridiculous amounts of variation if you add passing chords, like say the V (or tri-sub V) or the VIIdim of every chord you land on your way to I. You can torture a 4 chord turn around into an 8 chord monster or a 20 chord chord-solo. If you're into that sort of thing.
Definitely! I feel a part 2 to this video coming in the future. I love those chordy turns.
@@BluesGuitarInstitute yes please!
yyepper, like the way you communicate ! "That's rare in this industry!"
You are a great teacher.
great lesson, well explained
Glad you liked it!
That’s a sweet axe - great tone and intonation 👍🏼
Exactly what I needed, thanks!
Awesome!
Sublime stuff John 🙅♂️
Thanks, James! Hope all's well with you my friend. Cheers!
Your #2 "Pedal" turn around can be played at either the 1st + 4th string or the 2nd. + 5th., either way, the fingering juxtaposition remains that same. I use it all the time. I call it the Robert Johnson Turn Around and it is so easy and kool...! Then, as with any turn around, you can apply three different types of triplets, quarter notes or eighth notes and mix them up any way you want to and have dozens of slightly different turn arounds. Multiply that times the four examples shown here and you've got a lifetime supply, bluesman...
That guitar sounds killer. And great lesson. Thanks.
Hey bro, thanks for the lesson, Greetings from Tanzania East Africa
Sounds great. Thanks. Examples went quickly for slow learners (like me). I'll try working on this.
Best lessons on UA-cam bro!!
Cool video. Thanks.
Perfect quick lesson, man. Not too slow. Thanks.
Brilliant !
Nice Larrivee!
Thanks, David!
Love the Larrivée 🌞
thanks, me too 😊
@@BluesGuitarInstitute What model is that? It really has some nice bass tones! What Strings?
@@MrBrumby11 thanks it's an OM-09
@@BluesGuitarInstitute Thanks for the reply! It sounds GREAT! I joined BGI looking forward to the lessons!
@@MrBrumby11 that's awesome! Thanks so much. See you inside 🙌
That was freaking awesome! WOW, thank you!
Pretty cool , good instruct , valuable basic for beginning intermediate ... tx
Nice lesson! Dig the acoustic blues style!
Great tutorial, thanks! Love the low key but informative style.
already listened 10 times john, great lesson!
great youtube rec!
Love the chain lightning blues reverse turnaround
Sounds absolutely worthwhile!
Great thanks
Excellent lesson and info.
Larrivee yeah!
Great turnarounds! Nice instruction. 🎸🔥
Glad you liked it! Thanks, Tim!
Simply brilliant.
There are some really interesting turnaround in Theodis Ealey's work; check out 'all my baby left me was a note, my guitar and a cookie jar'
Thank You!
👏👏👏👏👏
0:33; 2:32; 5:34; 6:03; 8:05; 9:00
This is a cool lesson and for some reason I have an added incentive to keep playing it, thanks😊
Great teaching
Very cool turn arounds, they make blues a lot of fun.
Excellent explanation. Thank you.
Thank you, Daniel! Appreciate you watching and commenting. Play On!
Thanks so much,John! Great lesson!!
I just come across this gent. Thanks.. I'll try this out with some other things I've been enjoying. I did subscribe and we'll see.. good approach.
Thanks, David!
love your blues accent
what accent :)
that guitar sounds really good \m/
great lesson too!
Thanks Kowboy Santos! Love my Larrivee and really happy you enjoyed the lesson! Cheers!
@@BluesGuitarInstitute absolutely! \m/
Excelent informative and helful. Tx super teacher.🎸
Very cool lesson:)!
Awesome
Man, what a great sounding guitar!
Awesome What Model and Make it this gtr. I see this Black headstock a lot but not sure of the Make. Thanks T
Thanks Tom and it's a Larrivée OM-09.
@@BluesGuitarInstitute Thanks so mich John great
Brilliant video, thank you so so much! ⭐️
Thank you, Paul!
That’s a great sounding guitar.
Thank you. 👍
Rolling Stone's Little by Little comes to mind with that E one. (not sure if that was the original key)
Your guitar sounds so clear and so crisp! I can even smell the scent of the wood! Thanks a bunch for the lesson. 🍺⭐💯
Thanks and glad you like it! Cheers!
Real nice ole son, real nice !