BLUES

TURNAROUNDS
You Can’t Live Without

By Blues Guitar Institute

 Classic Turnaround
Turnarounds You Can't Live Without
John F Hatcher
Standard tuning

= 90
3

Turnaround 3
1

4 3 2
3 1 0 0 0
4 3 2 1 2 2 2 2
2 1
2 2 2
0

E Shuffle Blues w/ Turnaround

3

2 2 4 4 6 6 4 4
2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 3
5

2 0 1
2 2
2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 6 6 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 3 3
9

2 0 1
2 2
2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11

4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 6 6 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3
13

4 3 2
3 1 0 0 0
4 3 2 1 2 2 2 2
2 1
2 2 2
0

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 Little Bit Lightnin'
21 Turnarounds You Can't Live Without
John F Hatcher
Standard tuning

= 90
3

Turnaround
3
3
1
3

0 0 0
3 5 5 3 3
4 4 4 2 0
2
2 2 2 2 2 0
0 2

Progression w/ Turnaround 3
3

0
0
2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3
5

0
0
2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 3
7

0 0
2 2 4 4 2 2 4 0 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 3 3
9

0 0
0 0
2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11

2 2 2 2 0
0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 0
1 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4
2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2

3
3
13 3
3

0 0 0
3 5 5 3 3
4 4 4 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 2 2 0
0 2

15

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 Prideful Turn
Turnarounds You Can't Live Without
John F Hatcher
Standard tuning

= 110
3

Turnaround Only
3
1
3

3 3

¼
0 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 0
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 0 2
2
0 1 2 0 1 0
0 0 3 3 0

Shuffle with Turnaround

4

2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4
2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12

2 2 2 2 0
0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 0
1 1 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4
2 2 2 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2

3
14
3

3 3

¼
0 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 0
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 0 2
2
0 1 2 0 1 0
0 0 3 3

16

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 Robert Johnson Turnaround in A
Turnarounds You Can't Live Without
John F Hatcher
A7 D7/F# E E7
1 1 1
1 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 2 3
2 4

Standard tuning

= 90
3
3
Turnaround Only
1

5 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3
1 1 1 (0)
5 5 4 3 (0)
0
0 0

Progression with Turnaround

A7 A7
3

3 3 2 2 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A7 A7

3 3 3 2 2 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 D7/F# D7/F#
7

2 2
1 1
2 2

2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2

A7 A7

3 3 3 2 2 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E E7 D7/F#
11

0 0 0 0 (0) 2 2 (0)
0 0 3 3 (0) 1 1 (0)
1 1 1 1 (0) 2 2 (0)

0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2

A7 E7 3
13

5 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 (0)
1 1 1 (0)
5 5 4 3 (0)
0
0 0

15

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 Highway Turn
Turnarounds You Can't Live Without
John F Hatcher
G D7(no5) C7(no5)
1
1 2
2 3 1 3 4
2
3 4

Standard tuning

= 100
3

Turnaround Only
1

3 3 3 3 2 2 0
1 1 0
2 2 0
3 3 2 1 0 0
0 1 2
3 2

8 Bar Blues with Turnaround

G D7(no5)

3 3 X 3 3 3 0 0 X 0 0 0
0 0 X 0 0 0 3 3 X 3 3 3
0 0 X 0 0 0 5 5 X 5 5 5
0 0 X 0 0 0 4 4 X 4 4 4
2 2 X 2 2 2 5 5 X 5 5 5
3 3 X 3 3 3 X

C7(no5) C7(no5)
5

0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0
1 1 X 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 1 1
3 3 X 3 3 3 3 3 X 3 3 3
2 2 X 2 2 2 2 2 X 2 2 2
3 3 X 3 3 3 3 3 X 3 3 3
X X

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3 3 X 3 3 3 0 0 X 0 0 0
0 0 X 0 0 0 3 3 X 3 3 3
0 0 X 0 0 0 5 5 X 5 5 5
0 0 X 0 0 0 4 4 X 4 4 4
2 2 X 2 2 2 5 5 X 5 5 5
3 3 X 3 3 3 X

3 3 3 3 2 2 0
1 1 0
2 2 0
3 3 2 1 0 0
0 1 2
3 2

G
11

3
0
0
0
2
3

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 Georgia Boy
Turnarounds You Can't Live Without
John F Hatcher
G C D7/F#
1 1
1 2 2 3 4
2 3 3

Standard tuning

= 120
3

Turnaround Only
G C G D7/F#

3 3 2
1 0 1
0 0
0 1 2 0 0
3
3 3 2

Turnaround w/ Progression
G C

3 3 3 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 2
2 2 3 3
3 3

G G

3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
2 2
3 3 3 3

C C
7

0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3

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 G G

3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
2 2
3 3 3 3

D7/F# C

11

2 2 3 3
1 1 1 1
0 0
0 0 0 0
3 3
2 2

G C G D7/F#

13

3 3 2
1 0 1
0 0
0 1 2 0 0
3
3 3 2

G
15

3
0
0
0
2
3

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Thank You!
I wanted to let the final word in
this course be a heartfelt thank you
from me to you. It’s no small thing
to me that you took the time out
of your life to connect with me
through Blues Guitar Institute.

I truly hope that this course has

helped you smooth out some trouble
spots you may have had in your playing. Even more than that, I
hope you thoroughly enjoyed learning this material.

This course was a joy to put together and I want to encourage

you to use it as a resource to better your playing but beyond
that, use me personally as a resource. Your guitar coach.

This site and these lessons are my passion and I’m 100%
committed to helping you achieve your goals on the guitar.

I invite you to connect with me through the BGI Community

Forums where we can continue the journey.

To your success,
John Hatcher

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