Category: Blues Basics

• Expanding Turnaround

  17 Jul 2026Guitar Mojo

  The expanding turnaround has a moving melody line that moves away from a static note. This one is shades of …

• Finding The Key

  10 Jul 2026Guitar Mojo

  Lesson Tab: Finding The Key PDF Most of the time  a song will begin and end with the chord that is the song’s key …

• Anatomy Of A Turnaround

  9 Jul 2026Guitar Mojo

  We’re going to dive deep into what makes a blues turnaround a blues turnaround. Watch the video below. It will …

• Standard 12 Bar Blues

  27 Jun 2026Guitar Mojo
• 6/9 Chords

  24 Jun 2026Guitar Mojo

  When you get tired of play 9th and 7th chords you can use this one! It’s technically an inversion and …

• Call And Response

  21 Jun 2026Guitar Mojo
• Blues Chords: Dominant 7th

  11 Jun 2026Guitar Mojo

  Dominant 7th chords are another favorite of blues players everywhere. They are labeled with a 7. For example, C7. Our …

• Blues Chords: 9th Suspended 4th

  6 Jun 2026Guitar Mojo

  Here’s another chord that “breaks the rules” by using the thumb. It’s not much different than a previous 9th chord …

• Contracting Turnaround

  28 May 2026Guitar Mojo
• Ascending Turnaround

  16 May 2026Guitar Mojo

  An ascending turnaround has a shifting melody that travels to higher notes. The ascending turnaround in our example below is …