Bass Lessons - Turnaround Progression Lesson bass tab

A turnaround progression is another pattern for bass players.

Unlike the 12 bar blues, there are only 2 different patterns.

These patterns area not hard to learn, or to use. Unlike the 12

Bar Blues patterns the root notes dont repeat until you play

through all of them.

*Pattern 1

G|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|--|--|--| This is the pattern used.

D|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|--|--|--| There are 4 different root

notes, numbered in oreder.

A|-|-|-|-|3|-|4|-|-|--|--|--| As long as you use this pattern,

the first root can start

E|-|2|-|-|1|-|-|-|-|--|--|--| anywhere.

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Example 1

G|--------|--------|------7-|------9-|

D|------7-|------4-|--4-7---|--6-9---| Of course you can use any pattern of notes.

A|--4-7---|--1-4---|5-------|7-------| I just use eigth notes to show a simple example.

E|5-------|2-------|--------|--------|

Example 2

G|--------|--------|------8-|-------10-|

D|------8-|------5-|--5-8---|--7-10----| Once again, all eigth notes.

A|--5-8---|--2-5---|6-------|8---------|

E|6-------|3-------|--------|----------|

*Pattern 2

G|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|--|--|--| This is the pattern used.

D|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|--|--|--| There are 4 different root

notes, numbered in order.

A|-|-|-|2|3|-|4|-|-|--|--|--| As long as you use this pattern,

the first root can start

E|-|-|-|-|1|-|-|-|-|--|--|--| anywhere.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Example 1

G|--------|------6-|------7-|------9-|

D|------7-|--3-6---|--4-7---|--6-9---| All eigth notes (used for simplicity)

A|--4-7---|4-------|5-------|7-------|

E|5-------|--------|--------|--------|

Both of the 2 patterns can be moved to start on any note or string,

just as long as you use the right patterns it will come out sounding

right.

-Jester