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If the double strikes in the bass give you trouble at first, try playing them as
quarter notes, in lock step with the treble voice.
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E
B7
Figure 7-16:
A
turnaround
riff in E
featuring
contrary
motion.
T
A
B
0
0 0 4 4
3 2 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 21
2 0 1 2
Figure 7-17 is an open-chord turnaround riff in C — the key for fingerpicking
country blues like Mississippi John Hurt. The last chord is a treat: a jazzy
G7augmented (where the fifth of the chord, D, is raised a half step to D#),
which gives the progression a gospel feel with a little extra flavor.
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C
C7
F
F °7
C G7 5
Figure 7-17:
A
turnaround
riff in C with
gospel
flavor.
T
A
B
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321 1
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0 0 0 0 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 3 3 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 3 3 1 1
3 3 3 3
1 231
3 3
1 0 4
2 3
Ending riffs
Ending riffs are similar to both intros and turnarounds, except ending riffs
terminate on the I chord, not the V. Figure 7-18 is a triplet-based riff in sixths,
where the second string isn’t played.
You can play this riff with just the pick, but it’s easier with fingers or a pick
and fingers. The open B string on the last triplet of beat one gives you a bit of
a head start to get your hand up the neck to play the F9–E9 ending chords.