Learn To Play Guitar Chords: Learn To Play Turnarounds On Your Guitar

Turnarounds are chord progressions with the lastF#7+, Bm11 and Bb7add+11.Try to move your
chord taking you back to the first chord thusfingers as little as possible when changing chords.
making it possible to play these progressions overTo keep the fingers close to the fretboard will
and over again as an intro to a song, an ending orhelp you change chords smoothly. Here is the
between verses. Here are some nice sounding butguitar tab:1. ---0---0---0---0---
easy turnarounds for you!In order not to mess up2. ---2---3---3---3---
the layout with the guitar tab staff I will not3. ---2---3---2---1---
include left hand fingerings but I suggest that you4. -------------------
choose left hand fingers carefully so you don't get5. ---0-------2---1---
into trouble!However, in order to learn to play6. -------2-----------The last guitar tab turnaround
these guitar chord progressions as intended I willconsists of the chords Aadd9, C9, Fmaj and
say something about your right handBb9+11.The most difficult and most important
fingerings.When you play these progressions onthing when playing chord progressions on your
your guitar I suggest that you play the bassguitar isn't to hold a chord but to change between
notes with your thumb and the first three guitarchords.To practice really effectively you can
strings with you first finger, middle finger and ringchoose two consecutive chords and practice
finger.Of course you can use a pick if you hatechanging between them in a slow tempo.1.
picking with you right hand fingers. If you strum---0---0---0---0---
the chords you will have to mute unused strings2. ---2---3---1---1---
with your left hand fingers or otherwise you can3. ---4---3---2---1---
pluck the strings with your pick using different4. -----------3-------
patterns.The first chord progression includes the5. ---0---3-------1---
guitar chords A F#m7 Bm11 and E7. You can use6. -------------------Now you can play four guitar
any right hand pattern you like as you play theprogressions that of course can be mixed. You
chords.1. ---0---0---0---0---can replace the second chord in a progression
2. ---2---2---3---3---with a second chord from another progression
3. ---2---2---2---1---and so on.I will end this learn to play guitar article
4. -------------------by showing you a right hand pattern you can use
5. ---0-------2-------with the chords. Use the pattern once for every
6. -------2-------0---Our second turnaround consistschord in the progression. The thumb will of course
of the guitar chords Amaj7, F#7, Bm11 and E7.be on different bass strings depending on the
When you learn to play these turnarounds Ichord.1. ---a---a---
strongly suggest that you follow my advice2. ---m---m---
above about left hand fingerings.When you have3. ---i---i---
found the most effective fingerings for the guitar4. -----------
chords it is important that you stick to the5. ---p-------
fingerings so that you can learn the progressions6. -----------There are many common turnarounds
by heart and be able to move between chordsthat are used frequently in pop songs like the old
fluently.1. ---0---0---0---0---pop song Diana, Last Christmas and many more.
2. ---2---2---3---3---To practice the common progression C, Am, Dm,
3. ---1---3---2---1---G7 in different keys is a good way to learn how
4. -------------------chords are related and also a good way to
5. ---0-------2-------practice the art of changing between chords in a
6. -------2-------0---Turnaround number three is asmooth way.Peter Edvinsson is a musician,
bit harder to play, at least the last chord whichcomposer and music teacher.
requires a bit of stretching. The chords are A,