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A neat little 2/5 turnaround trick


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Here's a neat 2/5 turnaround trick that I use once in a while for tunes like "Another You". Say you're in the key of Eb. The 2/5 would of course be Fm7 and Bb7. What I do is play the 2 as a normal Fm7 but at the 13th fret: (below is NOT tab, it's the guitar neck)

 

Fm7

1) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mute

2) - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - note=C (5th)

3) - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - note=Ab (m3rd)

4) - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - note=Eb (7th)

5) - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - note=Ab (m3rd)

6) - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - note=F (root)

 

Now the trick is to play a Bb13b9 instead of a regular Bb7. Sliding into it from the Fm7 is oh so easy (you're already there!)

 

Bb13b9

1) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mute

2) - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - note=B (b9)

3) - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - note=G (13)

4) - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - note=D (3rd)

5) - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - note=Ab (7th)

6) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mute

 

Try it. It sounds really jazzy and is perfectly legitimate. Granted there is no root in the Bb but the flavor is still Bb.

 

 

 

And here's a sonic treat just cause it's Friday:

simon jarrett clip

 

PS: Sonic treat has nothing to do with the 2/5 turnaround, just some nice playing.

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