This month Richard Barrett demonstrates how changing the order of the notes in a chord can open up a lot of harmonic possibilities

Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

In the third instalment of this series, Richard Barrett demonstrates how third inversion and slash chords can lead the way in popular music

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Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

LAST MONTH, I discussed the role of the turnaround in a 12-bar blues. To review, the turnaround occurs in the last two bars of the progression. Its function is to set up the return to the beginning of