Q re 12th Bar
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 06:33
David,
Hope all is well. I have a question re the 12th bar, specifically the composition of the turnaround. In prior videos, I seem to recall that there were two versions of the 12th bar, one that brought finality to the chorus and another that seemed to continue the chorus into the next chorus. Am I correct on this? I seem to feel also that the 1 draw brings a sense of finality, as we discussed in our recent email exchange. Can you elaborate on the differences between the two from a practical perspective?
Thanks in advance.
Ace
Hello Ace. All is well, thank you... I hope the same for you.
At this stage of your training, yes, two perspectives have been taught. Your default perspective will be to use the 1 draw(s) (or octave equivalent 4 draw). as your last note(s) for the turnaround, which is the root note of the V Chord in the later half of bar 12. This is the version that brings the chorus around to the next. It is called "the turnaround" because it gives the feeling that it is not resolved (not the root note in the key), and thus gives movement into the next chorus to resolve this unresolved feeling.
When there is no V Chord present at the end of bar 12, then we say there is no turnaround, and you'll commonly resolve to the 2 draw (or octave equivalent 6+).
Feel free to jump ahead to Improvising Study 5 to study the turnaround area more in-depth (where you'll find there are four ways in which we can treat those last two bars of the form).