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The Blues turnaround in Eb major

Blues turnaround in Eb major plays Eb, C7, Fm7 and Bb7 — I, VI, ii and V — across 4 chords. I–VI7–ii7–V7, the four-bar turnaround that closes a blues chorus and sets up the next one.

The chords, in order

1EbI
2C7VI
3Fm7ii
4Bb7V

The shapes

IEb
Eb major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6, fret 5, open, fret 4, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr
x65046VIC7
C dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 1, fret 2, open, fret 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.
012010iiFm7
F minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1, fret 3, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 1 to 6.
131111VBb7
Bb dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1, fret 3, fret 1, fret 3, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 6.
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The same progression in a nearby key

Open Blues turnaround in Eb major in the explorer →All seven chords in Eb major →