An ascending turnaround has a shifting melody that travels to higher notes. The ascending turnaround in our example below is great for a slow blues where you can really emphasize the slides.  Let the notes of the closing E+ arpeggio ring out until the end of the bar. Examine the notes used for the shifting melody and how the…

Contrary motion is motion in opposite directions. That is, when one of the lines moves up, the other line moves down.

The expanding turnaround has a moving melody line that moves away from a static note. This one is shades of ZZ Top’s ‘Jesus Just Left Chicago’.