B.B. King turnaround "The thrill is gone"

[DougF]

Great tune!! The song is a 12 bar in the key of Bminor...except the turnaround is G major 7, F7 back to root of Bminor..which I see as a VI ,V, i. I know a common jazz turnaround is VI, ii, i..Am I missing something? It seems to work with these chords but not other minor progressions..just curious..

[stevieboy]

I assume you mean F#7 for the V.

I learned it and play it as G7 (4 beats) F#7sus4 (2beats) F#7 (2 beats) Bm

thrill turnaround

[Tim Bowen]

It's a very common move in minor blues applications, across a variety of genres. Choice of voicings, extensions, and substitutions, are many. I've never sat down with this particular record to learn the exact voicings, but have used what stevieboy mentioned as the turnaround for minor tunes.

It would depend on how other players I'm working with choose to voice the chords, but my first inclination would be Gmaj9 to F#7#9, both voiced with the 'A' note on top. I'm also prone to flat the 9 on the F#7, as a passing tone leading to the I minor chord.

I first became generally aware of this sound when covering the Doobie Brothers' "Long Train Running", when it was a new song. Bebop guys had been milking the sound for many years prior to my "discovery" of such.