Navigate IV to V — the turnaround
“The V chord at bar 9 is the crisis before the resolution. In the AAB verse it is the B line — the response that completes the argument. The turnaround at bars 11-12 is the emotional resolution that drives the form back to begin again.”
Find Johnson's turnaround lick at bars 11-12 of Sweet Home Chicago. It creates V-chord tension and releases it back to I. That resolution feeling — your B triad today creates the same harmonic arc.
Muddy Waters — Rolling StoneWeek 2 of Month 1. Building stable form, time, and groove.
Day 10 of 26 in this phase.
AMF Systems Today
B major triad (V over E blues)
B-D#-F# on strings 5-4-3, locate cleanly
V triad feels tense — lean into it
Play B triad — hold it, feel the pull back to E
Full I–IV–V triad navigation
Triad on each chord, follow the 12-bar form fully
Listen Before or After
Muddy Waters
“Rolling Stone”
V chord tension pulling inevitably back toward I — the form completing itself