You’ll find it in many old blues tunes, such as some by Sonny Terry ... Figure 2 presents a solo that does this. I begin over F7 with a simple melody based on F major pentatonic (F, G, A ...

Credit: Gary Miller/Getty Images In my last column, I discussed a few ways to begin a slow blues solo. I’d now like to talk about approaches to wrapping it up, which is an entirely different matter.