Five turnarounds in A major

Nathaniel School of Music, 2026

Key

A major

Form

5 turnarounds × 2 bars, then home

Level

6

The two bars that send a tune back to the top, five ways, in rootless voicings: diatonic, with secondary dominants, and with tritone substitutes. The iii chord is a plain m7 (its 9th would clash with the key); VI7 takes b9 and b13 because it leads to the minor ii chord.

Chords: Amaj9 F#m9 Bm9 E13 C#m7 F#m9 Bm9 E13 Amaj9 F#7(b9b13) Bm9 E13 Amaj9 F#7(b9b13) B13 E13 Amaj9 C13 F13 Bb13 Amaj9