Five turnarounds in Ab major

Nathaniel School of Music, 2026

Key

Ab 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: Abmaj9 Fm9 Bbm9 Eb13 Cm7 Fm9 Bbm9 Eb13 Abmaj9 F7(b9b13) Bbm9 Eb13 Abmaj9 F7(b9b13) Bb13 Eb13 Abmaj9 B13 E13 A13 Abmaj9