Five turnarounds in Bb major

Nathaniel School of Music, 2026

Key

Bb 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: Bbmaj9 Gm9 Cm9 F13 Dm7 Gm9 Cm9 F13 Bbmaj9 G7(b9b13) Cm9 F13 Bbmaj9 G7(b9b13) C13 F13 Bbmaj9 Db13 Gb13 B13 Bbmaj9