Five turnarounds in C major

Nathaniel School of Music, 2026

Key

C 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: Cmaj9 Am9 Dm9 G13 Em7 Am9 Dm9 G13 Cmaj9 A7(b9b13) Dm9 G13 Cmaj9 A7(b9b13) D13 G13 Cmaj9 Eb13 Ab13 Db13 Cmaj9