Five turnarounds in D major

Nathaniel School of Music, 2026

Key

D 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: Dmaj9 Bm9 Em9 A13 F#m7 Bm9 Em9 A13 Dmaj9 B7(b9b13) Em9 A13 Dmaj9 B7(b9b13) E13 A13 Dmaj9 F13 Bb13 Eb13 Dmaj9