Five turnarounds in Db major

Nathaniel School of Music, 2026

Key

Db 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: Dbmaj9 Bbm9 Ebm9 Ab13 Fm7 Bbm9 Ebm9 Ab13 Dbmaj9 Bb7(b9b13) Ebm9 Ab13 Dbmaj9 Bb7(b9b13) Eb13 Ab13 Dbmaj9 E13 A13 D13 Dbmaj9