Five turnarounds in E major

Nathaniel School of Music, 2026

Key

E 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: Emaj9 C#m9 F#m9 B13 G#m7 C#m9 F#m9 B13 Emaj9 C#7(b9b13) F#m9 B13 Emaj9 C#7(b9b13) F#13 B13 Emaj9 G13 C13 F13 Emaj9