Five turnarounds in Eb major

Nathaniel School of Music, 2026

Key

Eb 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: Ebmaj9 Cm9 Fm9 Bb13 Gm7 Cm9 Fm9 Bb13 Ebmaj9 C7(b9b13) Fm9 Bb13 Ebmaj9 C7(b9b13) F13 Bb13 Ebmaj9 Gb13 B13 E13 Ebmaj9