Five turnarounds in F major

Nathaniel School of Music, 2026

Key

F 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: Fmaj9 Dm9 Gm9 C13 Am7 Dm9 Gm9 C13 Fmaj9 D7(b9b13) Gm9 C13 Fmaj9 D7(b9b13) G13 C13 Fmaj9 Ab13 Db13 Gb13 Fmaj9