Five turnarounds in G major

Nathaniel School of Music, 2026

Key

G 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: Gmaj9 Em9 Am9 D13 Bm7 Em9 Am9 D13 Gmaj9 E7(b9b13) Am9 D13 Gmaj9 E7(b9b13) A13 D13 Gmaj9 Bb13 Eb13 Ab13 Gmaj9