Five turnarounds in Gb major

Nathaniel School of Music, 2026

Key

Gb 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: Gbmaj9 Ebm9 Abm9 Db13 Bbm7 Ebm9 Abm9 Db13 Gbmaj9 Eb7(b9b13) Abm9 Db13 Gbmaj9 Eb7(b9b13) Ab13 Db13 Gbmaj9 A13 D13 G13 Gbmaj9