C# Jazz Turnaround

I – vi – ii – V progression in C# major

C♯ major
Chords
Triads7th Chords
Instrument
GuitarUkuleleBass
Harmony
Originalii–V–ISec. Dom.
IC#
viA#m
iiD#m
VG#

Triad Diagrams — C# Jazz Turnaround (Guitar)

C# Jazz TurnaroundI – vi – ii – V

The C# I–vi–ii–V turnaround (C# – A#m – D#m – G#) is the classic jazz cycle that propels harmony through the circle of fourths. Each chord flows naturally to the next. With seventh chords (C#Maj7 – A#m7 – D#m7 – G#7), it becomes the standard jazz turnaround.

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Chords (triads): C#, A#m, D#m, G#.

Chords (7th): C#Maj7, A#m7, D#m7, G#7.

Famous songs using this progression

  • I Got Rhythm – George Gershwin
  • Blue Moon – Rodgers & Hart
  • Heart and Soul – Hoagy Carmichael