D# Jazz Turnaround

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

D♯ major
Chords
Triads7th Chords
Instrument
GuitarUkuleleBass
Harmony
Originalii–V–ISec. Dom.
ID#
viCm
iiFm
VA#

Triad Diagrams — D# Jazz Turnaround (Guitar)

D# Jazz TurnaroundI – vi – ii – V

The D# I–vi–ii–V turnaround (D# – Cm – Fm – A#) is the classic jazz cycle that propels harmony through the circle of fourths. Each chord flows naturally to the next. With seventh chords (D#Maj7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – A#7), it becomes the standard jazz turnaround.

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Chords (triads): D#, Cm, Fm, A#.

Chords (7th): D#Maj7, Cm7, Fm7, A#7.

Famous songs using this progression

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