F# Jazz Turnaround

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

F♯ major
Chords
Triads7th Chords
Instrument
GuitarUkuleleBass
Harmony
Originalii–V–ISec. Dom.
IF#
viD#m
iiG#m
VC#

Triad Diagrams — F# Jazz Turnaround (Guitar)

F# Jazz TurnaroundI – vi – ii – V

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

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

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

Famous songs using this progression

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