Smooth Turnaround · Jazz

Dmaj7 · Bm7 · Em7 · A7

Imaj7 · vi7 · ii7 · V7 in the key of D

A turnaround. Four chords that lean on each other and hand you back to the start, which is why you hear it at the end of so many jazz tunes.

Four bars of smooth turnaround in the key of D, written Imaj7 · vi7 · ii7 · V7 and played let it ring over a hi-hat groove at around 120 beats per minute. The chord shapes are below, and you can hear the whole thing play — and slow it down — without an account.

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What the chords are

This is Imaj7 · vi7 · ii7 · V7 in the key of D — the degree of each chord is what makes the progression recognisable in any key, so the same four moves transpose anywhere once you know them by number.

• Dmaj7 Imaj7 up at the 10th fret, spanning to the 11th, on 4 strings
• Bm7 vi7 at the 7th fret, on 4 strings
• Em7 ii7 up at the 7th fret, spanning to the 9th, on 4 strings
• A7 V7 up at the 5th fret, spanning to the 7th, on 4 strings

How it should feel

Strum

Let it ring

Groove

Hi-hat

Tempo

120 bpm

Key

D

Voicings

The Fall

The top voice walks down instead. Same chords, opposite story.

The shapes

Low E on the left, high e on the right. 0 is an open string, × is one you do not play.

Posted Sep 15, 2026. Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.