Smooth Turnaround · Jazz
Fmaj7 · Dm7 · Gm7 · C7
Imaj7 · vi7 · ii7 · V7 in the key of F
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 F, 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 F. 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.
- Fmaj7 Imaj7 up at the 1st fret, spanning to the 3rd, on 4 strings
- Dm7 vi7 up at the 5th fret, spanning to the 7th, on 4 strings
- Gm7 ii7 up at the 3rd fret, spanning to the 5th, on 4 strings
- C7 V7 up at the 3rd fret, spanning to the 5th, on 4 strings
How it should feel
- Strum
- Let it ring
- Groove
- Hi-hat
- Tempo
- 120 bpm
- Key
- F
- Voicings
- Low & Wide
Open-voiced shapes down the neck — wide, ringing, cinematic.
The shapes
Low E on the left, high e on the right. 0 is an open string, × is one you do not play.
| Chord | E | A | D | G | B | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | × | × |
| Dm7 | × | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | × |
| Gm7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | × | × |
| C7 | × | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | × |
More Jazz
- D6 · Bm7 · Em7 · A7 · F#m7 · B7 · Em7 · A7 I6 · vi7 · ii7 · V7 · iii7 · VI7 · ii7 · V7 in D · Rhythm Changes (A)
- Em7b5 · A7 · Dm6 · Dm6 iiø7 · V7 · i6 in D · Minor ii-V-i
- Em7 · A7 · Dmaj7 · Dmaj7 ii7 · V7 · Imaj7 in D · The ii-V-I
- Dmaj7 · Bm7 · Em7 · A7 Imaj7 · vi7 · ii7 · V7 in D · Smooth Turnaround
Posted . Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.