Members scooter Posted May 4, 2004 Members Share Posted May 4, 2004 ? one book i read said turnarounds are the same as chord progressions another said something else how and for what are they defined/used for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poparad Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 A turnaround is usually a two bar chord progresion (or riff in the blues) that brings you back to the top of the form. In jazz, the most common turnaround is | I VI | ii V | It has a lot of harmonic pull back to I, and is also usually harmonically faster (the chords go by faster) during those two measures than they do in the rest of the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terje Posted May 4, 2004 Members Share Posted May 4, 2004 Originally posted by scooter how and for what are they defined/used for From what I've understood over the years a turnaround is the part of a chorus or verse that turns the tune around to start the next chorus or verse. Like in a 12-bar blues.|C7|C7|C7|C7|F7|F7|C7|C7|G7|G7|C7|G7|The G7 at the end there turns us around to start the next chorus since the G7, being the V chord of the key of C, leads to the C7 (which is the I chord). There are turnarounds that are simply chord progressions and there are complete turnaround phrases (often used in blues). I don't think they contradict each other, both are turnarounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terje Posted May 4, 2004 Members Share Posted May 4, 2004 Originally posted by Poparad A turnaround is usually a two bar chord progresion (or riff in the blues) that brings you back to the top of the form.In jazz, the most common turnaround is | I VI | ii V |It has a lot of harmonic pull back to I, and is also usually harmonically faster (the chords go by faster) during those two measures than they do in the rest of the song. ... and the chord progression that goes | I VI | ii V | is basically the same thing as the one that goes | I | V |. The function is the same. | I VI | ii V | is just more colorful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tuvokzeta9 Posted May 4, 2004 Members Share Posted May 4, 2004 ...a turn around is when a band sucks so bad you turn your ass around and walk the hell out!Carry on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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