I7–IV7–I7–V7 · C major · I7–IV7–I7–V7
Gospel Turnaround is a chord pattern you can play in any key. The degrees are I7–IV7–I7–V7.
A four-bar close used in gospel and early jazz: each chord is a seventh, and the last one turns the form around.
Patterns are common chord moves. They are not the chart of a recorded hit.
Patterns are named by theory. Play them in any key that fits your voice.
Each song page has a chord chart, fingerings, and the same song in every key.
I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7
C7 · F7 · C7 · G7
| 1 | C7 | F7 | C7 | G7 |
|---|
Push the words on the two I7 chords and leave a little air on V7 so the next lap has somewhere to land.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major · Written in this key | C7 · F7 · C7 · G7 |
| Db major | Db7 · Gb7 · Db7 · Ab7 |
| D major | D7 · G7 · D7 · A7 |
| Eb major | Eb7 · Ab7 · Eb7 · Bb7 |
| E major | E7 · A7 · E7 · B7 |
| F major | F7 · Bb7 · F7 · C7 |
| F# major | F#7 · B7 · F#7 · C#7 |
| G major | G7 · C7 · G7 · D7 |
| Ab major | Ab7 · Db7 · Ab7 · Eb7 |
| A major | A7 · D7 · A7 · E7 |
| Bb major | Bb7 · Eb7 · Bb7 · F7 |
| B major | B7 · E7 · B7 · F#7 |
These songs use this pattern. This is not their chord chart: real recordings differ in key, rhythm and the chords they add.