City Pop ii-V-I Turnaround

ii7 V7 Imaj7 vi7

Key
C
Tempo
104
Feel
upbeat
Bars
4
Position
Feel
104

About

The jazz turnaround that city pop borrowed wholesale. Dm7-G7-Cmaj7 resolves, then vi7 swings it straight back around, which is how these records stay glossy for four minutes without ever quite sounding like they have landed.

Songs that use this chord progression

  • Sparkle Tatsuro Yamashita
  • Telephone Number Junko Ohashi
  • Plastic Love Mariya Takeuchi (verse turnaround)

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