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3.19Turnaround function
Why is this progression so useful at endings?
Because the tonic does not stay final.
Cmaj7 immediately becomes:
Am7 → Dm7 → G7
which reactivates motion.
So instead of:
“finished”
the tonic says:
“we’re home for one moment, then we go again.”
That is the essence of a turnaround.