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B Dorian — Quartal voicings

Three-note stacks of fourths, one per scale degree — the open, ambiguous voicing-flavour McCoy Tyner and Bill Evans built modal-era jazz around (the 'So What' chord).

All 7 quartal voicings in sequence
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Degree 1 · I(4)B(4)
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Degree 2 · II(4)C#(4)
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Degree 3 · Degree 3D·G♯·C♯
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Degree 4 · IV(4)E(4)
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Degree 5 · V(4)F#(4)
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Degree 6 · VI(4)G#(4)
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Degree 7 · Degree 7A·D·G♯
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I(4) · B(4)II(4) · C#(4)Degree 3 · D·G♯·C♯IV(4) · E(4)V(4) · F#(4)VI(4) · G#(4)Degree 7 · A·D·G♯