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D♯ Phrygian — 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)D#(4)
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Degree 2 · Degree 2E·A♯·D♯
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Degree 3 · III(4)F#(4)
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Degree 4 · IV(4)G#(4)
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Degree 5 · V(4)A#(4)
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Degree 6 · Degree 6B·E·A♯
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Degree 7 · VII(4)C#(4)
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I(4) · D#(4)Degree 2 · E·A♯·D♯III(4) · F#(4)IV(4) · G#(4)V(4) · A#(4)Degree 6 · B·E·A♯VII(4) · C#(4)