E Altered — 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

Degree 1 · Degree 1E·A♭·D

Degree 2 · Degree 2F·B♭·E

Degree 3 · III(4)G(4)

Degree 4 · Degree 4A♭·D·G

Degree 5 · Degree 5B♭·E·A♭

Degree 6 · VI(4)C(4)

Degree 7 · VII(4)D(4)

Open in inversion explorer

Degree 1 · E·A♭·D Degree 2 · F·B♭·E III(4) · G(4)Degree 4 · A♭·D·G Degree 5 · B♭·E·A♭VI(4) · C(4)VII(4) · D(4)