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← G Melodic Minor on Bass Clarinet

G Melodic Minor — 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 · Degree 1G·C·F♯
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Degree 2 · II(4)A(4)
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Degree 3 · Degree 3B♭·E·A
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Degree 4 · Degree 4C·F♯·B♭
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Degree 5 · V(4)D(4)
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Degree 6 · VI(4)E(4)
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Degree 7 · Degree 7F♯·B♭·E
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Degree 1 · G·C·F♯II(4) · A(4)Degree 3 · B♭·E·ADegree 4 · C·F♯·B♭V(4) · D(4)VI(4) · E(4)Degree 7 · F♯·B♭·E