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← D Lydian on Bassoon (tenor clef)

D Lydian — 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 1D·G♯·C♯
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Degree 2 · II(4)E(4)
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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 · Degree 5A·D·G♯
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Degree 6 · VI(4)B(4)
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Degree 7 · VII(4)C#(4)
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Degree 1 · D·G♯·C♯II(4) · E(4)III(4) · F#(4)IV(4) · G#(4)Degree 5 · A·D·G♯VI(4) · B(4)VII(4) · C#(4)