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← G♭ Mixolydian on Bassoon (tenor clef)

G♭ Mixolydian — 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)Gb(4)
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Degree 2 · II(4)Ab(4)
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Degree 3 · III(4)Bb(4)
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Degree 4 · Degree 4C♭·F♭·B♭
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Degree 5 · V(4)Db(4)
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Degree 6 · VI(4)Eb(4)
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Degree 7 · Degree 7F♭·B♭·E♭
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I(4) · Gb(4)II(4) · Ab(4)III(4) · Bb(4)Degree 4 · C♭·F♭·B♭V(4) · Db(4)VI(4) · Eb(4)Degree 7 · F♭·B♭·E♭