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A 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)A(4)
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Degree 2 · Degree 2B♭·E·A
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Degree 3 · III(4)C(4)
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Degree 4 · IV(4)D(4)
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Degree 5 · V(4)E(4)
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Degree 6 · Degree 6F·B♭·E
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Degree 7 · VII(4)G(4)
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I(4) · A(4)Degree 2 · B♭·E·AIII(4) · C(4)IV(4) · D(4)V(4) · E(4)Degree 6 · F·B♭·EVII(4) · G(4)