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← B♯ Lydian on Clarinet in A

B♯ 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 1B♯·E𝄪·A𝄪
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Degree 2 · II(4)C##(4)
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Degree 3 · III(4)D##(4)
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Degree 4 · IV(4)E##(4)
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Degree 5 · Degree 5F𝄪·B♯·E𝄪
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Degree 6 · VI(4)G##(4)
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Degree 7 · VII(4)A##(4)
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Degree 1 · B♯·E𝄪·A𝄪II(4) · C##(4)III(4) · D##(4)IV(4) · E##(4)Degree 5 · F𝄪·B♯·E𝄪VI(4) · G##(4)VII(4) · A##(4)