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← D♭ Phrygian on Clarinet in Bb

D♭ 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)Db(4)
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Degree 2 · Degree 2E𝄫·A♭·D♭
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Degree 3 · III(4)Fb(4)
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Degree 4 · IV(4)Gb(4)
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Degree 5 · V(4)Ab(4)
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Degree 6 · Degree 6B𝄫·E𝄫·A♭
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Degree 7 · VII(4)Cb(4)
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I(4) · Db(4)Degree 2 · E𝄫·A♭·D♭III(4) · Fb(4)IV(4) · Gb(4)V(4) · Ab(4)Degree 6 · B𝄫·E𝄫·A♭VII(4) · Cb(4)