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A 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)A(4)
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Degree 2 · II(4)B(4)
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Degree 3 · III(4)C#(4)
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Degree 4 · Degree 4D·G·C♯
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Degree 5 · V(4)E(4)
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Degree 6 · VI(4)F#(4)
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Degree 7 · Degree 7G·C♯·F♯
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I(4) · A(4)II(4) · B(4)III(4) · C#(4)Degree 4 · D·G·C♯V(4) · E(4)VI(4) · F#(4)Degree 7 · G·C♯·F♯