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A Melodic Minor — 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 1A·D·G♯
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Degree 2 · II(4)B(4)
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Degree 3 · Degree 3C·F♯·B
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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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Degree 1 · A·D·G♯II(4) · B(4)Degree 3 · C·F♯·BDegree 4 · D·G♯·CV(4) · E(4)VI(4) · F#(4)Degree 7 · G♯·C·F♯