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D 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 1D·G·C♯
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Degree 2 · II(4)E(4)
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Degree 3 · Degree 3F·B·E
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Degree 4 · Degree 4G·C♯·F
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Degree 5 · V(4)A(4)
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Degree 6 · VI(4)B(4)
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Degree 7 · Degree 7C♯·F·B
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Degree 1 · D·G·C♯II(4) · E(4)Degree 3 · F·B·EDegree 4 · G·C♯·FV(4) · A(4)VI(4) · B(4)Degree 7 · C♯·F·B