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← B Lydian on Tenor Saxophone

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)