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A♯ Altered — 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 · Degree 2B·E·A♯
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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 · Degree 5E·A♯·D
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Degree 6 · VI(4)F#(4)
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Degree 7 · VII(4)G#(4)
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Degree 1 · A♯·D·G♯Degree 2 · B·E·A♯III(4) · C#(4)Degree 4 · D·G♯·C♯Degree 5 · E·A♯·DVI(4) · F#(4)VII(4) · G#(4)