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← G♯ Mixolydian on Viola (treble clef)

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