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