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