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47.24Level 10 — quartal voicings
Instead of tertian stacks like:
C-E♭-G-B♭,
try fourth-based shapes.
Example:
D-G-C
intervals:
4th + 4th.
Over C bass, these give:
9, 5, root.
Very open.