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49.24Level 9 — quartal voicings

Over C pedal/ostinato:

try:

D-G-C

D-G-C

then:

E♭-A-D

E♭-A-D

then:

F-B♭-E♭

F-B♭-E♭

These are our familiar quartal/open shapes.

They work beautifully because they don't create overwhelming functional gravity.