Quartal Harmony for Jazz Guitarists

Videos - Part 1
- JazzGuitarLessons.net Marc-Andr Sguin
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"Root" position
--> Intervals: 4th then 4th

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Harmonized through C major Scale

Notice how the C major scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C)

is the TOP NOTE of the sequence of chords.
Same goes for all three examples on this page.

First "inversion"
--> Intervals: 4th then 2nd

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Harmonized through C major Scale

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Harmonized through C major Scale

Second "inversion"
--> Intervals: 2nd then 4th

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