Sunday, October 4, 2026

quartal runs off minor chords

you can play 6 quartal chords starting from the 6th of a minor chord and wrap that within an octave to get an out there sound thats still very much inside the key

in dm:
bea
ead
adg
dgc
gcf
cfbb

1st 625
2nd 251
3rd 514
4th 14b7
5th 47b3
6th b7b3#5

maybe dont go as far as the 6th. is that aeolian? 5 is safest

off the major its quartals off:
7th
3rd
6th
2nd
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5th -- continuing into dangerzone
1
4th
b7
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b3
b6
b9
b5

off minor roots:

6th -1
2nd -2
5th -3
1 -4
%%%%%%%%
4th -5
b7th-6
b3 -7
b6 -8
%%%%%%%%
b9 -9
b5 -10
7th -11
3rd -12

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