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Composer's Handbook

Quartal Harmony

Quartal harmony builds chords from stacked fourths instead of thirds.

Try this

Stack C–F–B♭ and explore its color over a C bass.

Example

C to F is a perfect fourth and F to B♭ is a perfect fourth. Move the stack up a step to D–G–C.

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