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<u>Quartal Harmony</u> uses chords built on 4th intervals, rather than the common 3rds. For example, a common C major triad is (C E G), featuring a M3 between C and E and a m3 between E and G. A quartal chord would instead appear similar to (C F B{{b}}) - a P4 between C and F and another P4 between F and B{{b}}. Not only can we use the P4, but also the d4 and A4 intervals.
== Theory ==
Quartal chords often first appear simply as variations of other common chords, either inverted or with a note (or several) missing or altered. For example, (C F B{{b}}) features the same notes as Fsus4 in 2nd inversion. What sets them apart from traditional analysis is their contextual failure to fit into the harmonic functions of the chords they would be interpreted as being. For example, we'd often expect Fsus4 to resolve to F or Fm.
Quartal chords do not have any set harmonic function.
== Theory ==
Quartal chords often first appear simply as variations of other common chords, either inverted or with a note (or several) missing or altered. For example, (C F B{{b}}) features the same notes as Fsus4 in 2nd inversion. What sets them apart from traditional analysis is their contextual failure to fit into the harmonic functions of the chords they would be interpreted as being. For example, we'd often expect Fsus4 to resolve to F or Fm.
Quartal chords do not have any set harmonic function.