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'''Quartal Harmony''' uses chords built on 4th intervals, rather than the common 3rds (called '''Tertian Harmony'''). 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.
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'''Quartal Harmony''' uses chords built on 4th intervals, rather than the common 3rds (called '''Tertian Harmony'''). 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.
== Pre-Reqs ==
* [[Atonality and Serialism]] for possible applications of quartal harmony
* [[Extended Chords]]
== Theory ==