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Fourths

The ability to hear, think and play fourths is essential to the jazz
player, both melodically and harmonically. The ascending interval
between the roots of a II-V-I, the most common chord progression
in jazz, is a fourth.
* A PERFECT FOURTH INVERTED IS A PERFECT FIFTH
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P5

The interval of a fourth is often used as the basis of melodic patterns.

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