Chords in fourths are made popular by McCoy Tyner (John Coltrane's piano player).
They are very useful in modal music, especially in the minor and dominant key.
I don't use and think about them in the same way that I use chords stacked in thirds. I rather look at quartal voicings as an harmonized scale that can be used as a solo device or to create vamps.
They also come in handy when you're comping and you don't want to take too much space from the soloist or force him in a direction. Quartal voicings behave like a harmonic chameleon and give a lot of freedom to the soloist.
Learn more about jazz guitar chords in fourths.
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