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18.44Chord tones + one color note
A very good intermediate exercise:
Choose a chord.
Use chord tones plus exactly one extension/color.
Dm7:
D F A C
add:
E = 9
So improvise using:
D E F A C
Then Dm7 plus:
B = 13.
Hear the difference.
This teaches color consciously.