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18.47Pentatonic as a phrase generator
Take C major pentatonic:
C D E G A
Instead of ascending:
C-D-E-G-A,
pick a pattern:
C-E-D-G
Repeat transposed or reordered.
Pentatonic scales are especially good for intervallic shapes because they avoid many harsh collisions.