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19.39Level 11 — modal pentatonic approach

Over C Lydian, try:

D major pentatonic:

D E F♯ A B.

Against C, those become:

9 3 ♯11 13 7.

Very elegant.

This is a useful way to get modern color without seven-note scale thinking.