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63.50Level 16 — major triad one whole step above major tonic
C major context:
D major over C.
We already saw:
9, ♯11,13.
This is one of the simplest and most useful upper structures.
Play:
Cmaj7 shell: E-B.
RH: D-F♯-A.
Total:
Cmaj13♯11-ish.
Beautiful.