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64.22Level 6 — major pentatonic a whole step above a major tonic

Take D major pentatonic:

D E F♯ A B.

Put C in bass.

Functions over C:

D = 9 E = 3 F♯ = ♯11 A = 13 B = maj7.

This is almost a perfect:

Cmaj13♯11 color.

No C or G in RH.

Fantastic.