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64.91Ear Drill — C major versus D major pentatonic over C

C major pentatonic contains:

F? No, C major pent = C,D,E,G,A; D major pent gives F♯ and B.

Listen specifically for:

F♯ = ♯11

and:

B = maj7.

The D-major pentatonic should sound distinctly more Lydian.