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78.30Level 15 — Lydian tonic voice leading
Cmaj7♯11.
Use D major upper triad:
D-F♯-A.
Over C:
9,♯11,13.
Suppose arriving from G7.
Can you move into those notes smoothly?
Example:
G7: D-F-A♭/A perhaps.
Then C Lydian:
D-F♯-A.
Only one voice may need semitone shift.