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12.35Melody compatibility example
Suppose melody over E7 is B.
Great.
B is a chord tone.
If melody is D:
also great.
D is the 7th.
If melody is G♯:
perfect, that's the 3rd.
If melody is G natural:
that's a ♯9-like tension against E7.
Could sound bluesy/jazzy, but it changes the character.
So context matters.