BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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9.13The melody may supply the extension

Suppose melody note is:

E over D7.

That gives 9.

Suppose B:

Suppose G♯:

♯11.

So again:

melody determines the chord color.

Do not automatically add every extension underneath.