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53.14Level 8 — add one blue note
Now introduce:
E♭
So you have:
C-E♭-G.
That is basically a C-minor triad fragment over blues harmony.
But in C7 context:
E♭ is ♭3
against E natural in the chord.
That creates blues tension.