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64.17C minor pentatonic over A♭
Bass:
A♭.
Functions:
C = 3 E♭ = 5 F = 13 G = maj7 B♭ = 9.
That's a beautiful:
A♭maj13-type color.
Did you expect your ordinary C-minor pentatonic to create lush major harmony?
This is exactly why superimposition is so powerful.