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64.7Level 2 — C major pentatonic over F
Bass:
F.
Functions:
C = 5 D = 13 E = maj7 G = 9 A = 3.
That's a gorgeous:
Fmaj13-ish color
without the root in RH.
Notice what is missing:
B♭/11.
So the voicing avoids a potential 3rd/11 conflict.