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64.91Ear Drill — C major versus D major pentatonic over C
C major pentatonic contains:
F? No, C major pent = C,D,E,G,A; D major pent gives F♯ and B.
Listen specifically for:
F♯ = ♯11
and:
B = maj7.
The D-major pentatonic should sound distinctly more Lydian.