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75.40Level 20 — fourth + semitone cell

A very useful modern-sounding shape:

up fourth

down semitone.

Example in C context:

C→F→E.

Then sequence:

D→G→F♯ if Lydian/appropriate context.

Then:

E→A→G♯.

The exact harmonic environment determines which notes work.

The shape is what matters.