A Dominant 13 Bass Arpeggio
A13
Major third
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6 notes
·Symbol : 13
Arpeggio Notes
A
R
Db
3
E
5
G
♭7
B
9
Gb
13
Solfège : La – Réb – Mi – Sol – Si – Solb
Arpeggio Structure
A
2T
Db
T+½
E
T+½
G
2T
B
7½T
Gb
About this arpeggio
The dominant 13th arpeggio is the most complete dominant chord in jazz. Its thirteenth (sixth) added over the dominant 9 creates maximum tension that demands resolution. Essential in the ii – V7(13) – I cadences of bebop.
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