A Dominant 9 Bass Arpeggio
A9
Major third
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5 notes
·Symbol : 9
Arpeggio Notes
A
R
Db
3
E
5
G
♭7
B
9
Solfège : La – Réb – Mi – Sol – Si
Arpeggio Structure
A
2T
Db
T+½
E
T+½
G
2T
B
About this arpeggio
The dominant 9th arpeggio combines the tritone of the dominant 7th with the ninth, multiplying harmonic tension. Its resolution toward the tonic is even stronger than a simple 7th. The reference arpeggio for sophisticated blues and funk bass lines on degree V.
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