Ab Dominant 13 Bass Arpeggio
Ab13
Major third
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6 notes
·Symbol : 13
Arpeggio Notes
Ab
R
C
3
Eb
5
Gb
♭7
Bb
9
F
13
Solfège : Lab – Do – Mib – Solb – Sib – Fa
Arpeggio Structure
Ab
2T
C
T+½
Eb
T+½
Gb
2T
Bb
7½T
F
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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