Ab Dominant 13 Bass Arpeggio

Ab13 Major third · 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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