Ab Dominant 9 Bass Arpeggio
Ab9
Major third
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5 notes
·Symbol : 9
Arpeggio Notes
Ab
R
C
3
Eb
5
Gb
♭7
Bb
9
Solfège : Lab – Do – Mib – Solb – Sib
Arpeggio Structure
Ab
2T
C
T+½
Eb
T+½
Gb
2T
Bb
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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