B Dominant 13 Bass Arpeggio
B13
Major third
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6 notes
·Symbol : 13
Arpeggio Notes
B
R
Eb
3
Gb
5
A
♭7
Db
9
Ab
13
Solfège : Si – Mib – Solb – La – Réb – Lab
Arpeggio Structure
B
2T
Eb
T+½
Gb
T+½
A
2T
Db
7½T
Ab
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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