B Dominant 9 Bass Arpeggio
B9
Major third
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5 notes
·Symbol : 9
Arpeggio Notes
B
R
Eb
3
Gb
5
A
♭7
Db
9
Solfège : Si – Mib – Solb – La – Réb
Arpeggio Structure
B
2T
Eb
T+½
Gb
T+½
A
2T
Db
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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