Bb Dominant 13 Bass Arpeggio
Bb13
Major third
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6 notes
·Symbol : 13
Arpeggio Notes
Bb
R
D
3
F
5
Ab
♭7
C
9
G
13
Solfège : Sib – Ré – Fa – Lab – Do – Sol
Arpeggio Structure
Bb
2T
D
T+½
F
T+½
Ab
2T
C
7½T
G
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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