C# Dominant 13 Bass Arpeggio

C#13 Major third · 6 notes ·Symbol : 13

Arpeggio Notes

Db R
F 3
Ab 5
B ♭7
Eb 9
Bb 13

Solfège : Réb – Fa – Lab – Si – Mib – Sib

Arpeggio Structure

Db 2T F T+½ Ab T+½ B 2T Eb 7½T Bb

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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