C Dominant 13 Bass Arpeggio

C13 Major third · 6 notes ·Symbol : 13

Arpeggio Notes

C R
E 3
G 5
Bb ♭7
D 9
A 13

Solfège : Do – Mi – Sol – Sib – Ré – La

Arpeggio Structure

C 2T E T+½ G T+½ Bb 2T D 7½T A

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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