C Dominant 13 Bass Arpeggio
C13
Major third
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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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