C Dominant 9 Bass Arpeggio
C9
Major third
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5 notes
·Symbol : 9
Arpeggio Notes
C
R
E
3
G
5
Bb
♭7
D
9
Solfège : Do – Mi – Sol – Sib – Ré
Arpeggio Structure
C
2T
E
T+½
G
T+½
Bb
2T
D
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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