D Dominant 13 Bass Arpeggio
D13
Major third
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6 notes
·Symbol : 13
Arpeggio Notes
D
R
Gb
3
A
5
C
♭7
E
9
B
13
Solfège : Ré – Solb – La – Do – Mi – Si
Arpeggio Structure
D
2T
Gb
T+½
A
T+½
C
2T
E
7½T
B
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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