D Dominant 13 Bass Arpeggio

D13 Major third · 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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