G Dominant 13 Bass Arpeggio

G13 Major third · 6 notes ·Symbol : 13

Arpeggio Notes

G R
B 3
D 5
F ♭7
A 9
E 13

Solfège : Sol – Si – Ré – Fa – La – Mi

Arpeggio Structure

G 2T B T+½ D T+½ F 2T A 7½T E

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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