A Dominant 13 Guitar Arpeggio
A13
Major third
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6 notes
·Symbol : 13
Arpeggio Notes
A
R
Db
3
E
5
G
♭7
B
9
Gb
13
Solfège : La – Réb – Mi – Sol – Si – Solb
Arpeggio Structure
A
2T
Db
T+½
E
T+½
G
2T
B
7½T
Gb
About this arpeggio
The dominant 13th arpeggio is the richest dominant in jazz. Its thirteenth (sixth) over the V9 creates maximum tension. On guitar, select third, seventh, and thirteenth for compact voicings effective on the middle 4 strings.
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