How to Play the V Chord in E Flat Blues Music

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Part of the video series: Playing Blues on a Flute in E Flat

Summary: Learn about the V chord in blues music in E flat on the flute from a professional flutist in this free music lesson video about musical instruments and music theory.

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Kiely Griffin Kiely Griffin is a third-year music management and jazz flute student at the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, CT. She has previously served as vice pre... read more

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How to Play the V Chord in E Flat Blues Music

The next chord we have is the five chord which starts on B flat. The B flat dominant chord. B flat is the fifth of E flat. So, B flat is one. We have a third which is D. We have F which is the fifth, and we have A flat which is the flat seven. A flat seven is also the dominant seven. I will now play this arpeggio and then after I will play the B flat dominant scale. You can hear the flat seven. Here is a B flat dominant scale. The B flat dominant scale to be used as the five chord in E flat major when playing with the E flat blues.

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