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Summary: Learn about the V chord in blues music in F major 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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Questions & AnswersThe last chord that is used commonly in the blues progression is the C dominant chord. Let's look at the C chord. It starts on C, which is the fifth of F, and goes up to E, which is the third of this chord, G which is the fifth and B-flat which is the flat seven. It is a flat seven because it is a minor seven up from C. I have also included this in an octave above because on the flute, it is too difficult for some players to play this low C. I'm now going to play this chord broken in an arpeggio and then I will play the C dominant scale which can be used in playing over this chord and soloing. Here is the arpeggio. Notice the flat seventh. I will now play the C dominant scale. This scale can be used over the C dominant chord. Also the five chord in this F progression.
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