In a blues chord progression it is common to play the flatted (minor) seventh above the root of the chord in addition to the three tones/notes that make up the basic chord (for example, G7 = G B D + F, C7 = C E G + Bb, D7 = D F# A + C). What is the typical progression of chords in a blues stanza in terms of tonic, subdominant, and dominant?

What will be an ideal response?

• The Blues Chord Progression is:
• Tonic (I chord, built on the first scale degree) for measures one through four ?
• Subdominant (IV chord, built on the fourth scale degree) for measures five through six ?
• Return to tonic (I chord) for measures seven through eight ?
• Dominant (V chord, built on the fifth scale degree) measure nine ?
• Subdominant (IV chord) measure ten ?
• Return to tonic (I chord) measure eleven ?
• Dominant (V chord) in measure twelve if the blues is going on to another stanza or to the I chord if the song is ending.