Blues · Ab Major · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in Ab Major

12-bar arrangement from the “Stormy Monday Vibe” demo, transposed from A major to Ab major, at 68 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Ab major (also written G# Major).

Open in the app · Ab · 68 BPM

Hear the blues feel: “Stormy Monday Vibe” · A major · 68 BPM

This recording is the original “Stormy Monday Vibe” demo in A major at 68 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the blues feel. The app generates your track in Ab major.

12-bar chord chart in Ab Major

12-bar arrangement from the “Stormy Monday Vibe” demo, transposed from A major to Ab major. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Db9 IV9 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Db9 IV9 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 Eb9 V9 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Db9 IV9 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 Eb9 V9 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from A major with every interval kept. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

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More about “Stormy Monday Vibe”

Chord chart and notes for “Stormy Monday Vibe”, including the guided exercise “Leave space in the slow shuffle”.

12-bar Blues in Ab Major

The classic 12-bar form, dominant 7ths throughout for that bluesy tension.

I
Ab7
I
Ab7
I
Ab7
I
Ab7
IV
Db7
IV
Db7
I
Ab7
I
Ab7
V
Eb7
IV
Db7
I
Ab7
V
Eb7
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Scales to solo in Ab Major

Four scales that sit well over blues in Ab major. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.

Scale
Ab Major Pentatonic
Ab Bb C Eb F
Scale
Ab Blues Scale
Ab Cb Db Ebb Eb Gb
Scale
Ab Mixolydian
Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb
Scale
Ab Dorian
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb

Where to play in Ab Major

Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on Ab on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.

Ab Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Bb
B Eb F
G Bb C
D F Ab
A C Eb
E Ab Bb
Notes: Ab Bb C Eb F. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.
Ab Blues Scale
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Cb
B Ebb Eb Gb
G Cb Db Ebb
D Gb Ab
A Db Ebb Eb
E Ab Cb
Notes: Ab Cb Db Ebb Eb Gb. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Ab Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Ab (bars 1–4, Ab7), Db (bars 5–6, Db9), Ab (bars 7–8, Ab7), Eb (bar 9, Eb9), Db (bar 10, Db9), Ab (bar 11, Ab7), Eb (bar 12, Eb9). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Ab.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: C over Ab7, F over Db9, G over Eb9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Ab Major Pentatonic in position

    Play Ab Major Pentatonic (Ab Bb C Eb F) up and down in frets 3–7, one note per beat at 68 BPM. Start and finish on Ab: 6th string fret 4, or 5th string fret 11 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Ab7AbCGb (b7)
Db9DbFCb (b7)
Eb9EbGDb (b7)

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Try Blues in another key

Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys blues is most often played in.

A Major E Major G Major C Major D Major Bb Major A Minor E Minor G Minor D Minor
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