Blues · Ab Minor · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in Ab Minor

12-bar Blues form, at 68 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Ab minor (also written G# Minor).

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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 minor.

12-bar chord chart in Ab Minor

12-bar Blues form. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Abm7 i7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Abm7 i7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Abm7 i7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Abm7 i7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Dbm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Dbm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Abm7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Abm7 i7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 Eb7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Dbm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 Abm7 i7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 Eb7 V7 · 4 beats
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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 Minor

A minor 12-bar — the i and iv stay minor, the V7 stays dominant for the turnaround pull.

I
Abm7
I
Abm7
I
Abm7
I
Abm7
IV
Dbm7
IV
Dbm7
I
Abm7
I
Abm7
V
Eb7
IV
Dbm7
I
Abm7
V
Eb7
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Scales to solo in Ab Minor

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

Scale
Ab Minor Pentatonic
Ab Cb Db Eb Gb
Scale
Ab Blues Scale
Ab Cb Db Ebb Eb Gb
Scale
Ab Dorian
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb
Scale
Ab Natural Minor
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb

Where to play in Ab Minor

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

Ab Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Cb
B Eb Gb
G Cb Db
D Gb Ab
A Db Eb
E Ab Cb
Notes: Ab Cb Db Eb Gb. 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 Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Ab (bars 1–4, Abm7), Db (bars 5–6, Dbm7), Ab (bars 7–8, Abm7), Eb (bar 9, Eb7), Db (bar 10, Dbm7), Ab (bar 11, Abm7), Eb (bar 12, Eb7). 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: Cb over Abm7, Fb over Dbm7, G over Eb7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Ab Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play Ab Minor Pentatonic (Ab Cb Db Eb Gb) 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
Abm7AbCbGb (b7)
Dbm7DbFbCb (b7)
Eb7EbGDb (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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