Blues · A Major · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in A Major

12-bar arrangement from the “Stormy Monday Vibe” demo, at 68 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for A major.

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

This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in A major at 68 BPM.

12-bar chord chart in A Major

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

  1. Bar 1 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 D9 IV9 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 D9 IV9 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 E9 V9 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 D9 IV9 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 E9 V9 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement. 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 A Major

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

I
A7
I
A7
I
A7
I
A7
IV
D7
IV
D7
I
A7
I
A7
V
E7
IV
D7
I
A7
V
E7
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Scales to solo in A Major

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

Scale
A Major Pentatonic
A B C# E F#
Scale
A Blues Scale
A C D Eb E G
Scale
A Mixolydian
A B C# D E F# G
Scale
A Dorian
A B C D E F# G

Where to play in A Major

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

A Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8
e A B
B E F#
G B C#
D F# A
A C# E
E A B
Notes: A B C# E F#. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.
A Blues Scale
Stringfret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8
e A C
B Eb E G
G C D Eb
D G A
A D Eb E
E A C
Notes: A C D Eb E G. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in A Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: A (bars 1–4, A7), D (bars 5–6, D9), A (bars 7–8, A7), E (bar 9, E9), D (bar 10, D9), A (bar 11, A7), E (bar 12, E9). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to A.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: C# over A7, F# over D9, G# over E9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. A Major Pentatonic in position

    Play A Major Pentatonic (A B C# E F#) up and down in frets 4–8, one note per beat at 68 BPM. Start and finish on A: 6th string fret 5, or 5th string fret 0 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
A7AC#G (b7)
D9DF#C (b7)
E9EG#D (b7)

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

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