Blues · B Major · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in B Major

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

Open in the app · B · 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 B major.

12-bar chord chart in B Major

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

  1. Bar 1 B7 I7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 B7 I7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 B7 I7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 B7 I7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 E9 IV9 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 E9 IV9 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 B7 I7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 B7 I7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 F#9 V9 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 E9 IV9 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 B7 I7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 F#9 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.

The app opens with the style, key, tempo and this chart filled in; press Generate to create your track (it counts toward your daily generations). The original demo opens the recorded arrangement without a generation.

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 B Major

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

I
B7
I
B7
I
B7
I
B7
IV
E7
IV
E7
I
B7
I
B7
V
F#7
IV
E7
I
B7
V
F#7
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Scales to solo in B Major

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

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

Where to play in B Major

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

B Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B C#
B F# G#
G C# D#
D G# B
A D# F#
E B C#
Notes: B C# D# F# G#. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.
B Blues Scale
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B D
B F F# A
G D E F
D A B
A E F F#
E B D
Notes: B D E F F# A. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in B Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: B (bars 1–4, B7), E (bars 5–6, E9), B (bars 7–8, B7), F# (bar 9, F#9), E (bar 10, E9), B (bar 11, B7), F# (bar 12, F#9). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to B.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: D# over B7, G# over E9, A# over F#9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. B Major Pentatonic in position

    Play B Major Pentatonic (B C# D# F# G#) up and down in frets 6–10, one note per beat at 68 BPM. Start and finish on B: 6th string fret 7, or 5th string fret 2 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
B7BD#A (b7)
E9EG#D (b7)
F#9F#A#E (b7)

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