Blues · B Minor · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in B Minor

12-bar Blues form, at 68 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for B minor.

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 minor.

12-bar chord chart in B Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Bm7 i7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Bm7 i7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Bm7 i7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Bm7 i7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Em7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Em7 iv7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Bm7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Bm7 i7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 F#7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Em7 iv7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 Bm7 i7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 F#7 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 B Minor

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

I
Bm7
I
Bm7
I
Bm7
I
Bm7
IV
Em7
IV
Em7
I
Bm7
I
Bm7
V
F#7
IV
Em7
I
Bm7
V
F#7
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Scales to solo in B Minor

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

Scale
B Minor Pentatonic
B D E F# A
Scale
B Blues Scale
B D E F F# A
Scale
B Dorian
B C# D E F# G# A
Scale
B Natural Minor
B C# D E F# G A

Where to play in B Minor

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

B Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B D
B F# A
G D E
D A B
A E F#
E B D
Notes: B D E F# A. 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 Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: B (bars 1–4, Bm7), E (bars 5–6, Em7), B (bars 7–8, Bm7), F# (bar 9, F#7), E (bar 10, Em7), B (bar 11, Bm7), F# (bar 12, F#7). 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 Bm7, G over Em7, A# over F#7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. B Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play B Minor Pentatonic (B D E F# A) 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
Bm7BDA (b7)
Em7EGD (b7)
F#7F#A#E (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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