Blues · C Minor · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in C Minor

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

Open in the app · C · 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 C minor.

12-bar chord chart in C Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Cm7 i7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Cm7 i7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Cm7 i7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Cm7 i7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Fm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Fm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Cm7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Cm7 i7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 G7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Fm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 Cm7 i7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 G7 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 C Minor

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

I
Cm7
I
Cm7
I
Cm7
I
Cm7
IV
Fm7
IV
Fm7
I
Cm7
I
Cm7
V
G7
IV
Fm7
I
Cm7
V
G7
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Scales to solo in C Minor

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

Scale
C Minor Pentatonic
C Eb F G Bb
Scale
C Blues Scale
C Eb F Gb G Bb
Scale
C Dorian
C D Eb F G A Bb
Scale
C Natural Minor
C D Eb F G Ab Bb

Where to play in C Minor

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

C Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11
e C Eb
B G Bb
G Eb F
D Bb C
A F G
E C Eb
Notes: C Eb F G Bb. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.
C Blues Scale
Stringfret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11
e C Eb
B Gb G Bb
G Eb F Gb
D Bb C
A F Gb G
E C Eb
Notes: C Eb F Gb G Bb. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in C Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C (bars 1–4, Cm7), F (bars 5–6, Fm7), C (bars 7–8, Cm7), G (bar 9, G7), F (bar 10, Fm7), C (bar 11, Cm7), G (bar 12, G7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Eb over Cm7, Ab over Fm7, B over G7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. C Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play C Minor Pentatonic (C Eb F G Bb) up and down in frets 7–11, one note per beat at 68 BPM. Start and finish on C: 6th string fret 8, or 5th string fret 3 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Cm7CEbBb (b7)
Fm7FAbEb (b7)
G7GBF (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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