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 (also written Db 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 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 C#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 C#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 C#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 C#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 F#m7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 F#m7 iv7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 C#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 C#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 G#7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 F#m7 iv7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 C#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 G#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 C# Minor

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

I
C#m7
I
C#m7
I
C#m7
I
C#m7
IV
F#m7
IV
F#m7
I
C#m7
I
C#m7
V
G#7
IV
F#m7
I
C#m7
V
G#7
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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# E F# G# B
Scale
C# Blues Scale
C# E F# G G# B
Scale
C# Dorian
C# D# E F# G# A# B
Scale
C# Natural Minor
C# D# E F# G# A B

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 8fret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12
e C# E
B G# B
G E F#
D B C#
A F# G#
E C# E
Notes: C# E F# G# B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.
C# Blues Scale
Stringfret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12
e C# E
B G G# B
G E F# G
D B C#
A F# G G#
E C# E
Notes: C# E F# G G# B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

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, C#m7), F# (bars 5–6, F#m7), C# (bars 7–8, C#m7), G# (bar 9, G#7), F# (bar 10, F#m7), C# (bar 11, C#m7), G# (bar 12, G#7). 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: E over C#m7, A over F#m7, B# over G#7. 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# E F# G# B) up and down in frets 8–12, one note per beat at 68 BPM. Start and finish on C#: 6th string fret 9, or 5th string fret 4 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
C#m7C#EB (b7)
F#m7F#AE (b7)
G#7G#B#F# (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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