Blues · D Major · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in D Major

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

Open in the app · D · 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 D major.

12-bar chord chart in D Major

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

  1. Bar 1 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 G9 IV9 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 G9 IV9 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 A9 V9 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 G9 IV9 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 A9 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.

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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 D Major

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

I
D7
I
D7
I
D7
I
D7
IV
G7
IV
G7
I
D7
I
D7
V
A7
IV
G7
I
D7
V
A7
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Scales to solo in D Major

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

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

Where to play in D Major

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

D Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e D E
B A B
G E F#
D B D
A F# A
E D E
Notes: D E F# A B. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.
D Blues Scale
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e D F
B Ab A C
G F G Ab
D C D
A G Ab A
E D F
Notes: D F G Ab A C. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in D Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: D (bars 1–4, D7), G (bars 5–6, G9), D (bars 7–8, D7), A (bar 9, A9), G (bar 10, G9), D (bar 11, D7), A (bar 12, A9). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to D.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: F# over D7, B over G9, C# over A9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. D Major Pentatonic in position

    Play D Major Pentatonic (D E F# A B) up and down in frets 9–13, one note per beat at 68 BPM. Start and finish on D: 6th string fret 10, or 5th string fret 5 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
D7DF#C (b7)
G9GBF (b7)
A9AC#G (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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