Blues · D Minor · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in D Minor

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

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 minor.

12-bar chord chart in D Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Dm7 i7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Dm7 i7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Dm7 i7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Dm7 i7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Gm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Gm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Dm7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Dm7 i7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 A7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Gm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 Dm7 i7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 A7 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 D Minor

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

I
Dm7
I
Dm7
I
Dm7
I
Dm7
IV
Gm7
IV
Gm7
I
Dm7
I
Dm7
V
A7
IV
Gm7
I
Dm7
V
A7
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Scales to solo in D Minor

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

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

Where to play in D Minor

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

D Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e D F
B A C
G F G
D C D
A G A
E D F
Notes: D F G A C. 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 Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: D (bars 1–4, Dm7), G (bars 5–6, Gm7), D (bars 7–8, Dm7), A (bar 9, A7), G (bar 10, Gm7), D (bar 11, Dm7), A (bar 12, A7). 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 Dm7, Bb over Gm7, C# over A7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. D Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play D Minor Pentatonic (D F G A C) 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
Dm7DFC (b7)
Gm7GBbF (b7)
A7AC#G (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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