Blues · E Minor · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in E Minor

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

12-bar chord chart in E Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Em7 i7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Em7 i7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Em7 i7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Em7 i7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Am7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Am7 iv7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Em7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Em7 i7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 B7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Am7 iv7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 Em7 i7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 B7 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 E Minor

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

I
Em7
I
Em7
I
Em7
I
Em7
IV
Am7
IV
Am7
I
Em7
I
Em7
V
B7
IV
Am7
I
Em7
V
B7
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Scales to solo in E Minor

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

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

Where to play in E Minor

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

E Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e E G
B B D
G G A B
D D E
A A B
E E G
Notes: E G A B D. Root on the 6th string at fret 0, on the 5th string at fret 7.
E Blues Scale
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e E G
B B D
G G A Bb B
D D E
A A Bb B
E E G
Notes: E G A Bb B D. Root on the 6th string at fret 0, on the 5th string at fret 7.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in E Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: E (bars 1–4, Em7), A (bars 5–6, Am7), E (bars 7–8, Em7), B (bar 9, B7), A (bar 10, Am7), E (bar 11, Em7), B (bar 12, B7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to E.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: G over Em7, C over Am7, D# over B7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. E Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play E Minor Pentatonic (E G A B D) up and down in open position (frets 0–4), one note per beat at 68 BPM. Start and finish on E: 6th string fret 0, or 5th string fret 7 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Em7EGD (b7)
Am7ACG (b7)
B7BD#A (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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