Blues · F Minor · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in F Minor

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

12-bar chord chart in F Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Fm7 i7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Fm7 i7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Fm7 i7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Fm7 i7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Bbm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Bbm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Fm7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Fm7 i7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 C7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Bbm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 Fm7 i7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 C7 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 F Minor

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

I
Fm7
I
Fm7
I
Fm7
I
Fm7
IV
Bbm7
IV
Bbm7
I
Fm7
I
Fm7
V
C7
IV
Bbm7
I
Fm7
V
C7
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Scales to solo in F Minor

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

Scale
F Minor Pentatonic
F Ab Bb C Eb
Scale
F Blues Scale
F Ab Bb Cb C Eb
Scale
F Dorian
F G Ab Bb C D Eb
Scale
F Natural Minor
F G Ab Bb C Db Eb

Where to play in F Minor

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

F Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e F Ab
B C Eb
G Ab Bb
D Eb F
A Bb C
E F Ab
Notes: F Ab Bb C Eb. Root on the 6th string at fret 1, on the 5th string at fret 8.
F Blues Scale
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e F Ab
B Cb C Eb
G Ab Bb Cb
D Eb F
A Bb Cb C
E F Ab
Notes: F Ab Bb Cb C Eb. Root on the 6th string at fret 1, on the 5th string at fret 8.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in F Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: F (bars 1–4, Fm7), Bb (bars 5–6, Bbm7), F (bars 7–8, Fm7), C (bar 9, C7), Bb (bar 10, Bbm7), F (bar 11, Fm7), C (bar 12, C7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to F.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Ab over Fm7, Db over Bbm7, E over C7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. F Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play F Minor Pentatonic (F Ab Bb C Eb) up and down in open position (frets 0–4), one note per beat at 68 BPM. Start and finish on F: 6th string fret 1, or 5th string fret 8 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Fm7FAbEb (b7)
Bbm7BbDbAb (b7)
C7CEBb (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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