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 (also written Gb 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 F#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 F#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 F#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 F#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Bm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Bm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 F#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 F#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 C#7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Bm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 F#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 C#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 F# Minor

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

I
F#m7
I
F#m7
I
F#m7
I
F#m7
IV
Bm7
IV
Bm7
I
F#m7
I
F#m7
V
C#7
IV
Bm7
I
F#m7
V
C#7
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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# A B C# E
Scale
F# Blues Scale
F# A B C C# E
Scale
F# Dorian
F# G# A B C# D# E
Scale
F# Natural Minor
F# G# A B C# D E

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 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
e F# A
B C# E
G A B
D E F#
A B C#
E F# A
Notes: F# A B C# E. Root on the 6th string at fret 2, on the 5th string at fret 9.
F# Blues Scale
Stringfret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
e F# A
B C C# E
G A B C
D E F#
A B C C#
E F# A
Notes: F# A B C C# E. Root on the 6th string at fret 2, on the 5th string at fret 9.

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, F#m7), B (bars 5–6, Bm7), F# (bars 7–8, F#m7), C# (bar 9, C#7), B (bar 10, Bm7), F# (bar 11, F#m7), C# (bar 12, C#7). 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: A over F#m7, D over Bm7, E# over C#7. 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# A B C# E) up and down in frets 1–5, one note per beat at 68 BPM. Start and finish on F#: 6th string fret 2, or 5th string fret 9 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
F#m7F#AE (b7)
Bm7BDA (b7)
C#7C#E#B (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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