Blues · G Minor · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in G Minor

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

Open in the app · G · 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 G minor.

12-bar chord chart in G Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Gm7 i7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Gm7 i7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Gm7 i7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Gm7 i7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Cm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Cm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Gm7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Gm7 i7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 D7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Cm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 Gm7 i7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 D7 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 G Minor

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

I
Gm7
I
Gm7
I
Gm7
I
Gm7
IV
Cm7
IV
Cm7
I
Gm7
I
Gm7
V
D7
IV
Cm7
I
Gm7
V
D7
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Scales to solo in G Minor

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

Scale
G Minor Pentatonic
G Bb C D F
Scale
G Blues Scale
G Bb C Db D F
Scale
G Dorian
G A Bb C D E F
Scale
G Natural Minor
G A Bb C D Eb F

Where to play in G Minor

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

G Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6
e G Bb
B D F
G Bb C
D F G
A C D
E G Bb
Notes: G Bb C D F. Root on the 6th string at fret 3, on the 5th string at fret 10.
G Blues Scale
Stringfret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6
e G Bb
B Db D F
G Bb C Db
D F G
A C Db D
E G Bb
Notes: G Bb C Db D F. Root on the 6th string at fret 3, on the 5th string at fret 10.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in G Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: G (bars 1–4, Gm7), C (bars 5–6, Cm7), G (bars 7–8, Gm7), D (bar 9, D7), C (bar 10, Cm7), G (bar 11, Gm7), D (bar 12, D7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to G.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Bb over Gm7, Eb over Cm7, F# over D7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. G Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play G Minor Pentatonic (G Bb C D F) up and down in frets 2–6, one note per beat at 68 BPM. Start and finish on G: 6th string fret 3, or 5th string fret 10 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Gm7GBbF (b7)
Cm7CEbBb (b7)
D7DF#C (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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