Country · Ab Major · 118 BPM

Country Backing Track in Ab Major

12-bar arrangement from the “Johnny Cash Style” demo, transposed from E major to Ab major, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Ab major (also written G# Major).

Open in the app · Ab · 118 BPM

Hear the country feel: “Johnny Cash Style” · E major · 118 BPM

This recording is the original “Johnny Cash Style” demo in E major at 118 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the country feel. The app generates your track in Ab major.

12-bar chord chart in Ab Major

12-bar arrangement from the “Johnny Cash Style” demo, transposed from E major to Ab major. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Db7 IV7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Db7 IV7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 Eb7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Db7 IV7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 Ab7 I7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 Eb7 V7 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from E major with every interval kept. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

Open in the app: Country, Ab, 118 BPM Open the original demo (E major)

The app opens with the style, key, tempo and this chart filled in; press Generate to create your track (it counts toward your daily generations). The original demo opens the recorded arrangement without a generation.

More about “Johnny Cash Style”

Chord chart and notes for “Johnny Cash Style”.

I–IV–I–V in Ab Major

The bedrock country progression. Boom-chick rhythm on the chords, walk on the bass.

I
Ab
IV
Db
I
Ab
V
Eb
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Scales to solo in Ab Major

Three scales that sit well over country in Ab major. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.

Scale
Ab Major Pentatonic
Ab Bb C Eb F
Scale
Ab Major Scale
Ab Bb C Db Eb F G
Scale
Ab Mixolydian
Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb

Where to play in Ab Major

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

Ab Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Bb
B Eb F
G Bb C
D F Ab
A C Eb
E Ab Bb
Notes: Ab Bb C Eb F. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.
Ab Major Scale
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e G Ab Bb
B Eb F
G Bb C Db
D F G Ab
A C Db Eb
E G Ab Bb
Notes: Ab Bb C Db Eb F G. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Ab Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Ab (bars 1–4, Ab7), Db (bars 5–6, Db7), Ab (bars 7–8, Ab7), Eb (bar 9, Eb7), Db (bar 10, Db7), Ab (bar 11, Ab7), Eb (bar 12, Eb7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Ab.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: C over Ab7, F over Db7, G over Eb7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Ab Major Pentatonic in position

    Play Ab Major Pentatonic (Ab Bb C Eb F) up and down in frets 3–7, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on Ab: 6th string fret 4, or 5th string fret 11 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Ab7AbCGb (b7)
Db7DbFCb (b7)
Eb7EbGDb (b7)

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Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys country is most often played in.

G Major D Major A Major E Major C Major
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