Country · A Minor · 118 BPM

Country Backing Track in A Minor

4-bar I–IV–I–V form, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for A minor.

Open in the app · A · 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 A minor.

4-bar chord chart in A Minor

4-bar I–IV–I–V form. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Am i · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 C bIII · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Dm iv · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 E V · 4 beats
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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 A Minor

Minor-key country — think outlaw or alt-country. The bIII gives the lift.

I
Am
bIII
C
IV
Dm
V
E
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Scales to solo in A Minor

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

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

Where to play in A Minor

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

A Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8
e A C
B E G
G C D
D G A
A D E
E A C
Notes: A C D E G. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.
A Dorian
Stringfret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8
e A B C
B E F# G
G B C D
D F# G A
A D E
E A B C
Notes: A B C D E F# G. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in A Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: A (bar 1, Am), C (bar 2, C), D (bar 3, Dm), E (bar 4, E). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to A.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

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

  3. 3. A Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play A Minor Pentatonic (A C D E G) up and down in frets 4–8, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on A: 6th string fret 5, or 5th string fret 0 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
AmAC—
CCE—
DmDF—
EEG#—

Keep practicing

Try Country in another key

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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