Country · B Minor · 118 BPM

Country Backing Track in B Minor

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

Open in the app · B · 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 B minor.

4-bar chord chart in B Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Bm i · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 D bIII · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Em iv · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 F# 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 B Minor

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

I
Bm
bIII
D
IV
Em
V
F#
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Scales to solo in B Minor

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

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

Where to play in B Minor

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

B Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B D
B F# A
G D E
D A B
A E F#
E B D
Notes: B D E F# A. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.
B Dorian
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B C# D
B F# G# A
G C# D E
D G# A B
A E F#
E B C# D
Notes: B C# D E F# G# A. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in B Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: B (bar 1, Bm), D (bar 2, D), E (bar 3, Em), F# (bar 4, F#). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to B.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

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

  3. 3. B Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play B Minor Pentatonic (B D E F# A) up and down in frets 6–10, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on B: 6th string fret 7, or 5th string fret 2 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
BmBD—
DDF#—
EmEG—
F#F#A#—

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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