Country · C Major · 118 BPM

Country Backing Track in C Major

12-bar arrangement from the “Johnny Cash Style” demo, transposed from E major to C major, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for C major.

Open in the app · C · 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 C major.

12-bar chord chart in C Major

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

  1. Bar 1 C7 I7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 C7 I7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 C7 I7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 C7 I7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 F7 IV7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 F7 IV7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 C7 I7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 C7 I7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 G7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 F7 IV7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 C7 I7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 G7 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, C, 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 C Major

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

I
C
IV
F
I
C
V
G
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Scales to solo in C Major

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

Scale
C Major Pentatonic
C D E G A
Scale
C Major Scale
C D E F G A B
Scale
C Mixolydian
C D E F G A Bb

Where to play in C Major

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

C Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11
e C D
B G A
G D E
D A C
A E G
E C D
Notes: C D E G A. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.
C Major Scale
Stringfret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11
e B C D
B G A
G D E F
D A B C
A E F G
E B C D
Notes: C D E F G A B. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in C Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C (bars 1–4, C7), F (bars 5–6, F7), C (bars 7–8, C7), G (bar 9, G7), F (bar 10, F7), C (bar 11, C7), G (bar 12, G7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: E over C7, A over F7, B over G7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. C Major Pentatonic in position

    Play C Major Pentatonic (C D E G A) up and down in frets 7–11, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on C: 6th string fret 8, or 5th string fret 3 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
C7CEBb (b7)
F7FAEb (b7)
G7GBF (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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