Country · C# Minor · 118 BPM

Country Backing Track in C# Minor

4-bar I–IV–I–V form, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for C# minor (also written Db Minor).

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# minor.

4-bar chord chart in C# Minor

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

Bar 1 C#m i · 4 beats
Bar 2 E bIII · 4 beats
Bar 3 F#m iv · 4 beats
Bar 4 G# V · 4 beats

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

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I–IV–I–V in C# Minor

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

C#m

bIII

F#m

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Scales to solo in C# Minor

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

Scale

C# Minor Pentatonic

C# E F# G# B

Scale

C# Dorian

C# D# E F# G# A# B

Scale

C# Natural Minor

C# D# E F# G# A B

Where to play in C# Minor

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

C# Minor Pentatonic
String	fret 9	fret 11	fret 12
e	C#		E
B	G#		B
G	E	F#
D	B	C#
A	F#	G#
E	C#		E

Notes: C# E F# G# B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

C# Dorian
String	fret 8	fret 9	fret 11	fret 12
e		C#	D#	E
B		G#	A#	B
G	D#	E	F#
D	A#	B	C#
A		F#	G#
E		C#	D#	E

Notes: C# D# E F# G# A# B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C# Minor

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C# (bar 1, C#m), E (bar 2, E), F# (bar 3, F#m), G# (bar 4, G#). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C#.
2. Target the guide tones

When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: E over C#m, G# over E, A over F#m, B# over G#. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
3. C# Minor Pentatonic in position

Play C# Minor Pentatonic (C# E F# G# B) up and down in frets 8–12, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on C#: 6th string fret 9, or 5th string fret 4 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
C#m	C#	E	—
E	E	G#	—
F#m	F#	A	—
G#	G#	B#	—

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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Country Backing Track in C# Minor

4-bar chord chart in C# Minor

More about “Johnny Cash Style”

I–IV–I–V in C# Minor

Scales to solo in C# Minor

Where to play in C# Minor

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C# Minor

2. Target the guide tones

3. C# Minor Pentatonic in position

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