Country · D Major · 118 BPM

Country Backing Track in D Major

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

Open in the app · D · 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 D major.

12-bar chord chart in D Major

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

  1. Bar 1 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 G7 IV7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 G7 IV7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 A7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 G7 IV7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 D7 I7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 A7 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, D, 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 D Major

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

I
D
IV
G
I
D
V
A
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in D Major

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

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

Where to play in D Major

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

D Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e D E
B A B
G E F#
D B D
A F# A
E D E
Notes: D E F# A B. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.
D Major Scale
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e C# D E
B A B
G E F# G
D B C# D
A F# G A
E C# D E
Notes: D E F# G A B C#. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in D Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: D (bars 1–4, D7), G (bars 5–6, G7), D (bars 7–8, D7), A (bar 9, A7), G (bar 10, G7), D (bar 11, D7), A (bar 12, A7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to D.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: F# over D7, B over G7, C# over A7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. D Major Pentatonic in position

    Play D Major Pentatonic (D E F# A B) up and down in frets 9–13, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on D: 6th string fret 10, or 5th string fret 5 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
D7DF#C (b7)
G7GBF (b7)
A7AC#G (b7)

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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