Country · D Minor · 118 BPM

Country Backing Track in D Minor

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

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 minor.

4-bar chord chart in D Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Dm i · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 F bIII · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Gm iv · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 A 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 D Minor

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

I
Dm
bIII
F
IV
Gm
V
A
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Scales to solo in D Minor

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

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

Where to play in D Minor

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

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

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: D (bar 1, Dm), F (bar 2, F), G (bar 3, Gm), A (bar 4, A). 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 Dm, A over F, Bb over Gm, C# over A. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. D Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play D Minor Pentatonic (D F G A C) 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
DmDF—
FFA—
GmGBb—
AAC#—

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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