Country · G Minor · 118 BPM

Country Backing Track in G Minor

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

Open in the app · G · 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 G minor.

4-bar chord chart in G Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Gm i · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Bb bIII · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Cm iv · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 D 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 G Minor

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

I
Gm
bIII
Bb
IV
Cm
V
D
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Scales to solo in G Minor

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

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

Where to play in G Minor

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

G Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6
e G Bb
B D F
G Bb C
D F G
A C D
E G Bb
Notes: G Bb C D F. Root on the 6th string at fret 3, on the 5th string at fret 10.
G Dorian
Stringfret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6
e G A Bb
B D E F
G A Bb C
D E F G
A C D
E G A Bb
Notes: G A Bb C D E F. Root on the 6th string at fret 3, on the 5th string at fret 10.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in G Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: G (bar 1, Gm), Bb (bar 2, Bb), C (bar 3, Cm), D (bar 4, D). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to G.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

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

  3. 3. G Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play G Minor Pentatonic (G Bb C D F) up and down in frets 2–6, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on G: 6th string fret 3, or 5th string fret 10 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
GmGBb—
BbBbD—
CmCEb—
DDF#—

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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