Disco · Ab Minor · 118 BPM

Disco Backing Track in Ab Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to Ab minor, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Ab minor (also written G# Minor).

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Hear the disco feel: “Stayin' Alive Groove” · F minor · 118 BPM

This recording is the original “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo in F minor at 118 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the disco feel. The app generates your track in Ab minor.

8-bar chord chart in Ab Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to Ab minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Abm7 i7 · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 Db7 IV7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 4 Ebm7 v7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 5 Abm7 i7 · 8 beats
  5. Bar 7 Dbm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 8 Eb7 V7 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from F minor with every interval kept. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

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More about “Stayin' Alive Groove”

Chord chart and notes for “Stayin' Alive Groove”.

Imaj7–ii7 vamp in Ab Minor

Minor disco — Chic-style i–iv vamp with the m7 color throughout.

I
Abm7
IV
Dbm7
I
Abm7
IV
Dbm7
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Scales to solo in Ab Minor

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

Scale
Ab Dorian
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb
Scale
Ab Minor Pentatonic
Ab Cb Db Eb Gb
Scale
Ab Natural Minor
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb

Where to play in Ab Minor

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

Ab Dorian
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Bb Cb
B Eb F Gb
G Bb Cb Db
D F Gb Ab
A Db Eb
E Ab Bb Cb
Notes: Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.
Ab Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Cb
B Eb Gb
G Cb Db
D Gb Ab
A Db Eb
E Ab Cb
Notes: Ab Cb Db Eb Gb. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Ab Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Ab (bars 1–2, Abm7), Db (bar 3, Db7), Eb (bar 4, Ebm7), Ab (bars 5–6, Abm7), Db (bar 7, Dbm7), Eb (bar 8, Eb7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Ab.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Cb over Abm7, F over Db7, Gb over Ebm7, Fb over Dbm7, G over Eb7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Ab Dorian in position

    Play Ab Dorian (Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb) up and down in frets 3–7, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on Ab: 6th string fret 4, or 5th string fret 11 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Abm7AbCbGb (b7)
Db7DbFCb (b7)
Ebm7EbGbDb (b7)
Dbm7DbFbCb (b7)
Eb7EbGDb (b7)

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Try Disco in another key

Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys disco is most often played in.

E Major A Minor F Minor B Minor
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