Disco · A Minor · 118 BPM
8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to A minor, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for A minor.
Open in the app · A · 118 BPMHear 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 A minor.
8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to A minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.
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.
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.
Minor disco — Chic-style i–iv vamp with the m7 color throughout.
Three scales that sit well over disco in A minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on A on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 4 | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | A | B | C | ||
| B | E | F# | G | ||
| G | B | C | D | ||
| D | F# | G | A | ||
| A | D | E | |||
| E | A | B | C |
| String | fret 4 | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | A | C | |||
| B | E | G | |||
| G | C | D | |||
| D | G | A | |||
| A | D | E | |||
| E | A | C |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: A (bars 1–2, Am7), D (bar 3, D7), E (bar 4, Em7), A (bars 5–6, Am7), D (bar 7, Dm7), E (bar 8, E7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to A.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: C over Am7, F# over D7, G over Em7, F over Dm7, G# over E7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play A Dorian (A B C D E F# G) up and down in frets 4–8, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on A: 6th string fret 5, or 5th string fret 0 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am7 | A | C | G (b7) |
| D7 | D | F# | C (b7) |
| Em7 | E | G | D (b7) |
| Dm7 | D | F | C (b7) |
| E7 | E | G# | D (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys disco is most often played in.
Open the app with Disco, A, 118 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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