Disco · Bb Minor · 118 BPM
8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to Bb minor, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Bb minor (also written A# Minor).
Open in the app · Bb · 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 Bb minor.
8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to Bb 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 Bb minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on Bb on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | Bb | C | Db | ||
| B | F | G | Ab | ||
| G | C | Db | Eb | ||
| D | G | Ab | Bb | ||
| A | Eb | F | |||
| E | Bb | C | Db |
| String | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | Bb | Db | |||
| B | F | Ab | |||
| G | Db | Eb | |||
| D | Ab | Bb | |||
| A | Eb | F | |||
| E | Bb | Db |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Bb (bars 1–2, Bbm7), Eb (bar 3, Eb7), F (bar 4, Fm7), Bb (bars 5–6, Bbm7), Eb (bar 7, Ebm7), F (bar 8, F7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Bb.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Db over Bbm7, G over Eb7, Ab over Fm7, Gb over Ebm7, A over F7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play Bb Dorian (Bb C Db Eb F G Ab) up and down in frets 5–9, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on Bb: 6th string fret 6, or 5th string fret 1 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | Bb | Db | Ab (b7) |
| Eb7 | Eb | G | Db (b7) |
| Fm7 | F | Ab | Eb (b7) |
| Ebm7 | Eb | Gb | Db (b7) |
| F7 | F | A | Eb (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys disco is most often played in.
Open the app with Disco, Bb, 118 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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