Disco · B Minor · 116 BPM

Disco Backing Track in B Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Get Lucky Feel” demo, at 116 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for B minor.

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Hear the disco feel: “Get Lucky Feel” · B minor · 116 BPM

This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in B minor at 116 BPM.

8-bar chord chart in B Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Get Lucky Feel” demo. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Bm7 i7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 E9 IV9 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Gmaj7 bVImaj7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 F#7 V7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Bm7 i7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 E9 IV9 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Gmaj7 bVImaj7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 F#7 V7 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement. 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.

More about “Get Lucky Feel”

Chord chart and notes for “Get Lucky Feel”.

Imaj7–ii7 vamp in B Minor

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

I
Bm7
IV
Em7
I
Bm7
IV
Em7
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Scales to solo in B Minor

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

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

Where to play in B Minor

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

B Dorian
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B C# D
B F# G# A
G C# D E
D G# A B
A E F#
E B C# D
Notes: B C# D E F# G# A. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.
B Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B D
B F# A
G D E
D A B
A E F#
E B D
Notes: B D E F# A. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in B Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: B (bar 1, Bm7), E (bar 2, E9), G (bar 3, Gmaj7), F# (bar 4, F#7), B (bar 5, Bm7), E (bar 6, E9), G (bar 7, Gmaj7), F# (bar 8, F#7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to B.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: D over Bm7, G# over E9, B over Gmaj7, A# over F#7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. B Dorian in position

    Play B Dorian (B C# D E F# G# A) up and down in frets 6–10, one note per beat at 116 BPM. Start and finish on B: 6th string fret 7, or 5th string fret 2 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Bm7BDA (b7)
E9EG#D (b7)
Gmaj7GBF# (7)
F#7F#A#E (b7)

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