Disco · C Minor · 118 BPM
8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to C minor, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for C minor.
Open in the app · C · 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 C minor.
8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to C 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 C minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on C on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 | fret 10 | fret 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | C | D | Eb | ||
| B | G | A | Bb | ||
| G | D | Eb | F | ||
| D | A | Bb | C | ||
| A | F | G | |||
| E | C | D | Eb |
| String | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 | fret 10 | fret 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | C | Eb | |||
| B | G | Bb | |||
| G | Eb | F | |||
| D | Bb | C | |||
| A | F | G | |||
| E | C | Eb |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C (bars 1–2, Cm7), F (bar 3, F7), G (bar 4, Gm7), C (bars 5–6, Cm7), F (bar 7, Fm7), G (bar 8, G7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Eb over Cm7, A over F7, Bb over Gm7, Ab over Fm7, B over G7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play C Dorian (C D Eb F G A Bb) up and down in frets 7–11, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on C: 6th string fret 8, or 5th string fret 3 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | C | Eb | Bb (b7) |
| F7 | F | A | Eb (b7) |
| Gm7 | G | Bb | F (b7) |
| Fm7 | F | Ab | Eb (b7) |
| G7 | G | B | F (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys disco is most often played in.
Open the app with Disco, C, 118 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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