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 (also written Db 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 8 | fret 9 | fret 10 | fret 11 | fret 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | C# | D# | E | ||
| B | G# | A# | B | ||
| G | D# | E | F# | ||
| D | A# | B | C# | ||
| A | F# | G# | |||
| E | C# | D# | E |
| String | fret 8 | fret 9 | fret 10 | fret 11 | fret 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | C# | E | |||
| B | G# | B | |||
| G | E | F# | |||
| D | B | C# | |||
| A | F# | G# | |||
| E | C# | E |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C# (bars 1–2, C#m7), F# (bar 3, F#7), G# (bar 4, G#m7), C# (bars 5–6, C#m7), F# (bar 7, F#m7), G# (bar 8, G#7). 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: E over C#m7, A# over F#7, B over G#m7, A over F#m7, B# over G#7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play C# Dorian (C# D# E F# G# A# B) up and down in frets 8–12, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on C#: 6th string fret 9, or 5th string fret 4 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| C#m7 | C# | E | B (b7) |
| F#7 | F# | A# | E (b7) |
| G#m7 | G# | B | F# (b7) |
| F#m7 | F# | A | E (b7) |
| G#7 | 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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