Disco · D Minor · 118 BPM
8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to D minor, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for D minor.
Open in the app · D · 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 D minor.
8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to D 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 D minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on D on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 9 | fret 10 | fret 11 | fret 12 | fret 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | D | E | F | ||
| B | A | B | C | ||
| G | E | F | G | ||
| D | B | C | D | ||
| A | G | A | |||
| E | D | E | F |
| String | fret 9 | fret 10 | fret 11 | fret 12 | fret 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | D | F | |||
| B | A | C | |||
| G | F | G | |||
| D | C | D | |||
| A | G | A | |||
| E | D | F |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: D (bars 1–2, Dm7), G (bar 3, G7), A (bar 4, Am7), D (bars 5–6, Dm7), G (bar 7, Gm7), A (bar 8, A7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to D.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: F over Dm7, B over G7, C over Am7, Bb over Gm7, C# over A7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play D Dorian (D E F G A B C) up and down in frets 9–13, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on D: 6th string fret 10, or 5th string fret 5 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | D | F | C (b7) |
| G7 | G | B | F (b7) |
| Am7 | A | C | G (b7) |
| Gm7 | G | Bb | F (b7) |
| A7 | A | C# | G (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys disco is most often played in.
Open the app with Disco, D, 118 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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