Disco · Eb Minor · 118 BPM

Disco Backing Track in Eb Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to Eb minor, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Eb minor (also written D# Minor).

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Hear 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 Eb minor.

8-bar chord chart in Eb Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, transposed from F minor to Eb minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Ebm7 i7 · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 Ab7 IV7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 4 Bbm7 v7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 5 Ebm7 i7 · 8 beats
  5. Bar 7 Abm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 8 Bb7 V7 · 4 beats

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.

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More about “Stayin' Alive Groove”

Chord chart and notes for “Stayin' Alive Groove”.

Imaj7–ii7 vamp in Eb Minor

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

I
Ebm7
IV
Abm7
I
Ebm7
IV
Abm7
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Scales to solo in Eb Minor

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

Scale
Eb Dorian
Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db
Scale
Eb Minor Pentatonic
Eb Gb Ab Bb Db
Scale
Eb Natural Minor
Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db

Where to play in Eb Minor

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

Eb Dorian
Stringfret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13fret 14
e Eb F Gb
B Bb C Db
G F Gb Ab
D C Db Eb
A Ab Bb
E Eb F Gb
Notes: Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db. Root on the 6th string at fret 11, on the 5th string at fret 6.
Eb Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13fret 14
e Eb Gb
B Bb Db
G Gb Ab
D Db Eb
A Ab Bb
E Eb Gb
Notes: Eb Gb Ab Bb Db. Root on the 6th string at fret 11, on the 5th string at fret 6.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Eb Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Eb (bars 1–2, Ebm7), Ab (bar 3, Ab7), Bb (bar 4, Bbm7), Eb (bars 5–6, Ebm7), Ab (bar 7, Abm7), Bb (bar 8, Bb7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Eb.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Gb over Ebm7, C over Ab7, Db over Bbm7, Cb over Abm7, D over Bb7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Eb Dorian in position

    Play Eb Dorian (Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db) up and down in frets 10–14, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on Eb: 6th string fret 11, or 5th string fret 6 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Ebm7EbGbDb (b7)
Ab7AbCGb (b7)
Bbm7BbDbAb (b7)
Abm7AbCbGb (b7)
Bb7BbDAb (b7)

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Try Disco in another key

Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys disco is most often played in.

E Major A Minor F Minor B Minor
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