Disco · F Minor · 118 BPM
8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for F minor.
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This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in F minor at 118 BPM.
8-bar arrangement from the “Stayin' Alive Groove” demo. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.
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.
Minor disco — Chic-style i–iv vamp with the m7 color throughout.
Three scales that sit well over disco in F minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on F on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 0 | fret 1 | fret 2 | fret 3 | fret 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | F | G | Ab | ||
| B | C | D | Eb | ||
| G | G | Ab | Bb | ||
| D | D | Eb | F | ||
| A | Bb | C | |||
| E | F | G | Ab |
| String | fret 0 | fret 1 | fret 2 | fret 3 | fret 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | F | Ab | |||
| B | C | Eb | |||
| G | Ab | Bb | |||
| D | Eb | F | |||
| A | Bb | C | |||
| E | F | Ab |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: F (bars 1–2, Fm7), Bb (bar 3, Bb7), C (bar 4, Cm7), F (bars 5–6, Fm7), Bb (bar 7, Bbm7), C (bar 8, C7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to F.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Ab over Fm7, D over Bb7, Eb over Cm7, Db over Bbm7, E over C7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play F Dorian (F G Ab Bb C D Eb) up and down in open position (frets 0–4), one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on F: 6th string fret 1, or 5th string fret 8 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fm7 | F | Ab | Eb (b7) |
| Bb7 | Bb | D | Ab (b7) |
| Cm7 | C | Eb | Bb (b7) |
| Bbm7 | Bb | Db | Ab (b7) |
| C7 | C | E | Bb (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys disco is most often played in.
Open the app with Disco, F, 118 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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