Funk · Ab Major · 108 BPM

Funk Backing Track in Ab Major

7-bar arrangement from the “Get Up Feel” demo, transposed from E mixolydian to Ab major, at 108 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Ab major (also written G# Major).

Open in the app · Ab · 108 BPM

Hear the funk feel: “Get Up Feel” · E mixolydian · 108 BPM

This recording is the original “Get Up Feel” demo in E mixolydian at 108 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the funk feel. The app generates your track in Ab major.

7-bar chord chart in Ab Major

7-bar arrangement from the “Get Up Feel” demo, transposed from E mixolydian to Ab major. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Ab9 I9 · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 Db9 IV9 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 4 Ab9 I9 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 5 Eb9 V9 · 2 beats
  5. Bar 5, beat 3 Db9 IV9 · 2 beats
  6. Bar 6 Ab9 I9 · 8 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from E mixolydian with every interval kept. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

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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.

More about “Get Up Feel”

Chord chart and notes for “Get Up Feel”.

I7 vamp into the IV in Ab Major

Dom7 vamp on the I with a short IV7 visit. Lock into the groove and stay there.

I
Ab7
I
Ab7
IV
Db7
IV
Db7
I
Ab7
I
Ab7
V
Eb7
IV
Db7
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Scales to solo in Ab Major

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

Scale
Ab Mixolydian
Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb
Scale
Ab Major Pentatonic
Ab Bb C Eb F
Scale
Ab Blues Scale
Ab Cb Db Ebb Eb Gb

Where to play in Ab Major

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

Ab Mixolydian
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Bb
B Eb F Gb
G Bb C Db
D F Gb Ab
A C Db Eb
E Ab Bb
Notes: Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.
Ab Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Bb
B Eb F
G Bb C
D F Ab
A C Eb
E Ab Bb
Notes: Ab Bb C Eb F. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Ab Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Ab (bars 1–2, Ab9), Db (bar 3, Db9), Ab (bar 4, Ab9), Eb (bar 5, Eb9), Db (bar 5, beat 3, Db9), Ab (bars 6–7, Ab9). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Ab.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: C over Ab9, F over Db9, G over Eb9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Ab Mixolydian in position

    Play Ab Mixolydian (Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb) up and down in frets 3–7, one note per beat at 108 BPM. Start and finish on Ab: 6th string fret 4, or 5th string fret 11 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Ab9AbCGb (b7)
Db9DbFCb (b7)
Eb9EbGDb (b7)

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

E Major A Major E Minor A Minor D Minor G Minor
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