Funk · Bb Major · 108 BPM

Funk Backing Track in Bb Major

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

Open in the app · Bb · 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 Bb major.

7-bar chord chart in Bb Major

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

  1. Bar 1 Bb9 I9 · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 Eb9 IV9 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 4 Bb9 I9 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 5 F9 V9 · 2 beats
  5. Bar 5, beat 3 Eb9 IV9 · 2 beats
  6. Bar 6 Bb9 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 Bb Major

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

I
Bb7
I
Bb7
IV
Eb7
IV
Eb7
I
Bb7
I
Bb7
V
F7
IV
Eb7
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Scales to solo in Bb Major

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

Scale
Bb Mixolydian
Bb C D Eb F G Ab
Scale
Bb Major Pentatonic
Bb C D F G
Scale
Bb Blues Scale
Bb Db Eb Fb F Ab

Where to play in Bb Major

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

Bb Mixolydian
Stringfret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9
e Bb C
B F G Ab
G C D Eb
D G Ab Bb
A D Eb F
E Bb C
Notes: Bb C D Eb F G Ab. Root on the 6th string at fret 6, on the 5th string at fret 1.
Bb Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9
e Bb C
B F G
G C D
D G Bb
A D F
E Bb C
Notes: Bb C D F G. Root on the 6th string at fret 6, on the 5th string at fret 1.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Bb Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Bb (bars 1–2, Bb9), Eb (bar 3, Eb9), Bb (bar 4, Bb9), F (bar 5, F9), Eb (bar 5, beat 3, Eb9), Bb (bars 6–7, Bb9). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Bb.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: D over Bb9, G over Eb9, A over F9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Bb Mixolydian in position

    Play Bb Mixolydian (Bb C D Eb F G Ab) up and down in frets 5–9, one note per beat at 108 BPM. Start and finish on Bb: 6th string fret 6, or 5th string fret 1 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Bb9BbDAb (b7)
Eb9EbGDb (b7)
F9FAEb (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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