Funk · C Major · 108 BPM

Funk Backing Track in C Major

7-bar arrangement from the “Get Up Feel” demo, transposed from E mixolydian to C major, at 108 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for C major.

Open in the app · C · 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 C major.

7-bar chord chart in C Major

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

Bar 1 C9 I9 · 8 beats
Bar 3 F9 IV9 · 4 beats
Bar 4 C9 I9 · 4 beats
Bar 5 G9 V9 · 2 beats
Bar 5, beat 3 F9 IV9 · 2 beats
Bar 6 C9 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.

Open in the app: Funk, C, 108 BPM Open the original demo (E mixolydian)

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.

I7 vamp into the IV in C Major

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

Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in C Major

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

Scale

C Mixolydian

C D E F G A Bb

Scale

C Major Pentatonic

C D E G A

Scale

C Blues Scale

C Eb F Gb G Bb

Where to play in C Major

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

C Mixolydian
String	fret 7	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11
e		C		D
B		G		A	Bb
G	D		E	F
D	A	Bb		C
A	E	F		G
E		C		D

Notes: C D E F G A Bb. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

C Major Pentatonic
String	fret 7	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10
e		C		D
B		G		A
G	D		E
D	A			C
A	E			G
E		C		D

Notes: C D E G A. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Major

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C (bars 1–2, C9), F (bar 3, F9), C (bar 4, C9), G (bar 5, G9), F (bar 5, beat 3, F9), C (bars 6–7, C9). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C.
2. Target the guide tones

When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: E over C9, A over F9, B over G9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
3. C Mixolydian in position

Play C Mixolydian (C D E F G A Bb) up and down in frets 7–11, one note per beat at 108 BPM. Start and finish on C: 6th string fret 8, or 5th string fret 3 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
C9	C	E	Bb (b7)
F9	F	A	Eb (b7)
G9	G	B	F (b7)

Try Funk in another key

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

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Funk Backing Track in C Major

7-bar chord chart in C Major

More about “Get Up Feel”

I7 vamp into the IV in C Major

Scales to solo in C Major

Where to play in C Major

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Major

2. Target the guide tones

3. C Mixolydian in position

Keep practicing

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