Funk · D Minor · 100 BPM

Funk Backing Track in D Minor

4-bar arrangement from the “Superstition Groove” demo, transposed from E minor to D minor, at 100 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for D minor.

Open in the app · D · 100 BPM

Hear the funk feel: “Superstition Groove” · E minor · 100 BPM

This recording is the original “Superstition Groove” demo in E minor at 100 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the funk feel. The app generates your track in D minor.

4-bar chord chart in D Minor

4-bar arrangement from the “Superstition Groove” demo, transposed from E minor to D minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Dm7 i7 · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 Gm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 4 Dm7 i7 · 4 beats

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

Open in the app: Funk, D, 100 BPM Open the original demo (E minor)

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 “Superstition Groove”

Chord chart and notes for “Superstition Groove”.

I7 vamp into the IV in D Minor

Minor 7 funk vamp. The Dorian flavour (m7 with major IV) keeps it from sounding sad.

I
Dm7
I
Dm7
IV
G7
IV
G7
I
Dm7
I
Dm7
V
A7
IV
G7
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Scales to solo in D Minor

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

Scale
D Dorian
D E F G A B C
Scale
D Minor Pentatonic
D F G A C
Scale
D Blues Scale
D F G Ab A C

Where to play in D Minor

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

D Dorian
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e D E F
B A B C
G E F G
D B C D
A G A
E D E F
Notes: D E F G A B C. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.
D Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e D F
B A C
G F G
D C D
A G A
E D F
Notes: D F G A C. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in D Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: D (bars 1–2, Dm7), G (bar 3, Gm7), D (bar 4, Dm7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to D.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: F over Dm7, Bb over Gm7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. D Dorian in position

    Play D Dorian (D E F G A B C) up and down in frets 9–13, one note per beat at 100 BPM. Start and finish on D: 6th string fret 10, or 5th string fret 5 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Dm7DFC (b7)
Gm7GBbF (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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