Jazz · Ab Major · 160 BPM

Jazz Backing Track in Ab Major

10-bar arrangement from the “Bebop Changes” demo, transposed from Bb major to Ab major, at 160 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Ab major (also written G# Major).

Open in the app · Ab · 160 BPM

Hear the jazz feel: “Bebop Changes” · Bb major · 160 BPM

This recording is the original “Bebop Changes” demo in Bb major at 160 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the jazz feel. The app generates your track in Ab major.

10-bar chord chart in Ab Major

10-bar arrangement from the “Bebop Changes” demo, transposed from Bb major to Ab major. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Abmaj7 Imaj7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Ab7 I7 · 2 beats
  3. Bar 2, beat 3 Db7 IV7 · 2 beats
  4. Bar 3 Cm7 iii7 · 2 beats
  5. Bar 3, beat 3 F7 VI7 · 2 beats
  6. Bar 4 Bbm7 ii7 · 2 beats
  7. Bar 4, beat 3 Eb7 V7 · 2 beats
  8. Bar 5 Abmaj7 Imaj7 · 2 beats
  9. Bar 5, beat 3 Ab7 I7 · 2 beats
  10. Bar 6 Dbmaj7 IVmaj7 · 2 beats
  11. Bar 6, beat 3 Ddim7 #iv°7 · 2 beats
  12. Bar 7 Cm7 iii7 · 2 beats
  13. Bar 7, beat 3 Cb7 bIII7 · 2 beats
  14. Bar 8 Bbm7 ii7 · 2 beats
  15. Bar 8, beat 3 Eb7 V7 · 2 beats
  16. Bar 9 Abmaj7 Imaj7 · 2 beats
  17. Bar 9, beat 3 F7 VI7 · 2 beats
  18. Bar 10 Bbm7 ii7 · 2 beats
  19. Bar 10, beat 3 Eb7 V7 · 2 beats

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

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More about “Bebop Changes”

Chord chart and notes for “Bebop Changes”.

ii–V–I with turnaround in Ab Major

The fundamental jazz progression. Practice landing on the I chord — make it sound inevitable.

II
Bbm7
V
Eb7
I
Abmaj7
VI
Fm7
II
Bbm7
V
Eb7
I
Abmaj7
I
Abmaj7
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Scales to solo in Ab Major

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

Scale
Ab Major Pentatonic
Ab Bb C Eb F
Scale
Ab Dorian
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb
Scale
Ab Mixolydian
Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb
Scale
Ab Lydian
Ab Bb C D Eb F G

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 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.
Ab Dorian
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Bb Cb
B Eb F Gb
G Bb Cb Db
D F Gb Ab
A Db Eb
E Ab Bb Cb
Notes: Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb. 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 (bar 1, Abmaj7), Ab (bar 2, Ab7), Db (bar 2, beat 3, Db7), C (bar 3, Cm7), F (bar 3, beat 3, F7), Bb (bar 4, Bbm7), Eb (bar 4, beat 3, Eb7), Ab (bar 5, Abmaj7), Ab (bar 5, beat 3, Ab7), Db (bar 6, Dbmaj7), and so on through the form. 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 Abmaj7, C over Ab7, F over Db7, Eb over Cm7, A over F7, Db over Bbm7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Ab Major Pentatonic in position

    Play Ab Major Pentatonic (Ab Bb C Eb F) up and down in frets 3–7, one note per beat at 160 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
Abmaj7AbCG (7)
Ab7AbCGb (b7)
Db7DbFCb (b7)
Cm7CEbBb (b7)
F7FAEb (b7)
Bbm7BbDbAb (b7)
Eb7EbGDb (b7)
Dbmaj7DbFC (7)
Ddim7DFCb (bb7)
Cb7CbEbBbb (b7)

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