Jazz · Ab Minor · 140 BPM

Jazz Backing Track in Ab Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Autumn Leaves Feel” demo, transposed from G minor to Ab minor, at 140 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Ab minor (also written G# Minor).

Open in the app · Ab · 140 BPM

Hear the jazz feel: “Autumn Leaves Feel” · G minor · 140 BPM

This recording is the original “Autumn Leaves Feel” demo in G minor at 140 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the jazz feel. The app generates your track in Ab minor.

8-bar chord chart in Ab Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Autumn Leaves Feel” demo, transposed from G minor to Ab minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Dbm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Gb7 bVII7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Cbmaj7 bIIImaj7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Fbmaj7 bVImaj7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Bbm7b5 iiø7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Eb7b9 V7b9 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Abm7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Abm7 i7 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from G minor 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 “Autumn Leaves Feel”

Chord chart and notes for “Autumn Leaves Feel”.

ii–V–I with turnaround in Ab Minor

Minor ii–V–i with the half-diminished ii. The b5 in the iiø7 is the color note to hit.

II
Bbm7b5
V
Eb7
I
Abm7
bVI
Fbmaj7
II
Bbm7b5
V
Eb7
I
Abm7
I
Abm7
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Scales to solo in Ab Minor

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

Scale
Ab Dorian
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb
Scale
Ab Natural Minor
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb
Scale
Ab Harmonic Minor
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G
Scale
Ab Minor Pentatonic
Ab Cb Db Eb Gb

Where to play in Ab Minor

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

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.
Ab Natural Minor
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Bb Cb
B Eb Fb Gb
G Bb Cb Db
D Gb Ab
A Db Eb Fb
E Ab Bb Cb
Notes: Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb 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 Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Db (bar 1, Dbm7), Gb (bar 2, Gb7), Cb (bar 3, Cbmaj7), Fb (bar 4, Fbmaj7), Bb (bar 5, Bbm7b5), Eb (bar 6, Eb7b9), Ab (bars 7–8, Abm7). 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: Fb over Dbm7, Bb over Gb7, Eb over Cbmaj7, Ab over Fbmaj7, Db over Bbm7b5, G over Eb7b9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Ab Dorian in position

    Play Ab Dorian (Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb) up and down in frets 3–7, one note per beat at 140 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
Dbm7DbFbCb (b7)
Gb7GbBbFb (b7)
Cbmaj7CbEbBb (7)
Fbmaj7FbAbEb (7)
Bbm7b5BbDbAb (b7)
Eb7b9EbGDb (b7)
Abm7AbCbGb (b7)

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