Jazz · A Major · 160 BPM
10-bar arrangement from the “Bebop Changes” demo, transposed from Bb major to A major, at 160 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for A major.
Open in the app · A · 160 BPMHear 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 A major.
10-bar arrangement from the “Bebop Changes” demo, transposed from Bb major to A major. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.
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.
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.
The fundamental jazz progression. Practice landing on the I chord — make it sound inevitable.
Four scales that sit well over jazz in A major. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on A on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 4 | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | A | B | |||
| B | E | F# | |||
| G | B | C# | |||
| D | F# | A | |||
| A | C# | E | |||
| E | A | B |
| String | fret 4 | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | A | B | C | ||
| B | E | F# | G | ||
| G | B | C | D | ||
| D | F# | G | A | ||
| A | D | E | |||
| E | A | B | C |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: A (bar 1, Amaj7), A (bar 2, A7), D (bar 2, beat 3, D7), C# (bar 3, C#m7), F# (bar 3, beat 3, F#7), B (bar 4, Bm7), E (bar 4, beat 3, E7), A (bar 5, Amaj7), A (bar 5, beat 3, A7), D (bar 6, Dmaj7), and so on through the form. Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to A.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: C# over Amaj7, C# over A7, F# over D7, E over C#m7, A# over F#7, D over Bm7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play A Major Pentatonic (A B C# E F#) up and down in frets 4–8, one note per beat at 160 BPM. Start and finish on A: 6th string fret 5, or 5th string fret 0 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | A | C# | G# (7) |
| A7 | A | C# | G (b7) |
| D7 | D | F# | C (b7) |
| C#m7 | C# | E | B (b7) |
| F#7 | F# | A# | E (b7) |
| Bm7 | B | D | A (b7) |
| E7 | E | G# | D (b7) |
| Dmaj7 | D | F# | C# (7) |
| D#dim7 | D# | F# | C (bb7) |
| C7 | C | E | Bb (b7) |
Open the app with Jazz, A, 160 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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