Jazz · Bb Major · 160 BPM
10-bar arrangement from the “Bebop Changes” demo, at 160 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Bb major (also written A# Major).
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This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in Bb major at 160 BPM.
10-bar arrangement from the “Bebop Changes” demo. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.
Chart of the bundled demo arrangement. 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 Bb major. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on Bb on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | Bb | C | |||
| B | F | G | |||
| G | C | D | |||
| D | G | Bb | |||
| A | D | F | |||
| E | Bb | C |
| String | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | Bb | C | Db | ||
| B | F | G | Ab | ||
| G | C | Db | Eb | ||
| D | G | Ab | Bb | ||
| A | Eb | F | |||
| E | Bb | C | Db |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Bb (bar 1, Bbmaj7), Bb (bar 2, Bb7), Eb (bar 2, beat 3, Eb7), D (bar 3, Dm7), G (bar 3, beat 3, G7), C (bar 4, Cm7), F (bar 4, beat 3, F7), Bb (bar 5, Bbmaj7), Bb (bar 5, beat 3, Bb7), Eb (bar 6, Ebmaj7), and so on through the form. Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Bb.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: D over Bbmaj7, D over Bb7, G over Eb7, F over Dm7, B over G7, Eb over Cm7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play Bb Major Pentatonic (Bb C D F G) up and down in frets 5–9, one note per beat at 160 BPM. Start and finish on Bb: 6th string fret 6, or 5th string fret 1 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bbmaj7 | Bb | D | A (7) |
| Bb7 | Bb | D | Ab (b7) |
| Eb7 | Eb | G | Db (b7) |
| Dm7 | D | F | C (b7) |
| G7 | G | B | F (b7) |
| Cm7 | C | Eb | Bb (b7) |
| F7 | F | A | Eb (b7) |
| Ebmaj7 | Eb | G | D (7) |
| Edim7 | E | G | Db (bb7) |
| Db7 | Db | F | Cb (b7) |
Open the app with Jazz, Bb, 160 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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