Jazz · C# Minor · 140 BPM

Jazz Backing Track in C# Minor

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

Open in the app · C# · 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 C# minor.

8-bar chord chart in C# Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 F#m7 iv7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 B7 bVII7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Emaj7 bIIImaj7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Amaj7 bVImaj7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 D#m7b5 iiø7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 G#7b9 V7b9 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 C#m7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 C#m7 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.

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 “Autumn Leaves Feel”

Chord chart and notes for “Autumn Leaves Feel”.

ii–V–I with turnaround in C# Minor

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

II
D#m7b5
V
G#7
I
C#m7
bVI
Amaj7
II
D#m7b5
V
G#7
I
C#m7
I
C#m7
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in C# Minor

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

Scale
C# Dorian
C# D# E F# G# A# B
Scale
C# Natural Minor
C# D# E F# G# A B
Scale
C# Harmonic Minor
C# D# E F# G# A B#
Scale
C# Minor Pentatonic
C# E F# G# B

Where to play in C# Minor

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

C# Dorian
Stringfret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12
e C# D# E
B G# A# B
G D# E F#
D A# B C#
A F# G#
E C# D# E
Notes: C# D# E F# G# A# B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.
C# Natural Minor
Stringfret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12
e C# D# E
B G# A B
G D# E F#
D B C#
A F# G# A
E C# D# E
Notes: C# D# E F# G# A B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in C# Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: F# (bar 1, F#m7), B (bar 2, B7), E (bar 3, Emaj7), A (bar 4, Amaj7), D# (bar 5, D#m7b5), G# (bar 6, G#7b9), C# (bars 7–8, C#m7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C#.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: A over F#m7, D# over B7, G# over Emaj7, C# over Amaj7, F# over D#m7b5, B# over G#7b9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. C# Dorian in position

    Play C# Dorian (C# D# E F# G# A# B) up and down in frets 8–12, one note per beat at 140 BPM. Start and finish on C#: 6th string fret 9, or 5th string fret 4 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
F#m7F#AE (b7)
B7BD#A (b7)
Emaj7EG#D# (7)
Amaj7AC#G# (7)
D#m7b5D#F#C# (b7)
G#7b9G#B#F# (b7)
C#m7C#EB (b7)

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