Jazz · Eb Major · 160 BPM

Jazz Backing Track in Eb Major

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

Open in the app · Eb · 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 Eb major.

10-bar chord chart in Eb Major

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

  1. Bar 1 Ebmaj7 Imaj7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Eb7 I7 · 2 beats
  3. Bar 2, beat 3 Ab7 IV7 · 2 beats
  4. Bar 3 Gm7 iii7 · 2 beats
  5. Bar 3, beat 3 C7 VI7 · 2 beats
  6. Bar 4 Fm7 ii7 · 2 beats
  7. Bar 4, beat 3 Bb7 V7 · 2 beats
  8. Bar 5 Ebmaj7 Imaj7 · 2 beats
  9. Bar 5, beat 3 Eb7 I7 · 2 beats
  10. Bar 6 Abmaj7 IVmaj7 · 2 beats
  11. Bar 6, beat 3 Adim7 #iv°7 · 2 beats
  12. Bar 7 Gm7 iii7 · 2 beats
  13. Bar 7, beat 3 Gb7 bIII7 · 2 beats
  14. Bar 8 Fm7 ii7 · 2 beats
  15. Bar 8, beat 3 Bb7 V7 · 2 beats
  16. Bar 9 Ebmaj7 Imaj7 · 2 beats
  17. Bar 9, beat 3 C7 VI7 · 2 beats
  18. Bar 10 Fm7 ii7 · 2 beats
  19. Bar 10, beat 3 Bb7 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.

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 “Bebop Changes”

Chord chart and notes for “Bebop Changes”.

ii–V–I with turnaround in Eb Major

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

II
Fm7
V
Bb7
I
Ebmaj7
VI
Cm7
II
Fm7
V
Bb7
I
Ebmaj7
I
Ebmaj7
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Scales to solo in Eb Major

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

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

Where to play in Eb Major

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

Eb Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13fret 14
e Eb F
B Bb C
G F G
D C Eb
A G Bb
E Eb F
Notes: Eb F G Bb C. Root on the 6th string at fret 11, on the 5th string at fret 6.
Eb Dorian
Stringfret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13fret 14
e Eb F Gb
B Bb C Db
G F Gb Ab
D C Db Eb
A Ab Bb
E Eb F Gb
Notes: Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db. Root on the 6th string at fret 11, on the 5th string at fret 6.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Eb Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Eb (bar 1, Ebmaj7), Eb (bar 2, Eb7), Ab (bar 2, beat 3, Ab7), G (bar 3, Gm7), C (bar 3, beat 3, C7), F (bar 4, Fm7), Bb (bar 4, beat 3, Bb7), Eb (bar 5, Ebmaj7), Eb (bar 5, beat 3, Eb7), Ab (bar 6, Abmaj7), and so on through the form. Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Eb.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: G over Ebmaj7, G over Eb7, C over Ab7, Bb over Gm7, E over C7, Ab over Fm7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Eb Major Pentatonic in position

    Play Eb Major Pentatonic (Eb F G Bb C) up and down in frets 10–14, one note per beat at 160 BPM. Start and finish on Eb: 6th string fret 11, or 5th string fret 6 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Ebmaj7EbGD (7)
Eb7EbGDb (b7)
Ab7AbCGb (b7)
Gm7GBbF (b7)
C7CEBb (b7)
Fm7FAbEb (b7)
Bb7BbDAb (b7)
Abmaj7AbCG (7)
Adim7ACGb (bb7)
Gb7GbBbFb (b7)

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