Jazz · E Minor · 140 BPM

Jazz Backing Track in E Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Autumn Leaves Feel” demo, transposed from G minor to E minor, at 140 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for E minor.

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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 E minor.

8-bar chord chart in E Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Am7 iv7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 D7 bVII7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Gmaj7 bIIImaj7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Cmaj7 bVImaj7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 F#m7b5 iiø7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 B7b9 V7b9 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Em7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Em7 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 E Minor

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

II
F#m7b5
V
B7
I
Em7
bVI
Cmaj7
II
F#m7b5
V
B7
I
Em7
I
Em7
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Scales to solo in E Minor

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

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

Where to play in E Minor

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

E Dorian
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e E F# G
B B C# D
G G A B
D D E F#
A A B C#
E E F# G
Notes: E F# G A B C# D. Root on the 6th string at fret 0, on the 5th string at fret 7.
E Natural Minor
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e E F# G
B B C D
G G A B
D D E F#
A A B C
E E F# G
Notes: E F# G A B C D. Root on the 6th string at fret 0, on the 5th string at fret 7.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in E Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: A (bar 1, Am7), D (bar 2, D7), G (bar 3, Gmaj7), C (bar 4, Cmaj7), F# (bar 5, F#m7b5), B (bar 6, B7b9), E (bars 7–8, Em7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to E.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: C over Am7, F# over D7, B over Gmaj7, E over Cmaj7, A over F#m7b5, D# over B7b9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. E Dorian in position

    Play E Dorian (E F# G A B C# D) up and down in open position (frets 0–4), one note per beat at 140 BPM. Start and finish on E: 6th string fret 0, or 5th string fret 7 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Am7ACG (b7)
D7DF#C (b7)
Gmaj7GBF# (7)
Cmaj7CEB (7)
F#m7b5F#AE (b7)
B7b9BD#A (b7)
Em7EGD (b7)

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