Jazz · F# Major · 160 BPM

Jazz Backing Track in F# Major

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

Open in the app · F# · 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 F# major.

10-bar chord chart in F# Major

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

  1. Bar 1 F#maj7 Imaj7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 F#7 I7 · 2 beats
  3. Bar 2, beat 3 B7 IV7 · 2 beats
  4. Bar 3 A#m7 iii7 · 2 beats
  5. Bar 3, beat 3 D#7 VI7 · 2 beats
  6. Bar 4 G#m7 ii7 · 2 beats
  7. Bar 4, beat 3 C#7 V7 · 2 beats
  8. Bar 5 F#maj7 Imaj7 · 2 beats
  9. Bar 5, beat 3 F#7 I7 · 2 beats
  10. Bar 6 Bmaj7 IVmaj7 · 2 beats
  11. Bar 6, beat 3 B#dim7 #iv°7 · 2 beats
  12. Bar 7 A#m7 iii7 · 2 beats
  13. Bar 7, beat 3 A7 bIII7 · 2 beats
  14. Bar 8 G#m7 ii7 · 2 beats
  15. Bar 8, beat 3 C#7 V7 · 2 beats
  16. Bar 9 F#maj7 Imaj7 · 2 beats
  17. Bar 9, beat 3 D#7 VI7 · 2 beats
  18. Bar 10 G#m7 ii7 · 2 beats
  19. Bar 10, beat 3 C#7 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 F# Major

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

II
G#m7
V
C#7
I
F#maj7
VI
D#m7
II
G#m7
V
C#7
I
F#maj7
I
F#maj7
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Scales to solo in F# Major

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

Scale
F# Major Pentatonic
F# G# A# C# D#
Scale
F# Dorian
F# G# A B C# D# E
Scale
F# Mixolydian
F# G# A# B C# D# E
Scale
F# Lydian
F# G# A# B# C# D# E#

Where to play in F# Major

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

F# Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
e F# G#
B C# D#
G G# A#
D D# F#
A A# C#
E F# G#
Notes: F# G# A# C# D#. Root on the 6th string at fret 2, on the 5th string at fret 9.
F# Dorian
Stringfret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
e F# G# A
B C# D# E
G G# A B
D D# E F#
A B C#
E F# G# A
Notes: F# G# A B C# D# E. Root on the 6th string at fret 2, on the 5th string at fret 9.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in F# Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: F# (bar 1, F#maj7), F# (bar 2, F#7), B (bar 2, beat 3, B7), A# (bar 3, A#m7), D# (bar 3, beat 3, D#7), G# (bar 4, G#m7), C# (bar 4, beat 3, C#7), F# (bar 5, F#maj7), F# (bar 5, beat 3, F#7), B (bar 6, Bmaj7), and so on through the form. Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to F#.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: A# over F#maj7, A# over F#7, D# over B7, C# over A#m7, F## over D#7, B over G#m7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. F# Major Pentatonic in position

    Play F# Major Pentatonic (F# G# A# C# D#) up and down in frets 1–5, one note per beat at 160 BPM. Start and finish on F#: 6th string fret 2, or 5th string fret 9 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
F#maj7F#A#E# (7)
F#7F#A#E (b7)
B7BD#A (b7)
A#m7A#C#G# (b7)
D#7D#F##C# (b7)
G#m7G#BF# (b7)
C#7C#E#B (b7)
Bmaj7BD#A# (7)
B#dim7B#D#A (bb7)
A7AC#G (b7)

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