Jazz · G Major · 160 BPM

Jazz Backing Track in G Major

10-bar arrangement from the “Bebop Changes” demo, transposed from Bb major to G major, at 160 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for G major.

Open in the app · G · 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 G major.

10-bar chord chart in G Major

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

  1. Bar 1 Gmaj7 Imaj7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 G7 I7 · 2 beats
  3. Bar 2, beat 3 C7 IV7 · 2 beats
  4. Bar 3 Bm7 iii7 · 2 beats
  5. Bar 3, beat 3 E7 VI7 · 2 beats
  6. Bar 4 Am7 ii7 · 2 beats
  7. Bar 4, beat 3 D7 V7 · 2 beats
  8. Bar 5 Gmaj7 Imaj7 · 2 beats
  9. Bar 5, beat 3 G7 I7 · 2 beats
  10. Bar 6 Cmaj7 IVmaj7 · 2 beats
  11. Bar 6, beat 3 C#dim7 #iv°7 · 2 beats
  12. Bar 7 Bm7 iii7 · 2 beats
  13. Bar 7, beat 3 Bb7 bIII7 · 2 beats
  14. Bar 8 Am7 ii7 · 2 beats
  15. Bar 8, beat 3 D7 V7 · 2 beats
  16. Bar 9 Gmaj7 Imaj7 · 2 beats
  17. Bar 9, beat 3 E7 VI7 · 2 beats
  18. Bar 10 Am7 ii7 · 2 beats
  19. Bar 10, beat 3 D7 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 G Major

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

II
Am7
V
D7
I
Gmaj7
VI
Em7
II
Am7
V
D7
I
Gmaj7
I
Gmaj7
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Scales to solo in G Major

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

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

Where to play in G Major

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

G Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6
e G A
B D E
G A B
D E G
A B D
E G A
Notes: G A B D E. Root on the 6th string at fret 3, on the 5th string at fret 10.
G Dorian
Stringfret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6
e G A Bb
B D E F
G A Bb C
D E F G
A C D
E G A Bb
Notes: G A Bb C D E F. Root on the 6th string at fret 3, on the 5th string at fret 10.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in G Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: G (bar 1, Gmaj7), G (bar 2, G7), C (bar 2, beat 3, C7), B (bar 3, Bm7), E (bar 3, beat 3, E7), A (bar 4, Am7), D (bar 4, beat 3, D7), G (bar 5, Gmaj7), G (bar 5, beat 3, G7), C (bar 6, Cmaj7), and so on through the form. Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to G.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: B over Gmaj7, B over G7, E over C7, D over Bm7, G# over E7, C over Am7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. G Major Pentatonic in position

    Play G Major Pentatonic (G A B D E) up and down in frets 2–6, one note per beat at 160 BPM. Start and finish on G: 6th string fret 3, or 5th string fret 10 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Gmaj7GBF# (7)
G7GBF (b7)
C7CEBb (b7)
Bm7BDA (b7)
E7EG#D (b7)
Am7ACG (b7)
D7DF#C (b7)
Cmaj7CEB (7)
C#dim7C#EBb (bb7)
Bb7BbDAb (b7)

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