Latino · Bb Minor · 128 BPM
4-bar arrangement from the “Santana Style” demo, transposed from A minor to Bb minor, at 128 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Bb minor (also written A# Minor).
Open in the app · Bb · 128 BPMHear the latino feel: “Santana Style” · A minor · 128 BPM
This recording is the original “Santana Style” demo in A minor at 128 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the latino feel. The app generates your track in Bb minor.
4-bar arrangement from the “Santana Style” demo, transposed from A minor to Bb minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.
Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from A 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.
The classic Spanish / Phrygian cadence. The V at the end resolves back to i for that flamenco pull.
Three scales that sit well over latino in Bb minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on Bb on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | Bb | Cb | Db | ||
| B | F | Gb | Ab | ||
| G | Db | Eb | |||
| D | Ab | Bb | Cb | ||
| A | Eb | F | Gb | ||
| E | Bb | Cb | Db |
| String | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | A | Bb | C | Db | |
| B | F | Gb | |||
| G | C | Db | Eb | ||
| D | A | Bb | |||
| A | Eb | F | Gb | ||
| E | A | Bb | C | Db |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Bb (bars 1–2, Bbm7), Eb (bars 3–4, Eb9). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Bb.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Db over Bbm7, G over Eb9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play Bb Phrygian (Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb Ab) up and down in frets 5–9, one note per beat at 128 BPM. Start and finish on Bb: 6th string fret 6, or 5th string fret 1 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | Bb | Db | Ab (b7) |
| Eb9 | Eb | G | Db (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys latino is most often played in.
Open the app with Latino, Bb, 128 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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