Latino · E Minor · 128 BPM

Latino Backing Track in E Minor

4-bar arrangement from the “Santana Style” demo, transposed from A minor to E minor, at 128 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for E minor.

Open in the app · E · 128 BPM

Hear 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 E minor.

4-bar chord chart in E Minor

4-bar arrangement from the “Santana Style” demo, transposed from A minor to E minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Em7 i7 · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 A9 IV9 · 8 beats

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.

More about “Santana Style”

Chord chart and notes for “Santana Style”.

i–bVII–bVI–V in E Minor

The classic Spanish / Phrygian cadence. The V at the end resolves back to i for that flamenco pull.

I
Em
bVII
D
bVI
C
V
B
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in E Minor

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

Scale
E Phrygian
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 Phrygian
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 Harmonic 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: E (bars 1–2, Em7), A (bars 3–4, A9). 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: G over Em7, C# over A9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. E Phrygian in position

    Play E Phrygian (E F G A B C D) up and down in open position (frets 0–4), one note per beat at 128 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
Em7EGD (b7)
A9AC#G (b7)

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Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys latino is most often played in.

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