Latino · F# Minor · 128 BPM

Latino Backing Track in F# Minor

4-bar arrangement from the “Santana Style” demo, transposed from A minor to F# minor, at 128 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for F# minor (also written Gb Minor).

Open in the app · F# · 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 F# minor.

4-bar chord chart in F# Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 F#m7 i7 · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 B9 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 F# Minor

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

I
F#m
bVII
E
bVI
D
V
C#
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in F# Minor

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

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

Where to play in F# Minor

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

F# Phrygian
Stringfret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
e F# G A
B C# D E
G A B
D E F# G
A B C# D
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.
F# Harmonic Minor
Stringfret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
e E# F# G# A
B C# D
G G# A B
D E# F#
A B C# D
E 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# Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: F# (bars 1–2, F#m7), B (bars 3–4, B9). 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#m7, D# over B9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. F# Phrygian in position

    Play F# Phrygian (F# G A B C# D E) up and down in frets 1–5, one note per beat at 128 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#m7F#AE (b7)
B9BD#A (b7)

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