Lo-Fi · C Minor · 78 BPM

Lo-Fi Backing Track in C Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Study Beats” demo, at 78 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for C minor.

Open in the app · C · 78 BPM

Hear the lo-fi feel: “Study Beats” · C minor · 78 BPM

This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in C minor at 78 BPM.

8-bar chord chart in C Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Study Beats” demo. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

Bar 1 Cm7 i7 · 8 beats
Bar 3 Fm7 iv7 · 8 beats
Bar 5 Cm7 i7 · 8 beats
Bar 7 G7 V7 · 8 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

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imaj7–IVmaj7–vi7–V7 in C Minor

Minor lofi — m7 vamp with the bVImaj7 lift. Headphones-on territory.

Cm7

Fm7

bVI

Abmaj7

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Scales to solo in C Minor

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

Scale

C Dorian

C D Eb F G A Bb

Scale

C Minor Pentatonic

C Eb F G Bb

Scale

C Natural Minor

C D Eb F G Ab Bb

Where to play in C Minor

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

C Dorian
String	fret 7	fret 8	fret 10	fret 11
e		C	D	Eb
B		G	A	Bb
G	D	Eb	F
D	A	Bb	C
A		F	G
E		C	D	Eb

Notes: C D Eb F G A Bb. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

C Minor Pentatonic
String	fret 8	fret 10	fret 11
e	C		Eb
B	G		Bb
G	Eb	F
D	Bb	C
A	F	G
E	C		Eb

Notes: C Eb F G Bb. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Minor

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C (bars 1–2, Cm7), F (bars 3–4, Fm7), C (bars 5–6, Cm7), G (bars 7–8, G7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C.
2. Target the guide tones

When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Eb over Cm7, Ab over Fm7, B over G7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
3. C Dorian in position

Play C Dorian (C D Eb F G A Bb) up and down in frets 7–11, one note per beat at 78 BPM. Start and finish on C: 6th string fret 8, or 5th string fret 3 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
Cm7	C	Eb	Bb (b7)
Fm7	F	Ab	Eb (b7)
G7	G	B	F (b7)

Try Lo-Fi in another key

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

A Minor D Minor C Minor E Minor

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Lo-Fi Backing Track in C Minor

8-bar chord chart in C Minor

More about “Study Beats”

imaj7–IVmaj7–vi7–V7 in C Minor

Scales to solo in C Minor

Where to play in C Minor

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Minor

2. Target the guide tones

3. C Dorian in position

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