Lo-Fi · C# Minor · 78 BPM

Lo-Fi Backing Track in C# Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Nujabes Style” demo, transposed from D minor to C# minor, at 78 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for C# minor (also written Db Minor).

Open in the app · C# · 78 BPM

Hear the lo-fi feel: “Nujabes Style” · D minor · 78 BPM

This recording is the original “Nujabes Style” demo in D minor at 78 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the lo-fi feel. The app generates your track in C# minor.

8-bar chord chart in C# Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Nujabes Style” demo, transposed from D minor to C# minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 C#m7 i7 · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 Amaj7 bVImaj7 · 8 beats
  3. Bar 5 G#m7 v7 · 8 beats
  4. Bar 7 F#m7 iv7 · 8 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from D 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 “Nujabes Style”

Chord chart and notes for “Nujabes Style”.

imaj7–IVmaj7–vi7–V7 in C# Minor

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

I
C#m7
IV
F#m7
bVI
Amaj7
V
G#7
Generate a backing track over these changes →

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# E F# G# A# B
Scale
C# Minor Pentatonic
C# E F# G# B
Scale
C# Natural Minor
C# D# E F# G# A B

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
Stringfret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12
e C# D# E
B G# A# B
G D# E F#
D A# B C#
A F# G#
E C# D# E
Notes: C# D# E F# G# A# B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.
C# Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12
e C# E
B G# B
G E F#
D B C#
A F# G#
E C# E
Notes: C# E F# G# B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in C# Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C# (bars 1–2, C#m7), A (bars 3–4, Amaj7), G# (bars 5–6, G#m7), F# (bars 7–8, F#m7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C#.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: E over C#m7, C# over Amaj7, B over G#m7, A over F#m7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. C# Dorian in position

    Play C# Dorian (C# D# E F# G# A# B) up and down in frets 8–12, one note per beat at 78 BPM. Start and finish on C#: 6th string fret 9, or 5th string fret 4 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
C#m7C#EB (b7)
Amaj7AC#G# (7)
G#m7G#BF# (b7)
F#m7F#AE (b7)

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