Lo-Fi · D Major · 78 BPM

Lo-Fi Backing Track in D Major

4-bar imaj7–IVmaj7–vi7–V7 form, at 78 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for D major.

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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 D major.

4-bar chord chart in D Major

4-bar imaj7–IVmaj7–vi7–V7 form. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Dmaj7 Imaj7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Gmaj7 IVmaj7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Bm7 vi7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 A7 V7 · 4 beats

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 D Major

Lofi loop with maj7 extensions everywhere. Slow tempo, swung 16ths.

I
Dmaj7
IV
Gmaj7
VI
Bm7
V
A7
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Scales to solo in D Major

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

Scale
D Major Pentatonic
D E F# A B
Scale
D Lydian
D E F# G# A B C#
Scale
D Dorian
D E F G A B C

Where to play in D Major

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

D Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e D E
B A B
G E F#
D B D
A F# A
E D E
Notes: D E F# A B. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.
D Lydian
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e C# D E
B G# A B
G E F# G#
D B C# D
A F# G# A
E C# D E
Notes: D E F# G# A B C#. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in D Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: D (bar 1, Dmaj7), G (bar 2, Gmaj7), B (bar 3, Bm7), A (bar 4, A7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to D.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: F# over Dmaj7, B over Gmaj7, D over Bm7, C# over A7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. D Major Pentatonic in position

    Play D Major Pentatonic (D E F# A B) up and down in frets 9–13, one note per beat at 78 BPM. Start and finish on D: 6th string fret 10, or 5th string fret 5 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Dmaj7DF#C# (7)
Gmaj7GBF# (7)
Bm7BDA (b7)
A7AC#G (b7)

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