Pop · Ab Minor · 171 BPM

Pop Backing Track in Ab Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Synth Pop Drive” demo, transposed from C minor to Ab minor, at 171 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Ab minor (also written G# Minor).

Open in the app · Ab · 171 BPM

Hear the pop feel: “Synth Pop Drive” · C minor · 171 BPM

This recording is the original “Synth Pop Drive” demo in C minor at 171 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the pop feel. The app generates your track in Ab minor.

8-bar chord chart in Ab Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Synth Pop Drive” demo, transposed from C minor to Ab minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Abm i · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 Fb bVI · 8 beats
  3. Bar 5 Cb bIII · 8 beats
  4. Bar 7 Gb bVII · 8 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from C minor with every interval kept. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

Open in the app: Pop, Ab, 171 BPM Open the original demo (C minor)

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 “Synth Pop Drive”

Chord chart and notes for “Synth Pop Drive”.

I–V–vi–IV in Ab Minor

Minor-key pop loop. The bVI then bIII gives the wistful Billie Eilish / Lorde flavour.

I
Abm
bVI
Fb
bIII
Cb
bVII
Gb
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Scales to solo in Ab Minor

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

Scale
Ab Minor Pentatonic
Ab Cb Db Eb Gb
Scale
Ab Natural Minor
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb
Scale
Ab Dorian
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb

Where to play in Ab Minor

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

Ab Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Cb
B Eb Gb
G Cb Db
D Gb Ab
A Db Eb
E Ab Cb
Notes: Ab Cb Db Eb Gb. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.
Ab Natural Minor
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Bb Cb
B Eb Fb Gb
G Bb Cb Db
D Gb Ab
A Db Eb Fb
E Ab Bb Cb
Notes: Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Ab Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Ab (bars 1–2, Abm), Fb (bars 3–4, Fb), Cb (bars 5–6, Cb), Gb (bars 7–8, Gb). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Ab.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Cb over Abm, Ab over Fb, Eb over Cb, Bb over Gb. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Ab Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play Ab Minor Pentatonic (Ab Cb Db Eb Gb) up and down in frets 3–7, one note per beat at 171 BPM. Start and finish on Ab: 6th string fret 4, or 5th string fret 11 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
AbmAbCb—
FbFbAb—
CbCbEb—
GbGbBb—

Keep practicing

Try Pop in another key

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

C Major G Major D Major A Major E Major A Minor
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