Pop · A Major · 67 BPM

Pop Backing Track in A Major

8-bar arrangement from the “Pop Ballad” demo, at 67 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for A major.

Open in the app · A · 67 BPM

Hear the pop feel: “Pop Ballad” · A major · 67 BPM

This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in A major at 67 BPM.

8-bar chord chart in A Major

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

Bar 1 A I · 4 beats
Bar 2 C#m iii · 4 beats
Bar 3 F#m vi · 4 beats
Bar 4 D IV · 4 beats
Bar 5 A I · 4 beats
Bar 6 C#m iii · 4 beats
Bar 7 F#m vi · 4 beats
Bar 8 D IV · 4 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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I–V–vi–IV in A Major

The four chords that built modern pop. Practice transitions, not just chord shapes.

F#m

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Scales to solo in A Major

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

Scale

A Major Pentatonic

A B C# E F#

Scale

A Major Scale

A B C# D E F# G#

Scale

A Mixolydian

A B C# D E F# G

Where to play in A Major

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

A Major Pentatonic
String	fret 4	fret 5	fret 6	fret 7
e		A		B
B		E		F#
G	B		C#
D	F#			A
A	C#			E
E		A		B

Notes: A B C# E F#. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.

A Major Scale
String	fret 4	fret 5	fret 6	fret 7
e	G#	A		B
B		E		F#
G	B		C#	D
D	F#		G#	A
A	C#	D		E
E	G#	A		B

Notes: A B C# D E F# G#. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in A Major

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

When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: C# over A, E over C#m, A over F#m, F# over D. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
3. A Major Pentatonic in position

Play A Major Pentatonic (A B C# E F#) up and down in frets 4–8, one note per beat at 67 BPM. Start and finish on A: 6th string fret 5, or 5th string fret 0 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
A	A	C#	—
C#m	C#	E	—
F#m	F#	A	—
D	D	F#	—

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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Pop Backing Track in A Major

8-bar chord chart in A Major

More about “Pop Ballad”

I–V–vi–IV in A Major

Scales to solo in A Major

Where to play in A Major

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in A Major

2. Target the guide tones

3. A Major Pentatonic in position

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