Pop · B Minor · 171 BPM

Pop Backing Track in B Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Synth Pop Drive” demo, transposed from C minor to B minor, at 171 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for B minor.

Open in the app · B · 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 B minor.

8-bar chord chart in B Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Bm i · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 G bVI · 8 beats
  3. Bar 5 D bIII · 8 beats
  4. Bar 7 A 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.

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 B Minor

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

I
Bm
bVI
G
bIII
D
bVII
A
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in B Minor

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

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

Where to play in B Minor

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

B Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B D
B F# A
G D E
D A B
A E F#
E B D
Notes: B D E F# A. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.
B Natural Minor
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B C# D
B F# G A
G C# D E
D A B
A E F# G
E B C# D
Notes: B C# D E F# G A. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in B Minor

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

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

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

  3. 3. B Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play B Minor Pentatonic (B D E F# A) up and down in frets 6–10, one note per beat at 171 BPM. Start and finish on B: 6th string fret 7, or 5th string fret 2 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
BmBD—
GGB—
DDF#—
AAC#—

Keep practicing

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

Play Pop in B Minor

Open the app with Pop, B, 171 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.

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