Pop · C Minor · 171 BPM

Pop Backing Track in C Minor

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

Open in the app · C · 171 BPM

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

This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in C minor at 171 BPM.

8-bar chord chart in C Minor

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

Bar 1 Cm i · 8 beats
Bar 3 Ab bVI · 8 beats
Bar 5 Eb bIII · 8 beats
Bar 7 Bb bVII · 8 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 C Minor

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

bVI

bIII

bVII

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Scales to solo in C Minor

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

Scale

C Minor Pentatonic

C Eb F G Bb

Scale

C Natural Minor

C D Eb F G Ab Bb

Scale

C Dorian

C D Eb F G A Bb

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 Minor Pentatonic
String	fret 8	fret 10	fret 11
e	C		Eb
B	G		Bb
G	Eb	F
D	Bb	C
A	F	G
E	C		Eb

Notes: C Eb F G Bb. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

C Natural Minor
String	fret 7	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11
e		C		D	Eb
B		G	Ab		Bb
G	D	Eb		F
D		Bb		C
A		F		G	Ab
E		C		D	Eb

Notes: C D Eb F G Ab Bb. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Minor

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C (bars 1–2, Cm), Ab (bars 3–4, Ab), Eb (bars 5–6, Eb), Bb (bars 7–8, Bb). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C.
2. Target the guide tones

When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Eb over Cm, C over Ab, G over Eb, D over Bb. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
3. C Minor Pentatonic in position

Play C Minor Pentatonic (C Eb F G Bb) up and down in frets 7–11, one note per beat at 171 BPM. Start and finish on C: 6th string fret 8, or 5th string fret 3 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
Cm	C	Eb	—
Ab	Ab	C	—
Eb	Eb	G	—
Bb	Bb	D	—

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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 C Minor

8-bar chord chart in C Minor

More about “Synth Pop Drive”

I–V–vi–IV in C Minor

Scales to solo in C Minor

Where to play in C Minor

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Minor

2. Target the guide tones

3. C Minor Pentatonic in position

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