Pop · C# Minor · 171 BPM

Pop Backing Track in C# Minor

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

Open in the app · C# · 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 C# minor.

8-bar chord chart in C# Minor

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

Bar 1 C#m i · 8 beats
Bar 3 A bVI · 8 beats
Bar 5 E bIII · 8 beats
Bar 7 B 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, C#, 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.

I–V–vi–IV in C# Minor

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

C#m

bVI

bIII

bVII

Generate a backing track over these changes →

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# E F# G# B

Scale

C# Natural Minor

C# D# E F# G# A B

Scale

C# Dorian

C# D# E F# G# A# B

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 9	fret 11	fret 12
e	C#		E
B	G#		B
G	E	F#
D	B	C#
A	F#	G#
E	C#		E

Notes: C# E F# G# B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

C# Natural Minor
String	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11	fret 12
e		C#		D#	E
B		G#	A		B
G	D#	E		F#
D		B		C#
A		F#		G#	A
E		C#		D#	E

Notes: C# D# E F# G# A B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C# Minor

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C# (bars 1–2, C#m), A (bars 3–4, A), E (bars 5–6, E), B (bars 7–8, B). 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: E over C#m, C# over A, G# over E, D# over B. 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# E F# G# B) up and down in frets 8–12, one note per beat at 171 BPM. Start and finish on C#: 6th string fret 9, or 5th string fret 4 for the next position up.

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