Pop · E Minor · 171 BPM

Pop Backing Track in E Minor

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

Open in the app · E · 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 E minor.

8-bar chord chart in E Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Em i · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 C bVI · 8 beats
  3. Bar 5 G bIII · 8 beats
  4. Bar 7 D 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 E Minor

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

I
Em
bVI
C
bIII
G
bVII
D
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in E Minor

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

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

Where to play in E Minor

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

E Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e E G
B B D
G G A B
D D E
A A B
E E G
Notes: E G A B D. Root on the 6th string at fret 0, on the 5th string at fret 7.
E Natural Minor
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e E F# G
B B C D
G G A B
D D E F#
A A B C
E E F# G
Notes: E F# G A B C D. Root on the 6th string at fret 0, on the 5th string at fret 7.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in E Minor

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

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

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

  3. 3. E Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play E Minor Pentatonic (E G A B D) up and down in open position (frets 0–4), one note per beat at 171 BPM. Start and finish on E: 6th string fret 0, or 5th string fret 7 for the next position up.

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

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

Play Pop in E Minor

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

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