Pop · F# Minor · 171 BPM

Pop Backing Track in F# Minor

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

Open in the app · F# · 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 F# minor.

8-bar chord chart in F# Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 F#m i · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 D bVI · 8 beats
  3. Bar 5 A bIII · 8 beats
  4. Bar 7 E 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 F# Minor

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

I
F#m
bVI
D
bIII
A
bVII
E
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in F# Minor

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

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

Where to play in F# Minor

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

F# Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
e F# A
B C# E
G A B
D E F#
A B C#
E F# A
Notes: F# A B C# E. Root on the 6th string at fret 2, on the 5th string at fret 9.
F# Natural Minor
Stringfret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
e F# G# A
B C# D E
G G# A B
D E F#
A B C# D
E F# G# A
Notes: F# G# A B C# D E. Root on the 6th string at fret 2, on the 5th string at fret 9.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in F# Minor

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

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

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

  3. 3. F# Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play F# Minor Pentatonic (F# A B C# E) up and down in frets 1–5, one note per beat at 171 BPM. Start and finish on F#: 6th string fret 2, or 5th string fret 9 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
F#mF#A—
DDF#—
AAC#—
EEG#—

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

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