Reggae · C Major · 76 BPM

Reggae Backing Track in C Major

8-bar arrangement from the “Roots One Drop” demo, at 76 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for C major.

Open in the app · C · 76 BPM

Hear the reggae feel: “Roots One Drop” · C major · 76 BPM

This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in C major at 76 BPM.

8-bar chord chart in C Major

8-bar arrangement from the “Roots One Drop” demo. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

Bar 1 C I · 4 beats
Bar 2 F IV · 4 beats
Bar 3 C I · 4 beats
Bar 4 G V · 4 beats
Bar 5 C I · 4 beats
Bar 6 F IV · 4 beats
Bar 7 G V · 4 beats
Bar 8 C I · 4 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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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–IV–V loop in C Major

Skanks land on beats 2 and 4. Keep it loose — the upstroke is everything.

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Scales to solo in C Major

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

Scale

C Major Pentatonic

C D E G A

Scale

C Mixolydian

C D E F G A Bb

Scale

C Major Scale

C D E F G A B

Where to play in C Major

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

C Major Pentatonic
String	fret 7	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10
e		C		D
B		G		A
G	D		E
D	A			C
A	E			G
E		C		D

Notes: C D E G A. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

C Mixolydian
String	fret 7	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11
e		C		D
B		G		A	Bb
G	D		E	F
D	A	Bb		C
A	E	F		G
E		C		D

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

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Major

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C (bar 1, C), F (bar 2, F), C (bar 3, C), G (bar 4, G), C (bar 5, C), F (bar 6, F), G (bar 7, G), C (bar 8, C). 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, A over F, B over G. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
3. C Major Pentatonic in position

Play C Major Pentatonic (C D E G A) up and down in frets 7–11, one note per beat at 76 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
C	C	E	—
F	F	A	—
G	G	B	—

Try Reggae in another key

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

C Major G Major A Major D Major A Minor

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Reggae Backing Track in C Major

8-bar chord chart in C Major

More about “Roots One Drop”

I–IV–V loop in C Major

Scales to solo in C Major

Where to play in C Major

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Major

2. Target the guide tones

3. C Major Pentatonic in position

Keep practicing

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