Reggae · C# Major · 76 BPM

Reggae Backing Track in C# Major

8-bar arrangement from the “Roots One Drop” demo, transposed from C major to C# major, at 76 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for C# major (also written Db Major).

Open in the app · C# · 76 BPM

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

This recording is the original “Roots One Drop” demo in C major at 76 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the reggae feel. The app generates your track in C# major.

8-bar chord chart in C# Major

8-bar arrangement from the “Roots One Drop” demo, transposed from C major to C# major. 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, transposed from C major with every interval kept. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

Open in the app: Reggae, C#, 76 BPM Open the original demo (C major)

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.

Generate a backing track over these changes →

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# B

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 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11
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 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

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

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# 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 8–12, one note per beat at 76 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#	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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