Reggae · D Major · 76 BPM

Reggae Backing Track in D Major

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

Open in the app · D · 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 D major.

8-bar chord chart in D Major

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

  1. Bar 1 D I · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 G IV · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 D I · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 A V · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 D I · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 G IV · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 A V · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 D 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, D, 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.

More about “Roots One Drop”

Chord chart and notes for “Roots One Drop”.

I–IV–V loop in D Major

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

I
D
IV
G
V
A
IV
G
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Scales to solo in D Major

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

Scale
D Major Pentatonic
D E F# A B
Scale
D Mixolydian
D E F# G A B C
Scale
D Major Scale
D E F# G A B C#

Where to play in D Major

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

D Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e D E
B A B
G E F#
D B D
A F# A
E D E
Notes: D E F# A B. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.
D Mixolydian
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e D E
B A B C
G E F# G
D B C D
A F# G A
E D E
Notes: D E F# G A B C. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in D Major

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

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

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

  3. 3. D Major Pentatonic in position

    Play D Major Pentatonic (D E F# A B) up and down in frets 9–13, one note per beat at 76 BPM. Start and finish on D: 6th string fret 10, or 5th string fret 5 for the next position up.

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

Keep practicing

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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