Rock · Ab Major · 122 BPM

Rock Backing Track in Ab Major

8-bar arrangement from the “Arena Rock” demo, transposed from D major to Ab major, at 122 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Ab major (also written G# Major).

Open in the app · Ab · 122 BPM

Hear the rock feel: “Arena Rock” · D major · 122 BPM

This recording is the original “Arena Rock” demo in D major at 122 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the rock feel. The app generates your track in Ab major.

8-bar chord chart in Ab Major

8-bar arrangement from the “Arena Rock” demo, transposed from D major to Ab major. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Ab I · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 Gb bVII · 8 beats
  3. Bar 5 Db IV · 8 beats
  4. Bar 7 Ab I · 8 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from D major with every interval kept. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

Open in the app: Rock, Ab, 122 BPM Open the original demo (D 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 “Arena Rock”

Chord chart and notes for “Arena Rock”, including the guided exercise “Build a melody around two-bar chord changes”.

I–V–vi–IV in Ab Major

The "Axis of Awesome" loop — endless rock songs sit on this four-chord cycle.

I
Ab
V
Eb
VI
Fm
IV
Db
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Scales to solo in Ab Major

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

Scale
Ab Major Pentatonic
Ab Bb C Eb F
Scale
Ab Mixolydian
Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb
Scale
Ab Blues Scale
Ab Cb Db Ebb Eb Gb

Where to play in Ab Major

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

Ab Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Bb
B Eb F
G Bb C
D F Ab
A C Eb
E Ab Bb
Notes: Ab Bb C Eb F. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.
Ab Mixolydian
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Bb
B Eb F Gb
G Bb C Db
D F Gb Ab
A C Db Eb
E Ab Bb
Notes: Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Ab Major

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

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

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

  3. 3. Ab Major Pentatonic in position

    Play Ab Major Pentatonic (Ab Bb C Eb F) up and down in frets 3–7, one note per beat at 122 BPM. Start and finish on Ab: 6th string fret 4, or 5th string fret 11 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
AbAbC—
GbGbBb—
DbDbF—

Keep practicing

Try Rock in another key

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

E Major A Major D Major G Major C Major E Minor A Minor B Minor
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