Rock · A Minor · 94 BPM

Rock Backing Track in A Minor

12-bar arrangement from the “Classic Rock Groove” demo, at 94 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for A minor.

Open in the app · A · 94 BPM

Hear the rock feel: “Classic Rock Groove” · A minor · 94 BPM

This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in A minor at 94 BPM.

12-bar chord chart in A Minor

12-bar arrangement from the “Classic Rock Groove” demo. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 A5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 A5 I5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 A5 I5 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 A5 I5 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 D5 IV5 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 D5 IV5 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 A5 I5 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 A5 I5 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 E5 V5 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 D5 IV5 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 A5 I5 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 E5 V5 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

Open in the app: Rock, A, 94 BPM Open the original demo (A minor)

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More about “Classic Rock Groove”

Chord chart and notes for “Classic Rock Groove”, including the guided exercise “Make power-chord changes land together”.

I–V–vi–IV in A Minor

Minor-key rock loop. The bVII gives that Zeppelin / Sabbath modal lift.

I
Am
bVII
G
bVI
F
bVII
G
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Scales to solo in A Minor

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

Scale
A Minor Pentatonic
A C D E G
Scale
A Natural Minor
A B C D E F G
Scale
A Blues Scale
A C D Eb E G

Where to play in A Minor

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

A Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8
e A C
B E G
G C D
D G A
A D E
E A C
Notes: A C D E G. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.
A Natural Minor
Stringfret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8
e A B C
B E F G
G B C D
D G A
A D E F
E A B C
Notes: A B C D E F G. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in A Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: A (bars 1–4, A5), D (bars 5–6, D5), A (bars 7–8, A5), E (bar 9, E5), D (bar 10, D5), A (bar 11, A5), E (bar 12, E5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to A.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: A–E over A5, D–A over D5, E–B over E5.

  3. 3. A Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play A Minor Pentatonic (A C D E G) up and down in frets 4–8, one note per beat at 94 BPM. Start and finish on A: 6th string fret 5, or 5th string fret 0 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
A5A——
D5D——
E5E——

Keep practicing

Try Rock in another key

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

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