Rock · C Major · 122 BPM

Rock Backing Track in C Major

8-bar arrangement from the “Arena Rock” demo, transposed from D major to C major, at 122 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for C major.

Open in the app · C · 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 C major.

8-bar chord chart in C Major

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

Bar 1 C I · 8 beats
Bar 3 Bb bVII · 8 beats
Bar 5 F IV · 8 beats
Bar 7 C 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.

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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.

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 C Major

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

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Scales to solo in C Major

Three scales that sit well over rock 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 Blues Scale

C Eb F Gb G Bb

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 (bars 1–2, C), Bb (bars 3–4, Bb), F (bars 5–6, F), C (bars 7–8, 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, D over Bb, A over F. 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 122 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	—
Bb	Bb	D	—
F	F	A	—

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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Rock Backing Track in C Major

8-bar chord chart in C Major

More about “Arena Rock”

I–V–vi–IV 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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