Rock · C Minor · 94 BPM

Rock Backing Track in C Minor

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

Open in the app · C · 94 BPM

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

This recording is the original “Classic Rock Groove” demo in A minor at 94 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the rock feel. The app generates your track in C minor.

12-bar chord chart in C Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 C5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 C5 I5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 C5 I5 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 C5 I5 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 F5 IV5 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 F5 IV5 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 C5 I5 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 C5 I5 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 G5 V5 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 F5 IV5 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 C5 I5 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 G5 V5 · 4 beats

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

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

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 “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 C Minor

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

I
Cm
bVII
Bb
bVI
Ab
bVII
Bb
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in C Minor

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

Scale
C Minor Pentatonic
C Eb F G Bb
Scale
C Natural Minor
C D Eb F G Ab Bb
Scale
C Blues Scale
C Eb F Gb G Bb

Where to play in C Minor

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

C Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11
e C Eb
B G Bb
G Eb F
D Bb C
A F G
E C Eb
Notes: C Eb F G Bb. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.
C Natural Minor
Stringfret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11
e C D Eb
B G Ab Bb
G D Eb F
D Bb C
A F G Ab
E C D Eb
Notes: C D Eb F G Ab Bb. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in C Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C (bars 1–4, C5), F (bars 5–6, F5), C (bars 7–8, C5), G (bar 9, G5), F (bar 10, F5), C (bar 11, C5), G (bar 12, G5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: C–G over C5, F–C over F5, G–D over G5.

  3. 3. C Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play C Minor Pentatonic (C Eb F G Bb) up and down in frets 7–11, one note per beat at 94 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
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
C5C——
F5F——
G5G——

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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