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 (also written Db 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 B 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.

Open in the app: Rock, C#, 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 C# Major

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

A#m

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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# B

Scale

C# Blues Scale

C# E F# G G# B

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 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11
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 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

C# Mixolydian
String	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11	fret 12
e		C#		D#
B		G#		A#	B
G	D#		E#	F#
D	A#	B		C#
A	E#	F#		G#
E		C#		D#

Notes: C# D# E# F# G# A# B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

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#), B (bars 3–4, B), 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 B, 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 8–12, one note per beat at 122 BPM. Start and finish on C#: 6th string fret 9, or 5th string fret 4 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
C#	C#	E#	—
B	B	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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