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 (also written Db 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 C#5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 C#5 I5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 C#5 I5 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 C#5 I5 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 F#5 IV5 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 F#5 IV5 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 C#5 I5 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 C#5 I5 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 G#5 V5 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 F#5 IV5 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 C#5 I5 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 G#5 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
C#m
bVII
B
bVI
A
bVII
B
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# E F# G# B
Scale
C# Natural Minor
C# D# E F# G# A B
Scale
C# Blues Scale
C# E F# G G# B

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 8fret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12
e C# E
B G# B
G E F#
D B C#
A F# G#
E C# E
Notes: C# E F# G# B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.
C# Natural Minor
Stringfret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12
e C# D# E
B G# A B
G D# E F#
D B C#
A F# G# A
E C# D# E
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. 1. Find the changes in C# Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C# (bars 1–4, C#5), F# (bars 5–6, F#5), C# (bars 7–8, C#5), G# (bar 9, G#5), F# (bar 10, F#5), C# (bar 11, C#5), G# (bar 12, G#5). 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 C#5, F#–C# over F#5, G#–D# over G#5.

  3. 3. C# Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play C# Minor Pentatonic (C# E F# G# B) up and down in frets 8–12, one note per beat at 94 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
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
C#5C#——
F#5F#——
G#5G#——

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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