Rock · D Minor · 94 BPM

Rock Backing Track in D Minor

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

Open in the app · D · 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 D minor.

12-bar chord chart in D Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 D5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 D5 I5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 D5 I5 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 D5 I5 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 G5 IV5 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 G5 IV5 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 D5 I5 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 D5 I5 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 A5 V5 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 G5 IV5 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 D5 I5 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 A5 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.

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 D Minor

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

I
Dm
bVII
C
bVI
Bb
bVII
C
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in D Minor

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

Scale
D Minor Pentatonic
D F G A C
Scale
D Natural Minor
D E F G A Bb C
Scale
D Blues Scale
D F G Ab A C

Where to play in D Minor

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

D Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e D F
B A C
G F G
D C D
A G A
E D F
Notes: D F G A C. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.
D Natural Minor
Stringfret 9fret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13
e D E F
B A Bb C
G E F G
D C D
A G A Bb
E D E F
Notes: D E F G A Bb C. Root on the 6th string at fret 10, on the 5th string at fret 5.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in D Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: D (bars 1–4, D5), G (bars 5–6, G5), D (bars 7–8, D5), A (bar 9, A5), G (bar 10, G5), D (bar 11, D5), A (bar 12, A5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to D.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: D–A over D5, G–D over G5, A–E over A5.

  3. 3. D Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play D Minor Pentatonic (D F G A C) up and down in frets 9–13, one note per beat at 94 BPM. Start and finish on D: 6th string fret 10, or 5th string fret 5 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
D5D——
G5G——
A5A——

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

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