Rock · E Minor · 94 BPM

Rock Backing Track in E Minor

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

Open in the app · E · 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 E minor.

12-bar chord chart in E Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 E5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 E5 I5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 E5 I5 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 E5 I5 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 A5 IV5 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 A5 IV5 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 E5 I5 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 E5 I5 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 B5 V5 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 A5 IV5 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 E5 I5 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 B5 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 E Minor

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

I
Em
bVII
D
bVI
C
bVII
D
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in E Minor

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

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

Where to play in E Minor

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

E Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e E G
B B D
G G A B
D D E
A A B
E E G
Notes: E G A B D. Root on the 6th string at fret 0, on the 5th string at fret 7.
E Natural Minor
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e E F# G
B B C D
G G A B
D D E F#
A A B C
E E F# G
Notes: E F# G A B C D. Root on the 6th string at fret 0, on the 5th string at fret 7.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in E Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: E (bars 1–4, E5), A (bars 5–6, A5), E (bars 7–8, E5), B (bar 9, B5), A (bar 10, A5), E (bar 11, E5), B (bar 12, B5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to E.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: E–B over E5, A–E over A5, B–F# over B5.

  3. 3. E Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play E Minor Pentatonic (E G A B D) up and down in open position (frets 0–4), one note per beat at 94 BPM. Start and finish on E: 6th string fret 0, or 5th string fret 7 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
E5E——
A5A——
B5B——

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

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