Soul / R&B · B Minor · 88 BPM

Soul / R&B Backing Track in B Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Neo-Soul Vibe” demo, transposed from Eb minor to B minor, at 88 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for B minor.

Open in the app · B · 88 BPM

Hear the soul / r&b feel: “Neo-Soul Vibe” · Eb minor · 88 BPM

This recording is the original “Neo-Soul Vibe” demo in Eb minor at 88 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the soul / R&B feel. The app generates your track in B minor.

8-bar chord chart in B Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Neo-Soul Vibe” demo, transposed from Eb minor to B minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Bm9 i9 · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 E13 IV13 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 4 F#m7 v7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 5 Amaj7 bVIImaj7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 6 E13 IV13 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 7 Bm9 i9 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 8 F#7#9 V7#9 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from Eb 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 “Neo-Soul Vibe”

Chord chart and notes for “Neo-Soul Vibe”.

I–vi–IV–V in B Minor

Minor-key soul loop — the bVII keeps it modal rather than classical.

I
Bm
bVII
A
bVI
G
V
F#
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in B Minor

Three scales that sit well over soul / r&b in B minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.

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

Where to play in B Minor

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

B Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B D
B F# A
G D E
D A B
A E F#
E B D
Notes: B D E F# A. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.
B Dorian
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B C# D
B F# G# A
G C# D E
D G# A B
A E F#
E B C# D
Notes: B C# D E F# G# A. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in B Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: B (bars 1–2, Bm9), E (bar 3, E13), F# (bar 4, F#m7), A (bar 5, Amaj7), E (bar 6, E13), B (bar 7, Bm9), F# (bar 8, F#7#9). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to B.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: D over Bm9, G# over E13, A over F#m7, C# over Amaj7, A# over F#7#9. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. B Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play B Minor Pentatonic (B D E F# A) up and down in frets 6–10, one note per beat at 88 BPM. Start and finish on B: 6th string fret 7, or 5th string fret 2 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Bm9BDA (b7)
E13EG#D (b7)
F#m7F#AE (b7)
Amaj7AC#G# (7)
F#7#9F#A#E (b7)

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