Soul / R&B · C Major · 112 BPM

Soul / R&B Backing Track in C Major

16-bar arrangement from the “Motown Feel” demo, transposed from D major to C major, at 112 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for C major.

Open in the app · C · 112 BPM

Hear the soul / r&b feel: “Motown Feel” · D major · 112 BPM

This recording is the original “Motown Feel” demo in D major at 112 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the soul / R&B feel. The app generates your track in C major.

16-bar chord chart in C Major

16-bar arrangement from the “Motown Feel” demo, transposed from D major to C major. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 C I · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 F IV · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 G V · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 F IV · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 C I · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 F IV · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 G V · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 F IV · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 C I · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Am7 vi7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 F IV · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 G V · 4 beats
  13. Bar 13 C I · 4 beats
  14. Bar 14 Am7 vi7 · 4 beats
  15. Bar 15 F IV · 4 beats
  16. Bar 16 G V · 4 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: Soul / R&B, C, 112 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 “Motown Feel”

Chord chart and notes for “Motown Feel”.

I–vi–IV–V in C Major

The doo-wop / soul backbone. Every motown-era hit you can hum is built on this.

I
C
VI
Am
IV
F
V
G
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Scales to solo in C Major

Three scales that sit well over soul / r&b 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 Bb
Scale
C Major Scale
C D E F G A 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
Stringfret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10fret 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 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.
C Mixolydian
Stringfret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10fret 11
e C D
B G A Bb
G D E F
D A Bb C
A E F G
E C D
Notes: C D E F G A Bb. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in C Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C (bar 1, C), F (bar 2, F), G (bar 3, G), F (bar 4, F), C (bar 5, C), F (bar 6, F), G (bar 7, G), F (bar 8, F), C (bar 9, C), A (bar 10, Am7), and so on through the form. Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: E over C, A over F, B over G, C over Am7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. C Major Pentatonic in position

    Play C Major Pentatonic (C D E G A) up and down in frets 7–11, one note per beat at 112 BPM. Start and finish on C: 6th string fret 8, or 5th string fret 3 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
CCE—
FFA—
GGB—
Am7ACG (b7)

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Try Soul / R&B in another key

Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys soul / r&b is most often played in.

C Major D Major G Major D Minor E Minor
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