Soul / R&B · Eb Major · 112 BPM

Soul / R&B Backing Track in Eb Major

16-bar arrangement from the “Motown Feel” demo, transposed from D major to Eb major, at 112 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Eb major (also written D# Major).

Open in the app · Eb · 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 Eb major.

16-bar chord chart in Eb Major

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

Bar 1 Eb I · 4 beats
Bar 2 Ab IV · 4 beats
Bar 3 Bb V · 4 beats
Bar 4 Ab IV · 4 beats
Bar 5 Eb I · 4 beats
Bar 6 Ab IV · 4 beats
Bar 7 Bb V · 4 beats
Bar 8 Ab IV · 4 beats
Bar 9 Eb I · 4 beats
Bar 10 Cm7 vi7 · 4 beats
Bar 11 Ab IV · 4 beats
Bar 12 Bb V · 4 beats
Bar 13 Eb I · 4 beats
Bar 14 Cm7 vi7 · 4 beats
Bar 15 Ab IV · 4 beats
Bar 16 Bb 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, Eb, 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.

Scales to solo in Eb Major

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

Scale

Eb Major Pentatonic

Eb F G Bb C

Scale

Eb Mixolydian

Eb F G Ab Bb C Db

Scale

Eb Major Scale

Eb F G Ab Bb C D

Where to play in Eb Major

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

Eb Major Pentatonic
String	fret 10	fret 11	fret 12	fret 13
e		Eb		F
B		Bb		C
G	F		G
D	C			Eb
A	G			Bb
E		Eb		F

Notes: Eb F G Bb C. Root on the 6th string at fret 11, on the 5th string at fret 6.

Eb Mixolydian
String	fret 10	fret 11	fret 12	fret 13	fret 14
e		Eb		F
B		Bb		C	Db
G	F		G	Ab
D	C	Db		Eb
A	G	Ab		Bb
E		Eb		F

Notes: Eb F G Ab Bb C Db. Root on the 6th string at fret 11, on the 5th string at fret 6.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in Eb Major

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Eb (bar 1, Eb), Ab (bar 2, Ab), Bb (bar 3, Bb), Ab (bar 4, Ab), Eb (bar 5, Eb), Ab (bar 6, Ab), Bb (bar 7, Bb), Ab (bar 8, Ab), Eb (bar 9, Eb), C (bar 10, Cm7), and so on through the form. Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Eb.
2. Target the guide tones

When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: G over Eb, C over Ab, D over Bb, Eb over Cm7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
3. Eb Major Pentatonic in position

Play Eb Major Pentatonic (Eb F G Bb C) up and down in frets 10–14, one note per beat at 112 BPM. Start and finish on Eb: 6th string fret 11, or 5th string fret 6 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
Eb	Eb	G	—
Ab	Ab	C	—
Bb	Bb	D	—
Cm7	C	Eb	Bb (b7)

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.

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Soul / R&B Backing Track in Eb Major

16-bar chord chart in Eb Major

More about “Motown Feel”

I–vi–IV–V in Eb Major

Scales to solo in Eb Major

Where to play in Eb Major

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in Eb Major

2. Target the guide tones

3. Eb Major Pentatonic in position

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