Swing · D Minor · 165 BPM
12-bar arrangement from the “Classic Swing” demo, at 165 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for D minor.
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This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in D minor at 165 BPM.
12-bar arrangement from the “Classic Swing” demo. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.
Chart of the bundled demo arrangement. 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.
Minor swing — Django-style cycle with the half-dim ii.
Three scales that sit well over swing in D minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on D on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 9 | fret 10 | fret 11 | fret 12 | fret 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | C# | D | E | F | |
| B | A | Bb | |||
| G | E | F | G | ||
| D | C# | D | |||
| A | G | A | Bb | ||
| E | C# | D | E | F |
| String | fret 9 | fret 10 | fret 11 | fret 12 | fret 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | D | E | F | ||
| B | A | B | C | ||
| G | E | F | G | ||
| D | B | C | D | ||
| A | G | A | |||
| E | D | E | F |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: D (bars 1–2, Dm6), G (bar 3, Gm7), D (bars 4–5, Dm6), A (bar 6, A7b9), G (bar 7, Gm7), D (bar 8, Dm6), E (bar 9, Em7b5), A (bar 10, A7b9), D (bar 11, Dm6), A (bar 12, A7b9). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to D.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: F over Dm6, Bb over Gm7, C# over A7b9, G over Em7b5. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play D Harmonic Minor (D E F G A Bb C#) up and down in frets 9–13, one note per beat at 165 BPM. Start and finish on D: 6th string fret 10, or 5th string fret 5 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dm6 | D | F | B (6) |
| Gm7 | G | Bb | F (b7) |
| A7b9 | A | C# | G (b7) |
| Em7b5 | E | G | D (b7) |
Open the app with Swing, D, 165 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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