Swing · Eb Minor · 165 BPM

Swing Backing Track in Eb Minor

12-bar arrangement from the “Classic Swing” demo, transposed from D minor to Eb minor, at 165 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Eb minor (also written D# Minor).

Open in the app · Eb · 165 BPM

Hear the swing feel: “Classic Swing” · D minor · 165 BPM

This recording is the original “Classic Swing” demo in D minor at 165 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the swing feel. The app generates your track in Eb minor.

12-bar chord chart in Eb Minor

12-bar arrangement from the “Classic Swing” demo, transposed from D minor to Eb minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Ebm6 i6 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Ebm6 i6 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Abm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Ebm6 i6 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Ebm6 i6 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Bb7b9 V7b9 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Abm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Ebm6 i6 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 Fm7b5 iiø7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Bb7b9 V7b9 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 Ebm6 i6 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 Bb7b9 V7b9 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from D minor with every interval kept. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

Open in the app: Swing, Eb, 165 BPM Open the original demo (D minor)

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 Swing”

Chord chart and notes for “Classic Swing”.

Rhythm changes A-section in Eb Minor

Minor swing — Django-style cycle with the half-dim ii.

I
Ebm6
II
Fm7b5
V
Bb7
I
Ebm6
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Scales to solo in Eb Minor

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

Scale
Eb Harmonic Minor
Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D
Scale
Eb Dorian
Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db
Scale
Eb Natural Minor
Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db

Where to play in Eb Minor

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

Eb Harmonic Minor
Stringfret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13fret 14
e D Eb F Gb
B Bb Cb
G F Gb Ab
D D Eb
A Ab Bb Cb
E D Eb F Gb
Notes: Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D. Root on the 6th string at fret 11, on the 5th string at fret 6.
Eb Dorian
Stringfret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13fret 14
e Eb F Gb
B Bb C Db
G F Gb Ab
D C Db Eb
A Ab Bb
E Eb F Gb
Notes: Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db. Root on the 6th string at fret 11, on the 5th string at fret 6.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Eb Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Eb (bars 1–2, Ebm6), Ab (bar 3, Abm7), Eb (bars 4–5, Ebm6), Bb (bar 6, Bb7b9), Ab (bar 7, Abm7), Eb (bar 8, Ebm6), F (bar 9, Fm7b5), Bb (bar 10, Bb7b9), Eb (bar 11, Ebm6), Bb (bar 12, Bb7b9). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Eb.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Gb over Ebm6, Cb over Abm7, D over Bb7b9, Ab over Fm7b5. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Eb Harmonic Minor in position

    Play Eb Harmonic Minor (Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D) up and down in frets 10–14, one note per beat at 165 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
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Ebm6EbGbC (6)
Abm7AbCbGb (b7)
Bb7b9BbDAb (b7)
Fm7b5FAbEb (b7)

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

Bb Major F Major C Major G Major D Minor
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