Motown Feel
"Motown groove like Ain't No Mountain High"
Listen to the backing track
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Practice this track in the app
Free, no sign-up. The demo opens without using an AI generation and waits for you to press Play. Pick where to start:
Practice this in the app →- Slow it down → Speed trainer from about 75% tempo
- Loop the turnaround → Repeats the last bars of the form
- Play it in another key → Opens with the transpose controls
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Play along with this arrangement
- Key
- D major
- Tempo
- 112 BPM
- Form
- 16 bars
Chord progression
Count four beats per bar. Each card shows when a chord starts and how many beats to hold it.
- Bar 1 D 4 beats
- Bar 2 G 4 beats
- Bar 3 A 4 beats
- Bar 4 G 4 beats
- Bar 5 D 4 beats
- Bar 6 G 4 beats
- Bar 7 A 4 beats
- Bar 8 G 4 beats
- Bar 9 D 4 beats
- Bar 10 Bm7 4 beats
- Bar 11 G 4 beats
- Bar 12 A 4 beats
- Bar 13 D 4 beats
- Bar 14 Bm7 4 beats
- Bar 15 G 4 beats
- Bar 16 A 4 beats
Chord chart for this demo arrangement. The inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of the original song.
Why practice with soul / r&b?
Develop Feel
Soul music can't be faked. It teaches you to play with genuine emotion and connect every note to feeling.
Learn Rich Harmony
Those lush chord extensions - 9ths, 11ths, 13ths - become second nature when you practice over soul changes.
Master Dynamics
Soul is intimate. You'll learn to control your touch and make quiet notes as powerful as loud ones.
Practice tips
- Target the 9ths and 13ths in your melodies for that soul sound
- Slides and grace notes add expression - don't play everything straight
- Less is more - leave space for the groove to breathe