Backing track player

Build your own band: 16 moods and 20 styles in any key and tempo, with drums, percussion, bass, two chord instruments, a pad and lead fills, each with its own sound and volume.

Practising scales and licks on their own only gets you so far: soloing is about playing over chords, in time, with a band. This player gives you that band. Pick a style, a key, a progression and a tempo, and drums, bass and rhythm guitar play it for you, round and round for as long as you like.

There are 20 styles: a Chicago blues shuffle, a slow 12/8 blues and a minor blues, rock and metal, pop and a fingerpicked ballad, a 6/8 folk ballad, funk and neo-soul, one-drop reggae, jazz swing with a walking bass, bossa nova, a country two-step, a Bollywood dholak groove, lo-fi, a devotional bhajan, a sufi qawwali, dance pop and a cinematic build. Each one has its own drum groove, its own bass line and its own rhythm part: power chords, strums, funk stabs, a reggae skank, jazz comping, fingerpicking or rolling piano.

Every track can sound the way you feel. Tap a mood (Happy, Sad, Romantic, Chill, Energetic, Dark, Devotional, Wedding, Filmi, Sufi, Party, Epic, Jazzy, Bluesy, Funky or Unplugged) and the whole band changes: the style, the tempo and a sound for every part. Or build your own band, part by part, each with its own volume: six drum kits (acoustic, brushes, an 808 electronic kit, lo-fi, cajon and shaker, dholak and manjira), a percussion layer on top (shaker, tambourine, claps, congas and bongos, tabla tuned to your key, dholak, manjira or cowbell), four basses (electric, upright, synth, 808), two chord instruments from six guitars and seven keyboards (piano, electric piano, organ, harmonium, clavinet, vibraphone, synth), a pad (strings, brass, two synth pads, choir, organ, harmonium or a tanpura drone) and lead fills that answer at the end of each phrase (bansuri flute, shehnai, violin, sitar, santoor, synth or bells). Tap ▶ next to any part to hear it first.

Progressions are written as numbers (I – V – vi – IV, 12-bar blues, ii – V – I) so they work in every key, or type your own chords. The chart follows the band bar by bar, shows the shapes the guitar is playing, and suggests the scales to solo with, spelled for the key, with a link straight to them.

Mute any part to play it yourself: mute the chords and play them on your guitar, mute the bass and play the bass line. Change the tempo, the key, the progression or any sound while it plays and the band follows at the next bar. Save the track as audio or MIDI, or print the chord chart. Every sound, from the piano to the sitar, is made live in your browser: nothing is a recording.

How to use it

  1. Pick a mood (Sad, Filmi, Devotional…) or a style (Blues shuffle is a good start).
  2. Pick a key and a progression, or type your own chords.
  3. In The band, choose each part’s sound and volume; tap ▶ to hear it.
  4. Press Play and solo with the suggested scale, or mute the chords and play them yourself.
  5. Tap any bar in the chart to jump there; save the track from the menu.

Common questions

Are these backing tracks free?

Yes. Every track is made live in your browser by GuitarBajaao’s own drum, bass and guitar engines, so there are no recordings and no limits.

Can I change the key and tempo?

Yes, any of the 12 keys and any tempo. Change them while the track plays and the band follows from the next bar.

What scale do I play over a blues backing track?

The minor pentatonic or the blues scale from the key’s root (A minor pentatonic over an A blues), and the major pentatonic for a sweeter sound. The player suggests the scales for every track.

Can I use my own chord progression?

Yes. Choose “Your own chords” and type chord names (Am F C G) or numbers (i bVI bIII bVII). Put two chords in one bar with a bar line: “Am F | C G”.

Can I change the instruments and their volume?

Yes. Every part has its own sound and its own volume slider: six drum kits, a percussion layer (shaker, tambourine, claps, congas, tabla, dholak, manjira, cowbell), four basses, two chord instruments (guitars or keyboards), a pad (strings, brass, synth pads, choir, organ, harmonium or a tanpura drone) and lead fills on flute, shehnai, violin, sitar, santoor, synth or bells. Or tap a mood to set them all at once.

Is there a backing track for bhajans or Bollywood songs?

Yes. The Devotional mood plays a bhajan with harmonium, a tanpura drone, dholak and bansuri; Filmi plays a dholak groove with strings and sitar fills; Sufi plays a qawwali with tabla, claps and harmonium. Pick your key and play along.

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Backing tracks, one page each

All 150 backing tracks pages
A blues shuffleE blues shuffleD blues shuffleG blues shuffleC blues shuffleB blues shuffleF♯ blues shuffleF blues shuffleB♭ blues shuffleE♭ blues shuffleA♭ blues shuffleD♭ blues shuffleA slow bluesE slow bluesD slow bluesG slow bluesC slow bluesB slow bluesF♯ slow bluesF slow bluesB♭ slow bluesE♭ slow bluesA♭ slow bluesD♭ slow bluesA minor bluesE minor bluesD minor bluesG minor bluesC minor bluesB minor bluesF♯ minor bluesF minor bluesB♭ minor bluesE♭ minor bluesG♯ minor bluesC♯ minor bluesA minor rockE minor rockD minor rockG minor rockC minor rockB minor rockF♯ minor rockF minor rockB♭ minor rockE♭ minor rockG♯ minor rockC♯ minor rockA major popE major popD major popG major popC major popB major popF♯ major popF major popB♭ major popE♭ major popA♭ major popD♭ major popA major balladE major balladD major balladG major balladC major balladB major balladF♯ major balladF major balladB♭ major balladE♭ major balladA♭ major balladD♭ major balladA minor funkE minor funkD minor funkG minor funkC minor funkB minor funkF♯ minor funkF minor funkB♭ minor funkE♭ minor funkG♯ minor funkC♯ minor funkA jazz ii – V – IE jazz ii – V – ID jazz ii – V – IG jazz ii – V – IC jazz ii – V – IB jazz ii – V – IF♯ jazz ii – V – IF jazz ii – V – IB♭ jazz ii – V – IE♭ jazz ii – V – IA♭ jazz ii – V – ID♭ jazz ii – V – IA Mixolydian rockE Mixolydian rockD Mixolydian rockG Mixolydian rockC Mixolydian rockB Mixolydian rockF♯ Mixolydian rockF Mixolydian rockB♭ Mixolydian rockE♭ Mixolydian rockA♭ Mixolydian rockD♭ Mixolydian rockA neo-soulE neo-soulD neo-soulG neo-soulC neo-soulB neo-soulF♯ neo-soulF neo-soulB♭ neo-soulE♭ neo-soulA♭ neo-soulD♭ neo-soulE reggaeA reggaeD reggaeG reggaeC reggaeF reggaeEm metalDm metalC♯m metalBm metalAm metalF♯m metalG countryC countryD countryA countryE countryF countryAm BollywoodEm BollywoodDm BollywoodBm BollywoodCm BollywoodGm BollywoodF bossa novaC bossa novaG bossa novaD bossa novaB♭ bossa novaE♭ bossa nova

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