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This is an A♭ major neo-soul backing track: laid-back neo-soul: lazy swung drums, warm seventh chords and a melodic bass. It plays the ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 – IVmaj7 progression in A♭ major at 84 BPM in 4/4, round and round, so you can practise soloing, rhythm or both.
A♭ and G♯ are the same pitch; the chords are spelled in A♭. The player above is set to this track. Press Play, slow it down or speed it up, mute the guitar to play the chords yourself, or mute the bass to play the bass line. You can also switch key or style without leaving the page.
How the band plays it
A lazy, swung neo-soul beat with warm seventh chords that change every bar and a melodic bass that fills between them.
The chords
ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 – IVmaj7: jazz chords at a soulful tempo, every chord a seventh. In A♭ major that is B♭m7, E♭7, A♭maj7, D♭maj7.
1B♭m7
2E♭7
3A♭maj7
4D♭maj7
In numbers: ii7 = B♭m7 · V7 = E♭7 · Imaj7 = A♭maj7 · IVmaj7 = D♭maj7. The numbers count from the key’s root, so the same progression works in any key.
The shapes the guitar plays
Three- and four-note shapes without open strings, close together so each change is a small move.
Play the rhythm part yourself
Let the seventh chords ring on beat one and add a soft up-strum just before beat three; small changes of voicing make the progression glide. Mute the guitar in the player and the band leaves the part to you.