Free Guitar Backing Tracks

50 professionally produced backing tracks for guitar — blues, jazz, rock, funk, soul, metal and more. Every track plays with a live chord chart and a fretboard that lights up the notes that fit, and a key stepper transposes any of them into your key without changing tempo — something a fixed-key video can never do. No install, no signup — press play below or jam any of them with the full experience in JamLab.

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Blacksteel

Metal · 150 BPM · Key of Dm · D Minor Pentatonic

Heavy drop-D metal — palm-muted riffs and double-kick, aggressive and dark.

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Velvet Hours

Neo-Soul · 84 BPM · Key of Am · A Minor Pentatonic

Smooth neo-soul in A minor — lush Rhodes, mellow beat, spacious and dreamy.

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Uptown Swing

Jazz · 140 BPM · Key of C · C Major (Ionian)

Jazz swing in C — walking upright bass, ride cymbal, comping piano, lots of chromatic motion.

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Café Nylon

Latin · 124 BPM · Key of Am · A Dorian

Warm bossa nova on an A minor vamp — nylon guitar, soft percussion, breezy and romantic.

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Dusty Boots

Country · 128 BPM · Key of F · F Major Pentatonic

Energetic country two-step in F — bright acoustic strum, brushed snare, pedal steel.

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Dub Alley

Reggae · 76 BPM · Key of Am · A Minor Pentatonic

Laid-back reggae in A minor — offbeat skank, deep dub bass, spacious echo.

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Caminando en la Niebla

Latin · 72 BPM · Key of Am · A Minor Pentatonic

Moody Spanish groove in A minor — walking pace, misty and cinematic.

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Open Sky

Ambient · 70 BPM · Key of A · A Major Pentatonic

Ambient soundscape in A major — slow evolving pads, no drums, meditative and open.

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Open Hands

Gospel Rock · 92 BPM · Key of C · C Mixolydian

Celebratory gospel-rock vamp in C — organ, handclaps and call-and-response guitar.

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Havana Counterpoint

Cuban Jazz · 123 BPM · Key of Dm · D Minor Pentatonic

Cuban jazz in D minor — clave percussion, piano montuno and room to improvise.

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Rust Cathedral

Grunge · 172 BPM · Key of A#m · A# Minor Pentatonic

Raw down-tuned grunge in B♭ minor — a dirty riff, brooding and loud.

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Asphalt Crown

Hard Rock · 92 BPM · Key of G · G Major Pentatonic

Riff-led 70s hard rock in G — overdriven guitar, loose swaggering drums, and wide gaps to answer.

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Smoke and Chrome

Blues Rock · 76 BPM · Key of Am · A Minor Blues

Slow blues-rock shuffle in A minor — Hammond organ swells under a dirty guitar, wide open for bends.

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Static Bloom

Alternative Rock · 92 BPM · Key of F · F Major Pentatonic

Crunchy 90s alternative rock in F — quiet-loud dynamics under a bright, melodic octave hook.

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Clockwork Divide

Progressive Metal · 117 BPM · Key of C#m · C# Minor Pentatonic

Odd-meter progressive metal in C# minor — polyrhythmic riffing that opens into a clean breakdown.

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Velvet Voltage

Psychedelic Funk Rock · 108 BPM · Key of Em · E Minor Pentatonic

Syncopated psychedelic funk rock in E minor — clavinet stabs, wah-friendly vamp, deep in the pocket.

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Colossus Lights

Stadium Rock · 129 BPM · Key of Gm · G Minor Pentatonic

Anthemic stadium rock in G minor — power chords, tom-heavy drums and room for a soaring lead.

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Tidal Chrome

Surf Rock · 172 BPM · Key of E · E Major Pentatonic

Bright surf rock in E major — spring-reverb guitar, rolling toms and fast melodic breaks.

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After the Last Signal

Post-Rock · 117 BPM · Key of Bm · B Minor Pentatonic

Patient post-rock in B minor — clean arpeggios and rolling toms building to a huge distorted crescendo.

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Delta Fireline

Southern Rock · 112 BPM · Key of Dm · D Minor Pentatonic

Southern rock in D minor — twin guitars, organ accents and a long turnaround to stretch over.

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Kinetic Grammar

Jazz Fusion · 136 BPM · Key of F · F Lydian

Jazz fusion in F Lydian — electric piano, brass and a busy bass line under real harmonic depth.

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Orbiting Blue

Modal Jazz Rock · 112 BPM · Key of Dm · D Dorian

Modal jazz-rock in D Dorian — a hypnotic bass ostinato, electric piano and an exploratory vamp.

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Saltwater Lanterns

Bossa Nova Jazz · 112 BPM · Key of Em · E Minor Pentatonic

Relaxed bossa nova in E minor — brushed drums, upright bass and elegant, shifting harmony.

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Pocket Theory

Funk · 117 BPM · Key of Dm · D Dorian

Tight funk in D Dorian — slap bass, horn punches, keys and a stripped-back breakdown vamp.

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Velvet Afterhours

Neo-Soul · 76 BPM · Key of Cm · C Minor Pentatonic

Unhurried neo-soul in C minor — lush Rhodes, deep pocket drums and answering vocal motifs.

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Golden Interlock

Afrobeat · 117 BPM · Key of F#m · F# Minor Pentatonic

Afrobeat in F# minor — interlocking guitars, brass stabs and warm bass over a long polyrhythmic groove.

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Dub Horizon

Reggae Rock · 81 BPM · Key of Bm · B Minor Pentatonic

Reggae-rock in B minor — one-drop drums, deep bass and skanking guitar soaked in dub echo.

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Ember Caravan

Latin Rock · 129 BPM · Key of Em · E Phrygian

Latin rock in E minor — congas, syncopated band hits and a montuno vamp with a Spanish edge.

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Ash and Palmas

Flamenco Fusion · 129 BPM · Key of Am · A Minor Pentatonic

Flamenco fusion in A minor — rasgueado strums, hand percussion and a slow-burning tension.

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Pale Constellations

Ambient Cinematic · 136 BPM · Key of F · F Major Pentatonic

Cinematic ambient in F major — a restrained pulse under piano and strings that swell and fade.

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Neon Relay

Synthwave · 144 BPM · Key of Dm · D Minor Pentatonic

Driving synthwave in D minor — analog bass, gated drums and neon arpeggios under a retro hook.

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Glass Arcade

New Wave · 136 BPM · Key of Am · A Minor Pentatonic

Shimmering 80s new wave in A minor — chorus guitar, driving bass, tom rolls and glassy synths.

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Concrete Pulse

Electronic Post-Punk · 161 BPM · Key of Em · E Minor Pentatonic

Urgent electronic post-punk in E minor — angular guitar, machine-tight bass, mechanical drums.

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Subterranean Motion

Deep House · 123 BPM · Key of Bm · B Minor Pentatonic

Hypnotic deep house in B minor — warm sub bass, filtered chords and a slowly evolving modal space.

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Dust Signal

Trip-Hop · 89 BPM · Key of Fm · F Minor Blues

Moody trip-hop in F minor — dusty breaks, deep bass and piano fragments drifting in the reverb.

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Tape Weather

Lo-Fi Hip-Hop · 85 BPM · Key of Dm · D Dorian

Hazy lo-fi hip-hop in D minor — dusty drums, warm Rhodes chords and mellow bass under tape hiss.

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Iron Heather

Celtic Rock · 103 BPM · Key of Em · E Minor Pentatonic

Celtic rock in E minor — bodhran-style drums, fiddle motifs and the relentless drive of a reel.

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Fjordwake

Nordic Folk Rock · 83 BPM · Key of Dm · D Minor Pentatonic

Nordic folk-rock in D minor — low drones, frame drums and wide guitars under a haunting motif.

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Telecaster Dust

Country Rock · 118 BPM · Key of G · G Major Pentatonic

Country-rock in G major — chicken-picked Tele, pedal-steel swells and a rolling back-porch groove.

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Motel Ember

Americana · 89 BPM · Key of Am · A Minor Pentatonic

Slow-burning Americana in A minor — rootsy acoustic strum, tremolo shimmer and a warm organ bed.

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Black Walnut Rush

Bluegrass Fusion · 103 BPM · Key of Bm · B Dorian

Bluegrass fusion in B Dorian — fast flatpicked runs, upright bass and a breakdown built for speed.

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Asphalt Ritmo

Reggaeton Rock · 99 BPM · Key of Dm · D Minor Pentatonic

Reggaeton-rock in D minor — dembow drums, deep bass and distorted hooks that drop hard.

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Monsoon Mandala

Indian Fusion · 86 BPM · Key of Em · E Dorian

Indian fusion in E Dorian — tabla-style percussion and a low drone under a cyclical groove.

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Desert Serpent

Middle Eastern Rock · 92 BPM · Key of Fm · F Minor Pentatonic

Middle Eastern rock in F minor — frame drums, a coiled ostinato and explosive choruses.

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Glass Geometry

Math Rock · 144 BPM · Key of Em · E Minor Pentatonic

Clean math-rock in E minor — tapped guitar motifs, shifting meters, and a wide, spacious bridge.

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