Jazz Backing Tracks

5 jazz backing tracks for guitar — each with a live chord chart and fretboard guidance in JamLab. Keys and tempos below; press play to listen.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Every Jamistry track shows these choices on a live fretboard while you play — the chord tones glow as the chart moves.

C Major (Ionian): the home scale — start here · fits Uptown Swing
C Major Pentatonic: simplest — five safe notes · fits Uptown Swing
C Major Blues: swing-era sweet & sour · fits Uptown Swing
C Bebop Major: jazz-school passing tones · fits Uptown Swing
D Minor Pentatonic: the home scale — start here · fits Havana Counterpoint
D Natural Minor (Aeolian): fuller, more vocal colour · fits Havana Counterpoint
D Harmonic Minor: the C# nails the A7 chord · fits Havana Counterpoint
D Dorian: brighter Latin lift — the natural 6 · fits Havana Counterpoint
F Lydian: the home scale — start here · fits Kinetic Grammar
F Major Pentatonic: simplest — five safe notes · fits Kinetic Grammar