Six Strings

Pick a backing track, play over it.

Drums, bass, guitars and keys: samples of real instruments, arranged for each style. Pick a backing track or type your own chords, and hear yourself on the mic.

Want to play over a song you love? Find its chords from the audio file

Backing tracks

Style
Level
Mood
Tempo
30 of 30
  • Slow Sunday

    Shuffle blues · 70 · A · Open chords

    “The blues, taking its time.”

    Improvise: A blues scale

  • Asphalt

    Blues rock · 124 · E · Power chords

    “On the road, windows down.”

    Improvise: E minor pentatonic

  • Open Window

    Pop · 100 · C · Open chords

    “Morning, shutters opening.”

    Improvise: C major pentatonic

  • Harbor Lullaby

    6/8 ballad · 56 · E minor · Open chords

    “Gentle, a little seafaring.”

    Improvise: E minor pentatonic

  • Campfire

    Fingerpicked folk · 88 · G · Open chords

    “Friends around the fire.”

    Improvise: G major pentatonic

  • Amp Cranked

    Rock · 132 · A · Power chords

    “Raw energy.”

    Improvise: A minor pentatonic

  • Tchk

    Sixteenth-note funk · 96 · D minor · Barre chords

    “Tight and danceable.”

    Improvise: D Dorian mode

  • Offbeat

    Reggae · 76 · A minor · Open chords

    “Laid-back in the sun, a smiling minor.”

    Improvise: A Dorian mode

  • Warm Sand

    Bossa nova · 128 · A minor · Barre chords

    “Soft and elegant.”

    Improvise: A minor pentatonic

  • Plaza

    Flamenco rumba · 104 · A minor · Barre chords

    “The Andalusian cadence, then the circle of fifths, and clapping hands.”

    Improvise: A harmonic minor scale

  • Night Train

    Country train beat · 160 · G · Open chords

    “Rolling on, all night long.”

    Improvise: G major pentatonic

  • Neon Lights

    Indie dream-pop · 84 · C · Open chords

    “The city at night, gently floating (C Lydian).”

    Improvise: C Lydian mode

  • Lukewarm Coffee

    Lo-fi neo-soul · 78 · C · Barre chords

    “Relaxed, a little dreamy.”

    Improvise: C major scale

  • Haze

    Modal groove · 92 · E minor · Open chords

    “Hypnotic.”

    Improvise: E Dorian mode

  • Evening Soul

    12/8 soul · 66 · C · Open chords

    “Warm and generous.”

    Improvise: C major pentatonic

  • Station Waltz

    Waltz · 140 · G · Open chords

    “Light, a touch nostalgic.”

    Improvise: G major pentatonic

  • Midnight at the Club

    Swing jazz · 126 · F · Barre chords

    “Low lights, the swing moving on.”

    Improvise: F major scale

  • Flea Hop

    Ska · 152 · G · Open chords

    “Bouncing on the offbeats.”

    Improvise: G major pentatonic

  • Noon Market

    Afrobeat · 108 · A minor · Open chords

    “Round and round, and dancing.”

    Improvise: A Dorian mode

  • Balancing Act

    Five-four groove · 100 · E minor · Open chords

    “Five beats: one more step, then back down.”

    Improvise: E minor pentatonic

  • 3 a.m.

    Slow blues in 12/8 · 58 · G · Open chords

    “Slow, heavy, every note counts.”

    Improvise: G blues scale

  • Saturday Dance

    Motown soul · 116 · C · Open chords

    “Hand claps, a filling dance floor.”

    Improvise: C major scale

  • Sunday Choir

    6/8 ballad · 60 · C · Barre chords

    “A slow sway, like a room singing along.”

    Improvise: C major scale

  • Shortcut Path

    Fingerpicked folk · 96 · D · Open chords

    “The thumb walks, the fingers sing.”

    Improvise: D major pentatonic

  • Summer Rain

    Bossa nova · 120 · A minor · Barre chords

    “A minor bossa, warm and a little sad.”

    Improvise: A natural minor scale

  • Streetlight Waltz

    Waltz · 138 · G · Barre chords

    “A jazz waltz under orange light.”

    Improvise: G major scale

  • High Beams

    Rock · 128 · G · Power chords

    “Pop-rock on the highway, chorus at full voice.”

    Improvise: G major pentatonic

  • Low Tide

    Indie dream-pop · 72 · D · Barre chords

    “Floating arpeggios, lots of space.”

    Improvise: D major scale

  • Velvet

    Lo-fi neo-soul · 84 · E♭ · Barre chords

    “Neo-soul: plush chords, a lazy beat.”

    Improvise: E♭ major scale

  • Sierra

    12/8 soul · 60 · A minor · Open chords

    “The Andalusian cadence in 12/8, falling and coming back.”

    Improvise: A natural minor scale

The instruments come from free sound libraries: see the credits.

Change backing track

Playback continues; the new backing track starts at the next bar.

Record yourself

Plug in headphones: otherwise the mic also records the backing track. Nothing is sent anywhere: your takes stay in this browser for this visit. Download the ones you want to keep.

Offset: not measured yet
Take your headphones off and hold the mic near the speaker: the Studio plays a click and measures when it comes back.

My takes

No takes yet. Click “Record” to record yourself: the band starts after a one-bar count-in.

    Let the Studio guide you

    Tell the Studio what you feel like playing: it writes a chord chart that matches the mood, playable at your level.

    What mood?
    What tempo?
    What style?
    Your level?
    Optional: scale, key and length
    Do you want to play in a particular scale?
    How long?

    Speed up each pass

    The band comes back a little faster on every pass: the best way to bring a passage up to speed without thinking about it. Start at a tempo where you play clean.

    A pass is the loop if it’s on, otherwise the whole song.

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