Backing Track

A Night in Tunisia Bassless Backing Track

This A Night in Tunisia backing track keeps the written bass behavior and the latin-to-swing contrast at a more accessible tempo so you can practice the tune’s phrasing in context. This version is bassless so bass players can supply the line themselves.

Intermediate 44-bar loop
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Chord progression

E♭7 bII7
D- i-
E♭m7(♭5) biiø
A7 V7
D- i-
E♭7#11 bII7#11

How to practice

  1. 1 Lock the A section into the latin pulse before trying to play dense bebop lines.
  2. 2 Treat the bridge as a real contrast in articulation and line density.
  3. 3 Target chord tones clearly when the harmony starts moving faster.

Suggested scales & modes

  • D harmonic minor
  • D melodic minor
  • E♭ lydian dominant

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