Backing Track

Alone Together Drumless Backing Track

This Alone Together backing track gives you a strong minor center and a clear form so you can work on longer lines, guide-tone movement, and expressive tension and release. This version is drumless so you can internalize the pulse without a kit on top.

Intermediate 36-bar loop
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Chord progression

Dm6 i6
Em7b5 A7b9 iiø V7b9
Dm6 i6
Gm7 iv7
Bm7 E7 vi7 II7
FM7 bIIImaj7
Am7b5 viiø
D7b9 I7b9/iv

How to practice

  1. 1 Lean into the minor-key gravity instead of treating the tune like a generic swing vehicle.
  2. 2 Connect the cadences smoothly so the form sounds inevitable.
  3. 3 Use melodic contour and space to let the harmony speak.

Suggested scales & modes

  • D melodic minor
  • D harmonic minor
  • D natural minor

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Use the live player to loop the progression, change tempo, and play with piano, bass, and drums.

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