Backing Track

Metric Modulation Drumless Backing Track - Song for Bilbao - 100 BPM

This drumless Song for Bilbao study starts with a latin rock A section, then moves into a 3/4 dotted-quarter pulse in section B while the form keeps flowing.

Advanced 100 BPM 20-bar loop
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Chord progression

C7sus I7sus
C7sus I7sus
C7sus I7sus
C7sus I7sus
GbM7#11 bIImaj7#11
GbM7#11 bIImaj7#11
C7sus I7sus
C7sus I7sus
F IV
Bb bVII
Eb bIII
F IV
Db bII
Eb bIII
F IV
G V
C7sus I7sus
C7sus I7sus
C7sus I7sus
C7sus I7sus
GbM7#11 bIImaj7#11
GbM7#11 bIImaj7#11
C7sus I7sus
C7sus I7sus

How to practice

  1. 1 Keep the large form in your ear first: the pulse changes, but the tune does not stop being Song for Bilbao.
  2. 2 On the B section, hear one dotted-quarter pulse per chord so each harmonic move feels anchored.
  3. 3 Use this drumless version to focus on the form change first, without relying on the drum kit to tell you where the new pulse sits.

Suggested scales & modes

  • C Mixolydian over C7sus
  • Gb Lydian over GbM7#11
  • Root-based pentatonic ideas through the B section

Practice this in the app

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

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