Key of A Practice Tracks
This page is for Practice Tracks with a Tonal Center of A. There are three sections below: first for Major, the second for Minor, and a third for Blues-based tracks which are flexible enough to use either or both. Above each video are the vital statistics for the track - what you need to know in order to play along with/over it. For tips and ideas for using these, please see the general introductory page /practice-tracks.
Practice Tracks in A Major
Title & Comments: Tanpura. This is a melodic Tonal Center used in Carnatic music. In western terms it uses the Root and the 5th of a Key (aka. tonal center). Is it Major? Is it Minor? Neither! which means we can practice using either one. Cool huh?
Author: CarnatiCalifornia
Meter & Tempo: n/a (there is a Carnatic rhythm structure here, but it does not translate to a simple time signature. Just play along!)
Key: A any
Scales, Pitch vocabulary: any A major or minor. Or simply the open strings of the guitar or uke.
Chord: A any
Title & Comments: A major track. I'm a fan of chord changes that alternate between the I and the ii chord, it's just chill and pleasant.
Author: SPJ Jam Tracks.
Meter & Tempo: 4/4 about 75bpm
Key: A Major
Scales, Pitch vocabulary: A major. A pentatonic major.
Chords: A Bm
Title & Comments: Pop rock track. A nice power ballad, it reminds me of so many songs that I can't pick out a single one. Nice track.
Author: Jam Tracks On Demand.
Meter & Tempo: 4/4 about 65bpm
Key: A Major
Scales, Pitch vocabulary: A major. A pentatonic major.
Chords: A D E F#m
Title & Comments: doo wop changes, at a nice chill tempo.
Author: Music Art
Meter & Tempo: 4/4 about 80bpm
Key: A Major
Scales, Pitch vocabulary: A major. A pentatonic major.
Chords: A D E F#m
Practice Tracks in A Minor
Title & Comments: Reggae style track with simple two chord changes. "Aeolian" is another word for minor (or 'natural minor').
Author: Quist.
Meter & Tempo: 4/4 about 73bpm
Key: A Minor
Scales, Pitch vocabulary: A minor. A pentatonic minor.
Chords: Am Dm