Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Old school Jazz Hip Hop backing track | 2-5-1-6 chord progression in C major! INTRO SOLO TAB (learn the guitar licks) → patreon.com/posts/c-major-2-5-1-6-159611648
▶ Play-along starts 0:28 Learn some Jazz guitar licks: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVVk2nQ5iO88HBx6TfTVDqSoVP84DDiLs Download a free groove jam track (Into The Groove 2): quistorama.com/album/3840278/into-the-groove-2
🎼 All tabs & guitar lessons: patreon.com/QuistJam More Jazz backing tracks: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL821A1FFA0029A1E5 Learn more: Quistorama.com/courses 🎸
You can use this Jazz backing track to practice improvising on the classic 2-5-1-6 progression - one of the most important building blocks of jazz and jazz improvisation.
Ideal for focused practice - and laid-back groove jam sessions 🎸
▶ More 2-5-1 backing tracks → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVVk2nQ5iO89Mu6uAR_XaqBb3DqGk245B
▶ More backing tracks in C → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVVk2nQ5iO89I80jWZ7dXW9J6oQ_EHCSJ
▶ More guitar backing tracks → youtube.com/watch?v=V0hO17thk5M&list=PLVVk2nQ5iO8-JvcEVkOglwesSzp9SbWTc&index=2
▶ Wednesday Warm-ups → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVVk2nQ5iO8-b2zrscpskvfVSm2m_a2xo&si=W8-idSo65hTJ2rUi
▶ ▶ Download my free Practice Tips PDF → quistorama.com/practice-tips
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▶ Downloads → quistorama.com/jamtracks
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Tempo = 88 BPM
* Chord progression:
||: Dm9 G13 | Cmaj7 Am7 :||
In theory, you can play C major scale over all of these chords.
Playing C major scale will result in C Ionian (Cmaj7 chords), D Dorian (Dm9 chords), G Mixolydian (G13 chords) and A Aeolian (Am7 chords) - all the same 7 notes.
* Scale suggestions:
C Major Scale - C D E F G A B
C Major Pentatonic Scale - C D E G A
C Major Blues Scale - C D Eb E G A
Next up, try out some more advanced colours on the dominant chord (G13):
G Diminished half/whole tone scale = G Ab Bb B C# D E F
* Basic 7th Arpeggios:
Dmin7 arpeggio = D F A C
G7 arpeggio = G B D F
Cmaj7 arpeggio = C E G B
Am7 arpeggio = A C E G
▶▶▶ GET THESE SCALE MAPS & ARPEGGIOS → patreon.com/posts/c-major-2-5-1-6-159611748
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Guitar recorded with the Axe FX2 XL+ by Fractal Audio
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HAPPY JAMMING!
Quist
Old school Jazz Hip Hop backing track | 2-5-1-6 chord progression in C major! INTRO SOLO TAB (learn the guitar licks) → patreon.com/posts/c-major-2-5-1-6-159611648
▶ Play-along starts 0:28 Learn some Jazz guitar licks: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVVk2nQ5iO88HBx6TfTVDqSoVP84DDiLs Download a free groove jam track (Into The Groove 2): quistorama.com/album/3840278/into-the-groove-2
🎼 All tabs & guitar lessons: patreon.com/QuistJam More Jazz backing tracks: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL821A1FFA0029A1E5 Learn more: Quistorama.com/courses 🎸
You can use this Jazz backing track to practice improvising on the classic 2-5-1-6 progression - one of the most important building blocks of jazz and jazz improvisation.
Ideal for focused practice - and laid-back groove jam sessions 🎸
▶ More 2-5-1 backing tracks → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVVk2nQ5iO89Mu6uAR_XaqBb3DqGk245B
▶ More backing tracks in C → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVVk2nQ5iO89I80jWZ7dXW9J6oQ_EHCSJ
▶ More guitar backing tracks → youtube.com/watch?v=V0hO17thk5M&list=PLVVk2nQ5iO8-JvcEVkOglwesSzp9SbWTc&index=2
▶ Wednesday Warm-ups → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVVk2nQ5iO8-b2zrscpskvfVSm2m_a2xo&si=W8-idSo65hTJ2rUi
▶ ▶ Download my free Practice Tips PDF → quistorama.com/practice-tips
-----------------------------------------
▶ ▶ ▶ Subscribe & click the bell for more. Grow your musicality!
▶ Downloads → quistorama.com/jamtracks
-----------------------------------------
Tempo = 88 BPM
* Chord progression:
||: Dm9 G13 | Cmaj7 Am7 :||
In theory, you can play C major scale over all of these chords.
Playing C major scale will result in C Ionian (Cmaj7 chords), D Dorian (Dm9 chords), G Mixolydian (G13 chords) and A Aeolian (Am7 chords) - all the same 7 notes.
* Scale suggestions:
C Major Scale - C D E F G A B
C Major Pentatonic Scale - C D E G A
C Major Blues Scale - C D Eb E G A
Next up, try out some more advanced colours on the dominant chord (G13):
G Diminished half/whole tone scale = G Ab Bb B C# D E F
* Basic 7th Arpeggios:
Dmin7 arpeggio = D F A C
G7 arpeggio = G B D F
Cmaj7 arpeggio = C E G B
Am7 arpeggio = A C E G
▶▶▶ GET THESE SCALE MAPS & ARPEGGIOS → patreon.com/posts/c-major-2-5-1-6-159611748
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Guitar recorded with the Axe FX2 XL+ by Fractal Audio
-----------------------------------------
HAPPY JAMMING!
Quist
