Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago
This backing track was made to accompany the video series "Let's Learn the Pentatonic Scales on Violin together!"
Here is the tutorial for Am and C major pentatonic:
youtu.be/gvwFH7mjRWE
A chord sequence consisting of a minor chord followed by its relative major chord. This backing track can be used to practise the pentatonic scales (among others, of course).
The minor pentatonic and its relative major pentatonic use the same notes but have a different tonic root.
Am pentatonic scale: A, C, D, E, G
C major pentatonic scale: C, D, E, G, A
This backing track was made to accompany the video series "Let's Learn the Pentatonic Scales on Violin together!"
Here is the tutorial for Am and C major pentatonic:
youtu.be/gvwFH7mjRWE
A chord sequence consisting of a minor chord followed by its relative major chord. This backing track can be used to practise the pentatonic scales (among others, of course).
The minor pentatonic and its relative major pentatonic use the same notes but have a different tonic root.
Am pentatonic scale: A, C, D, E, G
C major pentatonic scale: C, D, E, G, A


![Youre Driving Me Crazy :: Key C to F :: 210bpm :: Gypsy Jazz & Blues Violin Backing Tracks
Youre Driving Me Crazy
(Free download @ https://chastewviolinmusic.bandcamp.com/)
KEY: C to F
TEMPO: 210bpm
STRUCTURE: 4 bar intro, 3x in C, 3x in F
COMPOSER: Walter Donaldson 1930
This version is more like the recording Grappelli & Reinhardt where they modulate to F. The chorus is in C x3 and F x3 (which is a bit longer than the original recording for more practice!)
Here is a version in C only ... https://youtu.be/_pUtRf1uZpU
[Sorry for not posting over the last few months - this was due to a serious illness but I hope to get back to regular posting soon]
ALL THESE TRACKS are available as digital downloads (in lots of different audio formats) from my BANDCAMP SITE at https://chastewviolinmusic.bandcamp.com/. All free (but you can make a donation if you are feeling generous ;-)
Also, if you need these tracks at different tempos or in different keys, with more choruses etc., drop me a line at chastew2016@gmail.com and I can customise a track for you for a paltry $5 a track. Youre Driving Me Crazy :: Key C to F :: 210bpm :: Gypsy Jazz & Blues Violin Backing Tracks](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/R6fjENfAs_o/mqdefault.jpg)






![Youse a Viper - Stuff Smith :: Gypsy Jazz & Blues Violin Backing Tracks - Playback
*This track can be downloaded free from https://chastewviolinmusic.bandcamp.com/*
TUNE: Youse a Viper
KEY: G
TEMPO: 190 bpm
STRUCTURE: Four bar intro, six choruses
COMPOSER: Stuff Smith
Also known as Youze a Viper, If Youre a Viper
ALL THESE TRACKS are available as digital downloads (in lots of different audio formats) from my BANDCAMP SITE at https://chastewviolinmusic.bandcamp.com/. All free (but you can make a donation if you are feeling generous ;-)
Also, if you need these tracks at different tempos or in different keys, with more choruses etc., drop me a line at chastew2016@gmail.com and I can customise a track for you for a paltry $5 a track.
Stuff Smith plays an amazing solo on his own composition Youze a Viper. Its a challenge to play - go ahead, try it - this backing track is to help you do just that.
Stuff Smith was a brilliant swing violinist and one of my favourites. Unfortunately, he didnt live nearly as long as Grappelli, dying at the age of 58 in Munich, and didnt record as much either. He also didnt cover as many jazz standards as Grappelli, recording many of his own compositions, but those that he did leave us reveal a completely different, rougher but equally brilliant, super-hot style!
Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys - Youze a Viper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKFH_zh4gY0
[Apologies - had to remake this video as I left a huge amount of blank space at the end of the first one! Still learning ... CS] Youse a Viper - Stuff Smith :: Gypsy Jazz & Blues Violin Backing Tracks - Playback](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TYlbJChmX70/mqdefault.jpg)
