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App Description

Also available now:
- Blues Backing Tracks
- Backing Tracks: Latin
- Backing Tracks: Reggae

Musicians - in need of accompaniment while practicing? Look no further than Backing Tracks: Ballads! Guitarists - use this tool to help you master the fretboard and develop fluidity in playing up and down the neck!

Energize your practice sessions with Backing Tracks: Ballads. This tool will provide you with a fun practice companion with FOUR DIFFERENT, retro midi/synth style tracks. The tracks can also be played at at MULTIPLE TEMPOS and in FOURTEEN keys!

The four tracks included are:

1) An acoustic ballad
2) A soft ambient ballad
3) A retro/classic ballad
4) A mellow piano ballad

Each of the four tracks can be played in the following keys:

A major, A minor
B major, B minor
C major, C minor
D major, D minor
E major, E minor
F major, F minor
G major, G minor

In addition, the CHORD PROGRESSIONS for each track are provided. Just tap the "Chords" button and the key-specific progression will appear.

Finally, for guitarists, a variety of SCALE POSITION DIAGRAM PAGES are also available. Just tap the "Scale" button and a handy reference page will appear for each of the following scales:

1) All scale modes
2) Pentatonic scale
3) Pentatonic blues scale
4) Combined scale with notes from scale modes, pentatonic scale, and pentatonic blues scale

iPhone Screenshots

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Backing Tracks: Ballads screenshot 1 Backing Tracks: Ballads screenshot 2 Backing Tracks: Ballads screenshot 3

App Changes

  • June 15, 2014 Initial release
  • October 15, 2015 New version 2.0
  • February 04, 2016 New version 2.01
  • November 16, 2016 New version 2.02
  • December 19, 2016 New version 2.4
  • June 15, 2019 New version 2.41
  • October 29, 2019 New version 2.42