How to practice A Bientot with play-along tracks?

Use the play-along backing track above to practice A Bientot in the key of A#. Listen to the audio with bass, piano, and drums, start by playing the melody, then practice improvisation and soloing over the chord changes.

What scales to use for soloing over A Bientot?

For soloing over A Bientot, recommended scales include: bebop minor, bebop. Use arpeggio patterns over each chord to create melodic lines that follow the harmony of this jazz tune.

Who composed A Bientot?

A Bientot was composed by Billy Taylor in 1988. It is a swing standard in 4/4 time. The original key is C; this page shows it transposed to A#.

What key is A Bientot in?

The original key of A Bientot is C. The form is AB with 64 bars. This page shows the chart transposed to A#.

What scales work for improvising over A Bientot?

Recommended scales for A Bientot in A#: bebop minor, bebop. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays, with context-aware analysis (e.g., Phrygian Dominant over secondary dominants).

How does the interactive backing track work?

The backing track plays with realistic walking bass, drum patterns, and voice-led chord voicings. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays. You can limit the fretboard zone for close-proximity voicings, toggle a reference melody, loop any section, and choose between multiple sound presets. Works for guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, and 7 more instruments.

Can I edit the chord chart?

Yes. You can modify the structure, chords, and arrangement of any standard to match your preferred version or create your own reharmonization.

A Bientot in A#

Billy Taylor(1988)swing

Do Re MiC D E

BPM: 120

Chord Diagrams — A Bientot in A# (Guitar)

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Chord Voicings Closest Voicing

Cm7/F

BMaj7♭5

F♯Maj7♭5

A Bientot in A#

Key of A#

A# (Bb) major requires barre chords rooted at fret 1 on the A string or fret 6 on the E string. Despite the barre demands, it is a common key in funk, New Orleans R&B, and brass band music. The open D string can ring as the major third for added color. A# is a intermediate-level key on guitar because the open D string is the major 3rd of Bb, adding a bright color if allowed to ring. Expect to rely on barre chords throughout, which builds hand strength and unlocks the entire fretboard.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through C to A# (descending whole step), A# to A (descending half step), A to G (descending whole step), G to G# (ascending half step), G# to C (ascending major third), C to F# (ascending tritone), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to D# (ascending major third), D# to G (ascending major third), G to G (ascending unison), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to D# (ascending unison), D# to E (ascending half step), E to G# (ascending major third), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to F (descending half step), F to E (descending half step), E to F (ascending half step). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from F to C by perfect fourth.

Scales for Improvisation

A# major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, A# Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

swing4/4 · 64 bars · Form: AB

Chords: Cm7/F, A♯m7, A7♯9, G7♭5, G♯m7, C7♭5, F♯Maj7, BMaj7♭5, D♯7♭5, G7♯9, Gm7♭5, C7♯9, F7♭5, A♯m6, D♯7, D♯m7, E7, G♯7♭9, C♯Maj7, F♯Maj7♭5, Fm7, E7♭9, F7♯9.

Scales for Improvisation A# bebop minor, A# bebop.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of A#