How to practice I Used To Be Color Blind with play-along tracks?

Use the play-along backing track above to practice I Used To Be Color Blind in the key of G#. 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 I Used To Be Color Blind?

For soloing over I Used To Be Color Blind, recommended scales include: bebop, bebop major. Use arpeggio patterns over each chord to create melodic lines that follow the harmony of this jazz tune.

Who composed I Used To Be Color Blind?

I Used To Be Color Blind was composed by Berlin Irving. It is a medium-swing standard in 4/4 time. The original key is Eb; this page shows it transposed to G#.

What key is I Used To Be Color Blind in?

The original key of I Used To Be Color Blind is Eb. The form is ABAC with 32 bars. This page shows the chart transposed to G#.

What scales work for improvising over I Used To Be Color Blind?

Recommended scales for I Used To Be Color Blind in G#: bebop, bebop major. 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.

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I Used To Be Color Blind

Berlin Irving4/4medium-swing

BPM: 120

Chord Diagrams — I Used To Be Color Blind in G# (Guitar)

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G♯maj7/B♭

C7sus4

C7♯5

Fm7/B♭

C♯9♯11

F7♯5

C♯7/G♭

A♯13

D♯13

G♯6

D♯7sus4

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I Used To Be Color Blind in G#

Key of G#

G# major (or Ab) lives at fret 4 on the low E string. All chords require barre technique, making it less common in guitar-centric songwriting but standard in piano-driven pop. Guitarists often use a capo to access friendlier shapes. G# is a intermediate-advanced-level key on guitar because the open G string is a half step below the root, creating dissonance — avoid letting it ring. Expect to rely on barre chords throughout, which builds hand strength and unlocks the entire fretboard.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through G# to G# (ascending unison), G# to D (ascending tritone), D to C# (descending half step), C# to C (descending half step), C to D (ascending whole step), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to C (ascending unison), C to B (descending half step), B to F (ascending tritone), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G (ascending major third), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to F (ascending unison), F to C# (descending major third), C# to B (descending whole step), B to D# (ascending major third), D# to C (descending minor third), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to F (ascending unison), F to C# (descending major third), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to C# (descending perfect fourth), C# to C# (ascending unison), C# to A# (descending minor third), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to D# (descending perfect fourth). 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 D# to G# by perfect fourth.

Scales for Improvisation

G# 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, G# Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

medium-swing4/4 · 32 bars · Form: ABAC

Chords: G♯maj7, G♯maj7/B♭, Dm7♭5, C♯m6, Cm7, Dm7, G7, C7sus4, C7, Bdim7, F7, A♯m7, D♯9, Gm7♭5, C7♯5, Fm7, Fm7/B♭, C♯9♯11, Bmaj7, D♯7, Cm7♭5, F7♭9, F7♯5, C♯maj7, F♯9, C♯7, C♯7/G♭, A♯13, D♯13, G♯6, D♯7sus4.

Scales for Improvisation G# bebop, G# bebop major.

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