Metal · Ab Minor · 138 BPM

Metal Backing Track in Ab Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Classic Metal” demo, transposed from E minor to Ab minor, at 138 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Ab minor (also written G# Minor).

Open in the app · Ab · 138 BPM

Hear the metal feel: “Classic Metal” · E minor · 138 BPM

This recording is the original “Classic Metal” demo in E minor at 138 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the metal feel. The app generates your track in Ab minor.

8-bar chord chart in Ab Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Classic Metal” demo, transposed from E minor to Ab minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Ab5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Ab5 I5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Cb5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  4. Bar 3, beat 3 Bb5 II5 · 2 beats
  5. Bar 4 Ab5 I5 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 5 Ab5 I5 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 6 Cb5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  8. Bar 6, beat 3 Db5 IV5 · 2 beats
  9. Bar 7 Cb5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  10. Bar 7, beat 3 Bb5 II5 · 2 beats
  11. Bar 8 Ab5 I5 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from E minor with every interval kept. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

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More about “Classic Metal”

Chord chart and notes for “Classic Metal”.

Power-chord riff in Ab Minor

Minor power-chord cycle. Palm-mute the i, let the bVI ring, hit the bVII hard.

I
Ab5
bVI
Fb5
bIII
Cb5
bVII
Gb5
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Scales to solo in Ab Minor

Four scales that sit well over metal in Ab minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.

Scale
Ab Natural Minor
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb
Scale
Ab Harmonic Minor
Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G
Scale
Ab Phrygian
Ab Bbb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb
Scale
Ab Minor Pentatonic
Ab Cb Db Eb Gb

Where to play in Ab Minor

Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on Ab on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.

Ab Natural Minor
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e Ab Bb Cb
B Eb Fb Gb
G Bb Cb Db
D Gb Ab
A Db Eb Fb
E Ab Bb Cb
Notes: Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.
Ab Harmonic Minor
Stringfret 3fret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7
e G Ab Bb Cb
B Eb Fb
G Bb Cb Db
D G Ab
A Db Eb Fb
E G Ab Bb Cb
Notes: Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G. Root on the 6th string at fret 4, on the 5th string at fret 11.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Ab Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Ab (bars 1–2, Ab5), Cb (bar 3, Cb5), Bb (bar 3, beat 3, Bb5), Ab (bars 4–5, Ab5), Cb (bar 6, Cb5), Db (bar 6, beat 3, Db5), Cb (bar 7, Cb5), Bb (bar 7, beat 3, Bb5), Ab (bar 8, Ab5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Ab.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: Ab–Eb over Ab5, Cb–Gb over Cb5, Bb–F over Bb5, Db–Ab over Db5.

  3. 3. Ab Natural Minor in position

    Play Ab Natural Minor (Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb) up and down in frets 3–7, one note per beat at 138 BPM. Start and finish on Ab: 6th string fret 4, or 5th string fret 11 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Ab5Ab——
Cb5Cb——
Bb5Bb——
Db5Db——

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Try Metal in another key

Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys metal is most often played in.

E Minor D Minor B Minor A Minor C Minor
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