Metal · A Minor · 138 BPM

Metal Backing Track in A Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Classic Metal” demo, transposed from E minor to A minor, at 138 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for A minor.

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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 A minor.

8-bar chord chart in A Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 A5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 A5 I5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 C5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  4. Bar 3, beat 3 B5 II5 · 2 beats
  5. Bar 4 A5 I5 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 5 A5 I5 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 6 C5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  8. Bar 6, beat 3 D5 IV5 · 2 beats
  9. Bar 7 C5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  10. Bar 7, beat 3 B5 II5 · 2 beats
  11. Bar 8 A5 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.

The app opens with the style, key, tempo and this chart filled in; press Generate to create your track (it counts toward your daily generations). The original demo opens the recorded arrangement without a generation.

More about “Classic Metal”

Chord chart and notes for “Classic Metal”.

Power-chord riff in A Minor

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

I
A5
bVI
F5
bIII
C5
bVII
G5
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in A Minor

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

Scale
A Natural Minor
A B C D E F G
Scale
A Harmonic Minor
A B C D E F G#
Scale
A Phrygian
A Bb C D E F G
Scale
A Minor Pentatonic
A C D E G

Where to play in A Minor

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

A Natural Minor
Stringfret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8
e A B C
B E F G
G B C D
D G A
A D E F
E A B C
Notes: A B C D E F G. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.
A Harmonic Minor
Stringfret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8
e G# A B C
B E F
G B C D
D G# A
A D E F
E G# A B C
Notes: A B C D E F G#. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in A Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: A (bars 1–2, A5), C (bar 3, C5), B (bar 3, beat 3, B5), A (bars 4–5, A5), C (bar 6, C5), D (bar 6, beat 3, D5), C (bar 7, C5), B (bar 7, beat 3, B5), A (bar 8, A5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to A.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: A–E over A5, C–G over C5, B–F# over B5, D–A over D5.

  3. 3. A Natural Minor in position

    Play A Natural Minor (A B C D E F G) up and down in frets 4–8, one note per beat at 138 BPM. Start and finish on A: 6th string fret 5, or 5th string fret 0 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
A5A——
C5C——
B5B——
D5D——

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