Metal · Bb Major · 138 BPM

Metal Backing Track in Bb Major

4-bar Power-chord riff form, at 138 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Bb major (also written A# Major).

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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 Bb major.

4-bar chord chart in Bb Major

4-bar Power-chord riff form. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

Bar 1 Bb5 I5 · 4 beats
Bar 2 Ab5 bVII5 · 4 beats
Bar 3 Eb5 IV5 · 4 beats
Bar 4 Bb5 I5 · 4 beats

Open in the app: Metal, Bb, 138 BPM Open the original demo (E minor)

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.

Power-chord riff in Bb Major

Major-key metal — rare but punishing. Think Avenged Sevenfold uplift.

Bb5

bVII

Ab5

Eb5

Bb5

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Scales to solo in Bb Major

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

Scale

Bb Major Pentatonic

Bb C D F G

Scale

Bb Mixolydian

Bb C D Eb F G Ab

Scale

Bb Major Scale

Bb C D Eb F G A

Where to play in Bb Major

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

Bb Major Pentatonic
String	fret 5	fret 6	fret 7	fret 8
e		Bb		C
B		F		G
G	C		D
D	G			Bb
A	D			F
E		Bb		C

Notes: Bb C D F G. Root on the 6th string at fret 6, on the 5th string at fret 1.

Bb Mixolydian
String	fret 5	fret 6	fret 7	fret 8	fret 9
e		Bb		C
B		F		G	Ab
G	C		D	Eb
D	G	Ab		Bb
A	D	Eb		F
E		Bb		C

Notes: Bb C D Eb F G Ab. Root on the 6th string at fret 6, on the 5th string at fret 1.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in Bb Major

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Bb (bar 1, Bb5), Ab (bar 2, Ab5), Eb (bar 3, Eb5), Bb (bar 4, Bb5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Bb.
2. Target the guide tones

These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: Bb–F over Bb5, Ab–Eb over Ab5, Eb–Bb over Eb5.
3. Bb Major Pentatonic in position

Play Bb Major Pentatonic (Bb C D F G) up and down in frets 5–9, one note per beat at 138 BPM. Start and finish on Bb: 6th string fret 6, or 5th string fret 1 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
Bb5	Bb	—	—
Ab5	Ab	—	—
Eb5	Eb	—	—

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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4-bar chord chart in Bb Major

More about “Classic Metal”

Power-chord riff in Bb Major

Scales to solo in Bb Major

Where to play in Bb Major

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in Bb Major

2. Target the guide tones

3. Bb Major Pentatonic in position

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