Metal · Bb Minor · 138 BPM

Metal Backing Track in Bb Minor

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

8-bar chord chart in Bb Minor

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

  1. Bar 1 Bb5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Bb5 I5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Db5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  4. Bar 3, beat 3 C5 II5 · 2 beats
  5. Bar 4 Bb5 I5 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 5 Bb5 I5 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 6 Db5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  8. Bar 6, beat 3 Eb5 IV5 · 2 beats
  9. Bar 7 Db5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  10. Bar 7, beat 3 C5 II5 · 2 beats
  11. Bar 8 Bb5 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 Bb Minor

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

I
Bb5
bVI
Gb5
bIII
Db5
bVII
Ab5
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Scales to solo in Bb Minor

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

Scale
Bb Natural Minor
Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab
Scale
Bb Harmonic Minor
Bb C Db Eb F Gb A
Scale
Bb Phrygian
Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb Ab
Scale
Bb Minor Pentatonic
Bb Db Eb F Ab

Where to play in Bb Minor

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

Bb Natural Minor
Stringfret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9
e Bb C Db
B F Gb Ab
G C Db Eb
D Ab Bb
A Eb F Gb
E Bb C Db
Notes: Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab. Root on the 6th string at fret 6, on the 5th string at fret 1.
Bb Harmonic Minor
Stringfret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9
e A Bb C Db
B F Gb
G C Db Eb
D A Bb
A Eb F Gb
E A Bb C Db
Notes: Bb C Db Eb F Gb A. Root on the 6th string at fret 6, on the 5th string at fret 1.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Bb Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Bb (bars 1–2, Bb5), Db (bar 3, Db5), C (bar 3, beat 3, C5), Bb (bars 4–5, Bb5), Db (bar 6, Db5), Eb (bar 6, beat 3, Eb5), Db (bar 7, Db5), C (bar 7, beat 3, C5), Bb (bar 8, Bb5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Bb.

  2. 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, Db–Ab over Db5, C–G over C5, Eb–Bb over Eb5.

  3. 3. Bb Natural Minor in position

    Play Bb Natural Minor (Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab) 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
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Bb5Bb——
Db5Db——
C5C——
Eb5Eb——

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