Metal · B Minor · 72 BPM

Metal Backing Track in B Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Doom Weight” demo, at 72 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for B minor.

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Hear the metal feel: “Doom Weight” · B minor · 72 BPM

This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in B minor at 72 BPM.

8-bar chord chart in B Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Doom Weight” demo. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Bm5 I5 · 8 beats
  2. Bar 3 G5 bVI5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 4 A5 bVII5 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 5 F#5 V5 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 6 G5 bVI5 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 7 A5 bVII5 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 8 Bm5 I5 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement. 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 “Doom Weight”

Chord chart and notes for “Doom Weight”.

Power-chord riff in B Minor

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

I
B5
bVI
G5
bIII
D5
bVII
A5
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Scales to solo in B Minor

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

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

Where to play in B Minor

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

B Natural Minor
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e B C# D
B F# G A
G C# D E
D A B
A E F# G
E B C# D
Notes: B C# D E F# G A. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.
B Harmonic Minor
Stringfret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9fret 10
e A# B C# D
B F# G
G C# D E
D A# B
A E F# G
E A# B C# D
Notes: B C# D E F# G A#. Root on the 6th string at fret 7, on the 5th string at fret 2.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in B Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: B (bars 1–2, Bm5), G (bar 3, G5), A (bar 4, A5), F# (bar 5, F#5), G (bar 6, G5), A (bar 7, A5), B (bar 8, Bm5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to B.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: B–F# over Bm5, G–D over G5, A–E over A5, F#–C# over F#5.

  3. 3. B Natural Minor in position

    Play B Natural Minor (B C# D E F# G A) up and down in frets 6–10, one note per beat at 72 BPM. Start and finish on B: 6th string fret 7, or 5th string fret 2 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Bm5B——
G5G——
A5A——
F#5F#——

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