Metal · C Major · 138 BPM

Metal Backing Track in C Major

4-bar Power-chord riff form, at 138 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for C major.

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 C major.

4-bar chord chart in C Major

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

Bar 1 C5 I5 · 4 beats
Bar 2 Bb5 bVII5 · 4 beats
Bar 3 F5 IV5 · 4 beats
Bar 4 C5 I5 · 4 beats

Open in the app: Metal, C, 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 C Major

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

bVII

Bb5

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Scales to solo in C Major

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

Scale

C Major Pentatonic

C D E G A

Scale

C Mixolydian

C D E F G A Bb

Scale

C Major Scale

C D E F G A B

Where to play in C Major

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

C Major Pentatonic
String	fret 7	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10
e		C		D
B		G		A
G	D		E
D	A			C
A	E			G
E		C		D

Notes: C D E G A. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

C Mixolydian
String	fret 7	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11
e		C		D
B		G		A	Bb
G	D		E	F
D	A	Bb		C
A	E	F		G
E		C		D

Notes: C D E F G A Bb. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Major

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C (bar 1, C5), Bb (bar 2, Bb5), F (bar 3, F5), C (bar 4, C5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to C.
2. Target the guide tones

These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: C–G over C5, Bb–F over Bb5, F–C over F5.
3. C Major Pentatonic in position

Play C Major Pentatonic (C D E G A) up and down in frets 7–11, one note per beat at 138 BPM. Start and finish on C: 6th string fret 8, or 5th string fret 3 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
C5	C	—	—
Bb5	Bb	—	—
F5	F	—	—

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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Metal Backing Track in C Major

4-bar chord chart in C Major

More about “Classic Metal”

Power-chord riff in C Major

Scales to solo in C Major

Where to play in C Major

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Major

2. Target the guide tones

3. C Major Pentatonic in position

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