Metal · C Minor · 138 BPM

Metal Backing Track in C Minor

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

Open in the app · C · 138 BPM

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 minor.

8-bar chord chart in C Minor

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

Bar 1 C5 I5 · 4 beats
Bar 2 C5 I5 · 4 beats
Bar 3 Eb5 bIII5 · 2 beats
Bar 3, beat 3 D5 II5 · 2 beats
Bar 4 C5 I5 · 4 beats
Bar 5 C5 I5 · 4 beats
Bar 6 Eb5 bIII5 · 2 beats
Bar 6, beat 3 F5 IV5 · 2 beats
Bar 7 Eb5 bIII5 · 2 beats
Bar 7, beat 3 D5 II5 · 2 beats
Bar 8 C5 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.

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 Minor

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

bVI

Ab5

bIII

Eb5

bVII

Bb5

Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in C Minor

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

Scale

C Natural Minor

C D Eb F G Ab Bb

Scale

C Harmonic Minor

C D Eb F G Ab B

Scale

C Phrygian

C Db Eb F G Ab Bb

Scale

C Minor Pentatonic

C Eb F G Bb

Where to play in C Minor

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

C Natural Minor
String	fret 7	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11
e		C		D	Eb
B		G	Ab		Bb
G	D	Eb		F
D		Bb		C
A		F		G	Ab
E		C		D	Eb

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

C Harmonic Minor
String	fret 7	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11
e	B	C		D	Eb
B		G	Ab
G	D	Eb		F
D			B	C
A		F		G	Ab
E	B	C		D	Eb

Notes: C D Eb F G Ab B. Root on the 6th string at fret 8, on the 5th string at fret 3.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Minor

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C (bars 1–2, C5), Eb (bar 3, Eb5), D (bar 3, beat 3, D5), C (bars 4–5, C5), Eb (bar 6, Eb5), F (bar 6, beat 3, F5), Eb (bar 7, Eb5), D (bar 7, beat 3, D5), C (bar 8, 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, Eb–Bb over Eb5, D–A over D5, F–C over F5.
3. C Natural Minor in position

Play C Natural Minor (C D Eb F G Ab Bb) 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	—	—
Eb5	Eb	—	—
D5	D	—	—
F5	F	—	—

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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 Minor

8-bar chord chart in C Minor

More about “Classic Metal”

Power-chord riff in C Minor

Scales to solo in C Minor

Where to play in C Minor

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C Minor

2. Target the guide tones

3. C Natural Minor in position

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