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 (also written Db Major).

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# 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 C#5 I5 · 4 beats
Bar 2 B5 bVII5 · 4 beats
Bar 3 F#5 IV5 · 4 beats
Bar 4 C#5 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.

C#5

bVII

F#5

C#5

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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# B

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 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11
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 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

C# Mixolydian
String	fret 8	fret 9	fret 10	fret 11	fret 12
e		C#		D#
B		G#		A#	B
G	D#		E#	F#
D	A#	B		C#
A	E#	F#		G#
E		C#		D#

Notes: C# D# E# F# G# A# B. Root on the 6th string at fret 9, on the 5th string at fret 4.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in C# Major

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: C# (bar 1, C#5), B (bar 2, B5), F# (bar 3, F#5), C# (bar 4, C#5). 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 C#5, B–F# over B5, F#–C# over F#5.
3. C# Major Pentatonic in position

Play C# Major Pentatonic (C# D# E# G# A#) up and down in frets 8–12, one note per beat at 138 BPM. Start and finish on C#: 6th string fret 9, or 5th string fret 4 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
C#5	C#	—	—
B5	B	—	—
F#5	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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