Metal · Eb Major · 138 BPM

Metal Backing Track in Eb Major

4-bar Power-chord riff form, at 138 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Eb major (also written D# Major).

Open in the app · Eb · 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 Eb major.

4-bar chord chart in Eb Major

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

  1. Bar 1 Eb5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Db5 bVII5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Ab5 IV5 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Eb5 I5 · 4 beats
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More about “Classic Metal”

Chord chart and notes for “Classic Metal”.

Power-chord riff in Eb Major

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

I
Eb5
bVII
Db5
IV
Ab5
I
Eb5
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Scales to solo in Eb Major

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

Scale
Eb Major Pentatonic
Eb F G Bb C
Scale
Eb Mixolydian
Eb F G Ab Bb C Db
Scale
Eb Major Scale
Eb F G Ab Bb C D

Where to play in Eb Major

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

Eb Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13fret 14
e Eb F
B Bb C
G F G
D C Eb
A G Bb
E Eb F
Notes: Eb F G Bb C. Root on the 6th string at fret 11, on the 5th string at fret 6.
Eb Mixolydian
Stringfret 10fret 11fret 12fret 13fret 14
e Eb F
B Bb C Db
G F G Ab
D C Db Eb
A G Ab Bb
E Eb F
Notes: Eb F G Ab Bb C Db. Root on the 6th string at fret 11, on the 5th string at fret 6.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Eb Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Eb (bar 1, Eb5), Db (bar 2, Db5), Ab (bar 3, Ab5), Eb (bar 4, Eb5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Eb.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: Eb–Bb over Eb5, Db–Ab over Db5, Ab–Eb over Ab5.

  3. 3. Eb Major Pentatonic in position

    Play Eb Major Pentatonic (Eb F G Bb C) up and down in frets 10–14, one note per beat at 138 BPM. Start and finish on Eb: 6th string fret 11, or 5th string fret 6 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Eb5Eb——
Db5Db——
Ab5Ab——

Keep practicing

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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