Metal · E Major · 138 BPM

Metal Backing Track in E Major

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

4-bar chord chart in E Major

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

Bar 1 E5 I5 · 4 beats
Bar 2 D5 bVII5 · 4 beats
Bar 3 A5 IV5 · 4 beats
Bar 4 E5 I5 · 4 beats

Open in the app: Metal, E, 138 BPM Open the original demo (E minor)

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Power-chord riff in E Major

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

bVII

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Scales to solo in E Major

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

Scale

E Major Pentatonic

E F# G# B C#

Scale

E Mixolydian

E F# G# A B C# D

Scale

E Major Scale

E F# G# A B C# D#

Where to play in E Major

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

E Major Pentatonic
String	fret 0	fret 1	fret 2	fret 4
e	E		F#	G#
B	B		C#
G		G#		B
D			E	F#
A			B	C#
E	E		F#	G#

Notes: E F# G# B C#. Root on the 6th string at fret 0, on the 5th string at fret 7.

E Mixolydian
String	fret 0	fret 1	fret 2	fret 3	fret 4
e	E		F#		G#
B	B		C#	D
G		G#	A		B
D	D		E		F#
A	A		B		C#
E	E		F#		G#

Notes: E F# G# A B C# D. Root on the 6th string at fret 0, on the 5th string at fret 7.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in E Major

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: E (bar 1, E5), D (bar 2, D5), A (bar 3, A5), E (bar 4, E5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to E.
2. Target the guide tones

These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: E–B over E5, D–A over D5, A–E over A5.
3. E Major Pentatonic in position

Play E Major Pentatonic (E F# G# B C#) up and down in open position (frets 0–4), one note per beat at 138 BPM. Start and finish on E: 6th string fret 0, or 5th string fret 7 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
E5	E	—	—
D5	D	—	—
A5	A	—	—

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 E Major

4-bar chord chart in E Major

More about “Classic Metal”

Power-chord riff in E Major

Scales to solo in E Major

Where to play in E Major

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in E Major

2. Target the guide tones

3. E Major Pentatonic in position

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