Metal · F Major · 138 BPM

Metal Backing Track in F Major

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

Open in the app · F · 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 F major.

4-bar chord chart in F Major

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

  1. Bar 1 F5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Eb5 bVII5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Bb5 IV5 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 F5 I5 · 4 beats
Open in the app: Metal, F, 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.

More about “Classic Metal”

Chord chart and notes for “Classic Metal”.

Power-chord riff in F Major

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

I
F5
bVII
Eb5
IV
Bb5
I
F5
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Scales to solo in F Major

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

Scale
F Major Pentatonic
F G A C D
Scale
F Mixolydian
F G A Bb C D Eb
Scale
F Major Scale
F G A Bb C D E

Where to play in F Major

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

F Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e F G
B C D
G G A
D D F
A A C
E F G
Notes: F G A C D. Root on the 6th string at fret 1, on the 5th string at fret 8.
F Mixolydian
Stringfret 0fret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4
e F G
B C D Eb
G G A Bb
D D Eb F
A A Bb C
E F G
Notes: F G A Bb C D Eb. Root on the 6th string at fret 1, on the 5th string at fret 8.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in F Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: F (bar 1, F5), Eb (bar 2, Eb5), Bb (bar 3, Bb5), F (bar 4, F5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to F.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: F–C over F5, Eb–Bb over Eb5, Bb–F over Bb5.

  3. 3. F Major Pentatonic in position

    Play F Major Pentatonic (F G A C D) up and down in open position (frets 0–4), one note per beat at 138 BPM. Start and finish on F: 6th string fret 1, or 5th string fret 8 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
F5F——
Eb5Eb——
Bb5Bb——

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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