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 (also written Gb Major).

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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 F#5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 E5 bVII5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 B5 IV5 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 F#5 I5 · 4 beats

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
F#5
bVII
E5
IV
B5
I
F#5
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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# B C# D# E
Scale
F# Major Scale
F# G# A# B 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 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
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 2, on the 5th string at fret 9.
F# Mixolydian
Stringfret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
e F# G#
B C# D# E
G G# A# B
D D# E F#
A A# B C#
E F# G#
Notes: F# G# A# B C# D# E. Root on the 6th string at fret 2, on the 5th string at fret 9.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in F# Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: F# (bar 1, F#5), E (bar 2, E5), B (bar 3, B5), F# (bar 4, F#5). 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 F#5, E–B over E5, B–F# over B5.

  3. 3. F# Major Pentatonic in position

    Play F# Major Pentatonic (F# G# A# C# D#) up and down in frets 1–5, one note per beat at 138 BPM. Start and finish on F#: 6th string fret 2, or 5th string fret 9 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
F#5F#——
E5E——
B5B——

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