Metal · F# Minor · 138 BPM

Metal Backing Track in F# Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Classic Metal” demo, transposed from E minor to F# minor, at 138 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for F# minor (also written Gb Minor).

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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# minor.

8-bar chord chart in F# Minor

8-bar arrangement from the “Classic Metal” demo, transposed from E minor to F# minor. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 F#5 I5 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 F#5 I5 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 A5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  4. Bar 3, beat 3 G#5 II5 · 2 beats
  5. Bar 4 F#5 I5 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 5 F#5 I5 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 6 A5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  8. Bar 6, beat 3 B5 IV5 · 2 beats
  9. Bar 7 A5 bIII5 · 2 beats
  10. Bar 7, beat 3 G#5 II5 · 2 beats
  11. Bar 8 F#5 I5 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from E minor with every interval kept. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

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# Minor

Minor power-chord cycle. Palm-mute the i, let the bVI ring, hit the bVII hard.

I
F#5
bVI
D5
bIII
A5
bVII
E5
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in F# Minor

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

Scale
F# Natural Minor
F# G# A B C# D E
Scale
F# Harmonic Minor
F# G# A B C# D E#
Scale
F# Phrygian
F# G A B C# D E
Scale
F# Minor Pentatonic
F# A B C# E

Where to play in F# Minor

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

F# Natural Minor
Stringfret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
e F# G# A
B C# D E
G G# A B
D E F#
A B C# D
E F# G# A
Notes: F# G# A B C# D E. Root on the 6th string at fret 2, on the 5th string at fret 9.
F# Harmonic Minor
Stringfret 1fret 2fret 3fret 4fret 5
e E# F# G# A
B C# D
G G# A B
D E# F#
A B C# D
E E# F# G# A
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# Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: F# (bars 1–2, F#5), A (bar 3, A5), G# (bar 3, beat 3, G#5), F# (bars 4–5, F#5), A (bar 6, A5), B (bar 6, beat 3, B5), A (bar 7, A5), G# (bar 7, beat 3, G#5), F# (bar 8, 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, A–E over A5, G#–D# over G#5, B–F# over B5.

  3. 3. F# Natural Minor in position

    Play F# Natural Minor (F# G# A B C# D E) 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#——
A5A——
G#5G#——
B5B——

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