Metal · G Major · 138 BPM

Metal Backing Track in G Major

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

4-bar chord chart in G Major

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

Bar 1 G5 I5 · 4 beats
Bar 2 F5 bVII5 · 4 beats
Bar 3 C5 IV5 · 4 beats
Bar 4 G5 I5 · 4 beats

Open in the app: Metal, G, 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.

Power-chord riff in G Major

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

bVII

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Scales to solo in G Major

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

Scale

G Major Pentatonic

G A B D E

Scale

G Mixolydian

G A B C D E F

Scale

G Major Scale

G A B C D E F#

Where to play in G Major

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

G Major Pentatonic
String	fret 2	fret 3	fret 4	fret 5
e		G		A
B		D		E
G	A		B
D	E			G
A	B			D
E		G		A

Notes: G A B D E. Root on the 6th string at fret 3, on the 5th string at fret 10.

G Mixolydian
String	fret 2	fret 3	fret 4	fret 5	fret 6
e		G		A
B		D		E	F
G	A		B	C
D	E	F		G
A	B	C		D
E		G		A

Notes: G A B C D E F. Root on the 6th string at fret 3, on the 5th string at fret 10.

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in G Major

Play only the root on the first beat of each change: G (bar 1, G5), F (bar 2, F5), C (bar 3, C5), G (bar 4, G5). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to G.
2. Target the guide tones

These are power chords, so there is no third to target. Alternate root and fifth on each change: G–D over G5, F–C over F5, C–G over C5.
3. G Major Pentatonic in position

Play G Major Pentatonic (G A B D E) up and down in frets 2–6, one note per beat at 138 BPM. Start and finish on G: 6th string fret 3, or 5th string fret 10 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
Chord	Root	3rd	7th / 6th
G5	G	—	—
F5	F	—	—
C5	C	—	—

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 G Major

4-bar chord chart in G Major

More about “Classic Metal”

Power-chord riff in G Major

Scales to solo in G Major

Where to play in G Major

Practice drills

1. Find the changes in G Major

2. Target the guide tones

3. G Major Pentatonic in position

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