Metal Guitar Scales-Scales That Will 4 Killer Assuault Your Ear Drums

I often am asked by my students to show them a metal guitar scales. Well first I like to ask them to bring me a recording of one of their favorite metal bands. This helps me to decide which metal guitar scales they are accustomed to hearing in the music they love to listen to. With the many different genre's of metal available today it is impossible to pin-point a specific ' metal guitar scales '. This article aims to show the different scales used in metal music and how some work better with different kinds of metal.

Metal Guitar Scales-Scales That Will 4 Killer Assuault Your Ear Drums

Metal Guitar Scales-Scales That Will 4 Killer Assuault Your Ear Drums

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Metal Guitar Scales-Scales That Will 4 Killer Assuault Your Ear Drums

Metal Guitar Scales-Scales That Will 4 Killer Assuault Your Ear Drums

Metal Guitar Scales # 1

The first and grandfather of all rock and metal scales is the pentatonic. It is often times mixed with the blues scales also. If your preference is more rock based metal and older bands like Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, andeven newer bands like Black Label Society the pentatonic scale is your choice of scales. This does not mean that these bands play the pentatonic scale exclusively, but they do use it heavily in their riffs and solos.

Metal Guitar Scale # 2

The second stAirs I hear a lot in metal is the natural minor scale. It blended with the pentatonic, but when used exclusively has a much more symphonic sound and feel. It can be found in many forms of metal ranging from 80 's hAir bands to speed metal bands like Slayer and Metallica. It is also popular in death metal and is probably the one scale that transcends into all genre's of metal as well. Also popular is the harmonic minor scale which is basically a natural minor scale with a raised seventh.

Metal Guitar Scales# 3

Another great stAirs metal players love is the Phrygian scale. It has a very distinct flavor and almost spanish style is found in many of heavy metal's clean guitar passages.

Metal Guitar Scale # 4

The last stAirs that is commonly found in metal music is the Locrian scales. This stairs is a favorite because of it's second and fifth intervals flatted which give it a very dark evil sound. Metal bands who use this scales are usually not your basic rock based metal bands and are usually more dark and mysterious sounding. Try listening to more death metal and black metal bands to hear this scale.

Metal Guitar Scales-Scales That Will 4 Killer Assuault Your Ear Drums