what kind of guitar scales do you solo in the most? (directed to guitar playing metalheads)?

Question

do you wanna tab it/them out for me too? gracias

Answer 1

One of my kind!!! GREETINGS!! For most metal either minor, both natural and melodic, or diminished scales work well, with pentatonics and being more in the hair band stuff. The key is to play the same scale in your solo as the rhythm is in. I usually use minor myself, as I like the sound of it, and after taking 4 years of music theory, I tend to be fairly particular about it. Diminished is OK, and Slayer definitely got a lot of mileage out of it, but I think it can get to be a little chromatic after a while. Then again, you can always experiment with the Phrygians and Locrians and crazy scales such as did Dan Spitz of Anthrax on State of Euphoria. Kinda hard to tab it out on here, but a minor scale has 1/2 steps between the 2 and 3 and the 5 and 6 notes. Play that, and extend it all over the guitar. A video I would definitely recommend if you're trying to get a handle on lead architecture is Metal Method Songwriting 3, Lead Guitar. He goes through constructing a lead, and its pretty cool. In addition, to gain dexterity, you can't beat John Petrucci's rock discipline video.

Answer 2

Pentatonic minor; in other words, the blues scale. I jam to the Allman Bros, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, etc. Ever Pink Floyds Another Brick In The Wall is a blues scale.

I realize most metal songs are based on classical scales though, and I'm not familiar with them.

Answer 3

Guitar lead is NOT a matter of playing scales... It's more of phrasing... Kinda like talking... Yes, certain notes you'll play are located in certain scales, but that's relatively unimportant... Have someone show you a few good licks and work from there...

Answer 4

never learned scales i just play by ear. if you hit a wrong note just play it twice so it sounds like you ment it.