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Scales & Arpeggios Lesson
A common question among guitarist is how to combine scales and arpeggios in relation to heavy metal music. Most commonly, "minor" scales and arpeggios are choosen among heavy metal guitarist as they provide a darker sound as oppossed to major scales and major arpeggios. Scales and arpeggios may be played in any combination, and by adding common guitar techniques such as slide, hammer-on, pull-off, string bends, etc... allowing you to compose and create your own original guitar licks. 3 common choice's of scales and arpeggios that are played in combination that create a "Yngwie Malmsteen" type heavy metal sound, include the pentatonic minor scale, the minor arpeggio, and the harmonic minor scale reviewed as example's 1,2,and 3 below. Example 4 teaches common lead guitar licks using these 3 very common elements. Example #1 * A Minor Pentatonic e :-----------------|---------5-8-----|-----------------| B :-----------------|-----5-8---------|-----------------| G :-----------------|-5-7-------------|-----------------| D :---------5-7-----|-----------------|-----------------| A :-----5-7---------|-----------------|-----------------| E :-5-8-------------|-----------------|-----------------| Example #2 * A Minor Arpeggio e :-----------------|-12-17-12--------|-----------------| B :-------------13--|----------13-----|-----------------| G :----------14-----|-------------14--|-----------------| D :-------14--------|-----------------|-14--------------| A :-12-15-----------|-----------------|----15-12--------| E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Example #3 * A Harmonic Minor e :-13-12-10--------|-----------------|-----------------| B :----------13-12--|-10-9------------|-----------------| G :-----------------|------10-9-------|-----------------| D :-----------------|-----------12-10-|-9---------------| A :-----------------|-----------------|---12-11-8-7-5---| E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E :-8-7-5-----------|-----------------|-----------------| Example #4 e :-5-8-5---5-------|-----------------|-----------------| B :-------8---8-5-8-|-5---5-----------|-----------------| G :-----------------|---7---7-5-7-5---|---5-------------| D :-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-5-7-------| A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| h h p v e :-----------------|-12-15-12--------|-----------------| B :-------------13--|----------13-----|-----------------| G :----------14-----|-------------14--|-----------------| D :-------14--------|-----------------|-14--------------| A :-12-15-----------|-----------------|----12-11--------| E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| p p p p p p p p v e :-13-12-10--------|-----------------|-----------------| B :---------13-12---|-10-9------------|-----------------| G :-----------------|------10-9-------|---------------2-| D :-----------------|-----------12-10-|-9-------------2-| A :-----------------|-----------------|---12-11-8-7---0-| E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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