Major and Minor Scales!
 

Reading these shouldn't be a problem. To play them use alternate picking (that means your pick follows the movement of "down, up, down, up". As with connecting them, this is how it is done:

Order of modes.

Ionian (major)
Dorian
Phrygian
lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian (minor)
Locrian

Each scale starts on the 2nd note of the previous scale. The order of the scales is always the same. The only thing that changes is the position of them which changes along with the key.


So in this attachment, its in Am so we start with Aeolian on the A on the big E. Locrian is the next scale (see the pictures to connect). If say you where composing a solo for a riff in F major, you would place Ionian on F on the big E string.

Harmoic Minor Scales!
 

Four Harmonic Minor scales. These are very common in metal. Play them to hear why:

http://metaltabs.com/forum/attachme...ttachmentid=562

Note: These follow the same rules as the modes

here

More Sweep Patterns!
 

more!

WOW!:eek:
thanx Darko you rules:D

Nice :beer:

Sorry to be a stupid cunt but would you happen to have the harmonic minor scales in tab form? The form in your attachments makes my eyes cross.

That's cool Darko. Thanks. :D
God job!!! :D

Darko.....what a strange nam. Where are you from ??? :rolleyes:

california :)

damn darko whats that avatar ?? is that a kid raping a teddy bear what the hell ??!!!!!!!

anyways thanx darko thats good work
goodluck :beer:

:love:

hehehe

its basically the Aeolian (natural minor) with a major seventh

in tab form, A on a standard tuned axe itd be

D----------------6-7-9
A--------5-7-8
E-5 -7-8


red notes bein the root of A

check out this dodgy japanese scale... slayer use bits of it in 'at dawn they sleep'

e-------------------------------------------9-11-15~
B------------------------------------9-10
G--------------------------8-9-10
D-----------------7-8-10
A---------5-6-8
E-3-5-6


:smash:

heres a good common sweep; the dimished bastard! (3 strings)

e-------------9h12p9-------------------12h15p12-------------------15h18p15
B--------11-------------11----------14---------------14----------17---------------17
G----12---------------------12/15-------------------------15/18-----------------------18


etc

move it up/down 3 frets each time, coz its comprised of minor 3rds, all inversions are covered after 3 steps

enjoy!

oh yeah, use your index ring and 'up yours finger' for this

heres another 2 vital metal scales im surprised havnt been mentioned yet; the DIMINSHED beasts!

the 2 main types: Whole-Half dim and Half-Whole dim


ill show them in a simple tab scaley thing

HALF-WHOLE in E: E F G G# A# B C# D

e---------------------------------------------------0-1--34
B-------------------------------------------0--2-3
G---------------------------------0-1--3-
D----------------------0--2-3-
A-------------1-2--4-
E-0-1--3-4

notice how each set of notes are in 'clumps' of 2? its one half interval, then a whole


the WHOLE-HALF is similar, but like this

in E: E F# G A A# C C# D#

e-------------------------------------------------0--2-3
B---------------------------------------1-2--3
G-----------------------------0--2-3
D--------------------1-2--3
A---------0-1--3-4
E-0--2-3

to get a feel of these riff styles check out these:

CRYPTOPSY PHOBOPHILE
D-----6"-------5"---9-8-6-4-----------------------
A---6"---6"-7"-----7-6-4-2---0"-4"-7"-0"-6"-7"-6"-4"
E-4"---------------------------------------------

EDIT: i tabbed out phobophile wrong, has been corrected

INIQUITY : desidegrated profligancy

D------------------------8"------------*
A--------------------5"-----6"--------3
E-0"-34--0"-34-----------------0-1-

DYING FETUS : REDUCED TO SLAVERY

A----------------4--7"8-7"-------8"-7"-------------7"-8-7"-------------------------4
E-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-----------10"----------8"-7"----------------10"--3-2-0-3-2-0-2

CANNIBAL CORPSE : HAMMER SMASHED FACE

D---------------------------------------7-------------------------------------------3--------2
A---------7h10p7--6h10p7---9-9--5---9----7----3h6p3--2h5p2----5-5--1---5-4-2
E-0-2-1--------------------------7-7------7--6-5--------------------------3-3------3-2-0

SCALE FILL THING from a dream theater song (fatal tradgedy)

D---------2-6
A---1--4------5
E-0---------------3~


if you want more post a reply and ill get some, also see the diminshed sweepage that i mentioned earlier in this thread :)

from how much time do you play guitar +--deifiler--+ ??
You rock dude:D

haha cheers! :) *blushes*:beer:

from how much? as in how much a day etc? a fair bit... i practically live it and my computer:P

gotta put time into my band so i havnt practiced a lot lately, mainly work on makin songs!

no, how much years dude:)

Ok, I'll try those out later on.