Improvisation — metal in E
E5-G5-A5 power chords have no third (major or minor): the E minor pentatonic scale sits on top of them with zero clashing notes, from riff to solo.
Tips
Lock a short phrase into the riff's rhythm before thinking "solo": metal improvisation is rhythm-first.
Chord progression — E
Bar 1
E5
i
Bar 2
E5
i
Bar 3
G5
III
Bar 4
E5
i
Bar 5
A5
iv
Bar 6
A5
iv
Bar 7
E5
i
Bar 8
E5
i
Fretboard position
root note other scale note
Chords
Suggested progression plan
Related sheets
- Drop D arpeggios — gallop pattern in E (Level 3)
- Metal in D — syncopated rhythm (Level 3)
- stepped climb power riff — F (Level 3)