Jim Duff Music Blog

Growing up in Kentucky, Jim Duff counted the legends of traditional Country music as his heroes. Artists like Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Townes Van Zandt made a huge impact on the young songwriter and helped shape his sound. However, music was not his only talent and life took him in another direction for a while.


See Jim Duff bio for more...

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Great Scales for Heavy Metal Guitar Playing

For this column, I have a great reader question from Zachary in Houston, Texas.

Question: "Hey Dave, what is your favorite scale to use when playing metal?"

Thanks for the question, Zachary. Harmonic minor is always a very cool choice and a favorite of mine. It’s great to use when you’re improvising or coming up with song ideas and lead parts. So many awesome players have made great use of it in their songs -- guys like Uli Jon Roth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Vai and many others. Mozart was also a big fan of it.

If you want to hear how I use it, check out my song “Devils Roadmap.”

Click on the link below to continue with story.

Great Scales for Heavy Metal Guitar Playing

No comments: