Minor scale harmonic minor scale major.
Heavy metal scales guitar lesson.
It s a fun scale.
What i ll do is go through some of the more specialized scales used in heavy metal scales that really complement the dark and aggressive.
Here s a video lesson on the best scales to use for soloing over heavy metal chord progressions and riffs.
It sounds good in so many situations.
Pentatonic is huge in metal for a reason.
You can map out crazy three note per string runs all across the fretboard.
Listen to my guitar solo from 3 22 to 3 40 to hear the scale in action.
Click in the link below to get the tabs.
I also like the pentatonic scale.