Best Exotic Metal Scales

[@rome8180]

Imagine knowing music theory and applying it to your music. It's almost like it allows you to write more interesting stuff.

[@ShredmasterScott]

Satan is pleased by this comment

[@goncalobaia1574]

Nah that's a lie, 0-3-5 is interesting, the rest is unnecessary bullshit

[@kenetramirez6358]

@@goncalobaia1574 Why?

[@ArielEduardoAlba]

@@goncalobaia1574 how dare you say something so bold yet so brave?

[@goncalobaia1574]

@@kenetramirez6358 It was a joke brutha

[@kevinqwen221]

When the Persian scale was played, my carpet levitated.

[@ShredmasterScott]

Time to go for a ride

[@123viveleheavy9]

@@ShredmasterScott the first time I discovered ancient Persian music to be played by a guitarist I was facinated

[@cblizard6850]

😂

[@Matt-su5wp]

My snake rose

[@warlogaful]

LoL 😆

[@Bronze_Age_Sea_Person]

The arabic scale is called Maqam Hijaz Kar in the arabic Maqamat system. They have plenty of cool and exotic scales in their system, including some microtonal stuff.

[@ShredmasterScott]

I'm intrigued

[@1000BrokenKeys]

yes, the double harmonic scale is the maqam hijaz kar, which has perfect fifth and the persian scale with the fifth flatted is the 5th mode of the maqam athar kurd ;)

[@haveagoodone5830]

@@ShredmasterScott have you seen the Ian Ring all-scales site?

[@kaanerdem4365]

Not only Hicaz (hijaz). Acemasiran, rast, buselik, rehavi, huseyni, nihavend, ussak, saba, ısfahan, neva, irak, buzurk, zengule, zirefken also in maqamat system.

[@1000BrokenKeys]

@@haveagoodone5830 yes I know the Ian Ring scales site as well as his youtube channel but the content is severely flawed, it is NOT reliable source of info, especially regarding non western scales. His site is all about quantity rather than quality although the site's layout is great. When I pointed out his mistakes, he did not bother to fix them. Ian Ring scales site is for sure misguided, shame.

[@HeathenwoodOfficial]

The Middle East has the most metal scales despite banning the genre in many nations. Holy shvt I didn't realize how many likes this got. THANK YOU! Quick shameless plug, I'm releasing a few singles and an EP in the coming months. It's gonna be "Atomic Midday". Don't check it out if you don't like this plug.

[@lakejizzio7777]

That's true

[@dan8402]

True that! But anyone else notice he is flipping us off with his choice of pointers? Well played shred well played....

[@ShredmasterScott]

that sucks

[@sword7534]

it can be unbanned, but you all will never figure it out

[@guitaristssuck8979]

That's because distortion is offensive

[@beast_of_burden7762]

I’m an Arab Metalhead!, Thankfully no Form of music is band or outlawed in my Country! The only thing that frustrates me is the lack of Metalheads in My Country

[@SabbaYT]

That is frustrating man, I feel you a lot

[@MehtaKyaKehta]

*banned

[@mauryhatcher]

Dude, _please_ put some of the rhythms and scale progressions you hear from Arabic music players into stuff you might write, it goes so well with metal!

[@maddogg6298]

اه يسطا كل ماجي اسمع ميتال الاقي حد من اهلي او صحابي بيقولي انت الحدت يلا ولا لما اسمعها فالاوضى الاقي اخويا بيخبط و فاكرني بحضر شياطين

[@MeshuggahDave.]

Your peers must think you djin

[@milanmilacic9311]

I love this guy's laugh, actually in fact I love him because of his laugh

[@saintrhoads3375]

Yeah, he doesn't hahahaha He goes ℌ𝔞 ℌ𝔞 ℌ𝔞 ℌ𝔞 ℌ𝔞

[@simovn5062]

@@saintrhoads3375 how did you do that font

[@123viveleheavy9]

@@simovn5062 copy paste . it a good idea use this police

[@lilac_hem]

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[@saintrhoads3375]

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[@woodchuk1]

The Byzantine scale is used by Ritchie Blackmore in his solo in Rainbow’s “Stargazer.” It may also have been used by Randy Rhoads in Revelation Mother Earth as well.

[@ShredmasterScott]

That's some good intel

[@juanchopolo131]

Randy uses the Tritons scale in the “bridge” of revelation Mother Earth

[@magdachlebicka3895]

Do that's why it's so lovely

[@PepLeZinzin]

Gates of Babylon of Mr Ritchie for me is the absolute one. Impossible to catch this solo, just madness. The chord progression and this guitar expression... and the riff between 2 exotic scales 🤪 My personal absolute number 1.

[@magdachlebicka3895]

@@PepLeZinzin it's the best Rainbow song

[@nicoladisvevia]

No-nonsense, straightforward info, well-explained and demonstrated. Thank you, more of it please!!

[@squatch570]

No-nonsense??!! His whole shtick was nonsense! Great info though despite the silly act.

[@WforWrath]

"there's scales other than the pentatonic" lmao

[@erikhansen7754]

Lol that was fuc..d up lmao.

[@andrewbevan4662]

Any scale with five notes is pentatonic, including exotic ones..

[@geddyapproves9833]

Everybody Noticed Middle East Scales, but, who noticed Middle Finger Emoji? Geddy Approves! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jerrylopez5979]

I thought it was just my imagination

[@brunobailly7013]

I did. But it took me to the Arabic Scale to notice it lol

[@mrsnakepit]

Even the pianist using middle finger

[@geddyapproves9833]

@Rat_kinG Everything is conected, like A Passage To Bangkok.

[@blackmetalhorde]

Not only the emoji 9:59

[@nachoquilez1804]

Best video explaining how megadeth’s solos are written...

[@vikriananda6305]

What song?

[@ronaksdev]

Most marty Friedman solos

[@manco828]

@@vikriananda6305 Hangar 18

[@creepysplatter9260]

@@vikriananda6305 all of them

[@hunterwebber6025]

Megadeth and LOG may 12th 😎

[@ChrisRash]

Love the pointer during the piano parts.

[@ShredmasterScott]

I thought you'd like that

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Cool! My personal favourite is the Todi scale from Hindustani music: 1 2b 3b 4# 5 6b 7 I like that it has three chromatic notes in a row both around the root and the fifth. This means that it's pretty jazzy and can resolve both upwards and downwards :)

[@adhamsalem9121]

So you wanna tell me that the western evil music is your everyday day eastern music.

[@SAZIZMUSIC]

yes 🤣🤣🤣

[@silversword4849]

Basically but with western rhythms, palm mutes and distortion

[@anotherbigfootwithinternet2147]

Pack your bags bois we going to the East

[@korosivmist724]

@@anotherbigfootwithinternet2147 😂😂😂😂

[@LensClafter]

This is easily the best lesson format I've seen on KZbin. Love how you tie in theory and music history!

[@magnus.nasmark]

The end gets my metal seal of approval.

[@ShredmasterScott]

Death metal seal

[@lynnykross4389]

I've learned so much from you, I always knew I was good, but I'm so much better, thanks to you.

[@ShredmasterScott]

Awesome to hear brother

[@jonathanmarkos5526]

"Persian scale" *shows Petra, Jordan*

[@janakipejov3667]

NA education

[@jonathanmarkos5526]

@@janakipejov3667 I always felt Americans were...not bright, to put it mildly.

[@kittykittykat762]

American education has a very biased education.. we often misrepresent or don't even talk about foreign countries. LOL

[@Marta1Buck]

And Persians always refused to be called middle eastern.

[@xSTONYTARKx]

I can't figure out if you're extremely confident or extremely akward, but i love it xD

[@EricJaegerMusic]

He’s obviously confident with a great sense of humor

[@jamieg2427]

awkwardly confident

[@satyricon86]

🤣

[@scottmorey6212]

Confidently awkward

[@NumberJuanSpot]

Very cool stuff Shred. Also that Death Metal Seal caught me off guard 😂😂

[@ShredmasterScott]

there's no way you could have seen him coming

[@Powermad-bu4em]

Will blast for mackerel.

[@IndependenceGuitar]

Ahhhh yes. I was working this exact thing. I’ve been in this Marty Friedman rabbit hole for about 6 months, and every time I’m about to put it to bed, I come across something else that pulls me back in. Currently the Phrygian dominant and kumoi & hirajoshi scale. Going to pick these up too.

[@Ren-kf9cw]

If you haven't seen it yet, Marty has a dvd called 99 secret lead guitar phrases that people uploaded to youtube.

[@simiousgenious7703]

Same

[@IndependenceGuitar]

@@Ren-kf9cw i have not. I will check it out for sure. Looks like I’m going to be in the Marty Friedman rabbit hole for a while.

[@haveagoodone5830]

@@IndependenceGuitar , the funny thing, I've been getting prepared to make a series of vids on what's happening in Marty's solos for weeks, and then Ben Eller and Shred just spill a lot of it, and I'm like... Oh...

[@IndependenceGuitar]

@@haveagoodone5830 lol it’s cool. Same here. I’ve already made a couple vids on marty’a solos. There is so much to his playing and while Ben Eller and Shred make great videos on his stuff, there is ALWAYS room for different perspectives on it. You might see something they don’t. I know i picked up on a couple things. I was actually going to go over the tornado of souls solo again, because now that I’ve had more time to analyze it, I’ve picked up a few things that Marty does that other vids haven’t picked up on. So make the vids, don’t just give up on it because someone else did the same subject. You might have something to offer that they don’t.

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

I just used the Kumoi scale as the basis for a doom metal song about a barbarian Luthuk solider’s last song after getting their throat crushed by one of their own allies

[@AxlOropeza]

It always gets me when he says: BTW, F stands for FU**

[@overmind2744]

as a persian it was cool seeing our scale in this vid loved the vid gj

[@titanic21]

I accidently discovered this channel and am now scared that the name "Shred" could be patented

[@mr.fringeminority5426]

What little tinkering I've done with the byzantine scale have come up with some pretty heavy riffs in the low chugga chugga realm of things. It's pretty nasty.

[@ShredmasterScott]

so true

[@NTSTS0]

i think your videos are awesome, informative, and do a great job breaking down complicated concepts in simple ways. the only thing i was wondering about during this video was a broader address of the term 'exotic' and what exactly it encapsulates.

[@fr1702]

Started thinking about Nile when a lot of the Middle Eastern scales came on.

[@garzi93it]

Arch Enemy's "Black Earth"... the Persian scale reminds me of that song.

[@pauliewalnuts829]

Not metal but the Offspring comes to mind. That Egyptian riff in 'Come out and play'. Cool riff.

[@woodchuk1]

That’s straight B Phrygian Dominant if I recall correctly, rather than Arabic/Byzantine or Persian, but it certainly sounds exotic, and it’s probably my favorite part of the song. And really, the Phrygian Dominant and Arabic/Byzantine are almost identical...you could think of Arabic/Byzantine as a Phrygian Dominant and harmonic minor hybrid, so the only difference in the two is the seventh note.

[@mimikhaute3232]

I learned a lot from shred in this video including how to read the musical notation and the interval structure. Thank you for making these type of content. It really does help me and I hope it continues.

[@peachmelba1000]

You can hear the Kuomi scale used to great effect in Love Hate Love by Alice in Chains, during the ascending vocal harmonies in the pre chorus.

[@Ultimagtr650]

Love the way you make this funny as well as educational...That`s a great way to teach.

[@vikacvetkova3297]

You explain everything so clearly. Like author from Neskuchniy sound(Нескучный Саунд) 🤘

[@davidclark3603]

You're absolutely brilliant at this. Thanks!

[@rome8180]

The Nightwish poster and use of Logic Pro made me subscribe.

[@georgelorence1089]

Good stuff. Like your approach and knowledge. Thanks

[@xaza5625]

How in gods name do you NOT have 1 million subscribers, this is GOLD

[@ajhproductions2347]

Lmao I love you SHREDDING Hammett on the pentatonic scale. Just wrote a riff using the Arabian Scale. Thanks for the great videos! Cheers

[@titanic21]

I actually wrote a song once ENTIRELY diatonic to Double Harmonic Major. It gives a very mystical, beautiful but also dissonant and nasty sound.

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

Cool , what is the song ?

[@ToneD5150]

Great lesson Shred! & K9 Kat is kool! Thanks 😊

[@yahyaschannel8334]

Dear Shreds, You are legit the main reason I picked up my dusty ass guitar from it's case again :). Rock on brother and please never stop doing that trademark laugh haha. Your's truly, A guitar lover from Morocco.

[@musikirongartist8475]

Are you telling me that there are other scale aside pentatonic ? HAHAH man this blown me away !

[@LovingGoodContent]

You are a gift to humanity bless you man! -Joshua Opalewski

[@BrianHill]

I love the way you are always pushing to keep the Overton window open. Like every time you do a scale on the piano you arrange to give us the finger. I have to go rest my chest muscles from cracking up so much.

[@babyBmaj]

this guy is legitimately funny AND educational. Subscribed!

[@astroofficial2509]

And your a great musician Sorry every one, I mean ur. Not your

[@ShredmasterScott]

thanks bro

[@Itzxellirx]

Death metal cat approves

[@jaykay0401]

You're*

[@BrianHill]

That he is. No wonder Death Metal Cat approves.

[@Romulo_Conrado]

Yo're

[@georgemcclenahan3493]

So I'm getting back into scales. Thanks for the inspiration

[@yungtragedy740]

Even though I don't make any music in the rock genre. These scales are good for dark and creepy melodies

[@RoomFourONine]

4:20 why did I laugh at that...

[@gr1eve535]

Same, hahahaha

[@ifhami4122]

420 nice

[@jamieg2427]

nice

[@markop.1994]

"The arabic scale" F in the chat for the other maqam 😵

[@aidenupshaw1483]

I was under the impression you needed microtonal frets to achieve the perfect 3rds needed to play them. Could be heinously wrong though.

[@markop.1994]

Ahh oo this is a a fun point. So in the arabic maqam hicaz (the arabic scale) traditionally there is a microtonal variation on the second degree of the ascending scale. ( they hit the minor 2 & sometimes 6 alittle sharp goin up) also the just intonated 3rd is close enough but not necessarily part of the hicaz scale. just 3rd is more of an old western thing, having to do more with harmony than melody. Also there is a neat melodic ending cadence that i think should be noted, namely: the decent to the minor 7th then upto the perfect 4th then down a step to the major 3rd. Because the scale is using major 7 for the most part, when the melody hits the minor 7 its got a vibe. Also it should be noted that most of these melodies have regional variants. Soooo approximating the scale to 12tet fine unless ur tryna learn traditional songs with a traditional group.

[@aidenupshaw1483]

@@markop.1994 dude THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THIS

[@markop.1994]

@@aidenupshaw1483 haha np im a nerd for this stuff, and my musical friends wont hear the word mode so i need an outlet 🤣

[@metaldownm]

Best explanation I have seen so far on scales subscribed \m/

[@farhanafaizul297]

Hello! Thank you very much for this video . It helps me a lot to gather much information about middle east scales into my composition. Keep on rockin !

[@diegodurdon]

I love your videos, i watch you since a long time ago but i dont know why i havent suscribed yet, now i did it:)

[@andreluistauferlopes7040]

Awesome channel bro! Great finding for me! Cheers from Brazil!

[@fanson1986]

Myrath is one of the best metal bands using the scale. And Ritchie Blackmore does it as well 🤘

[@diamonddeuce2288]

I fucking love the jab at metallica and the love shown for megadeth

[@yashvittal9355]

Listening to komoi scale I have heard this in marty friedmen playing for sure

[@caiobortoletto4363]

This is probably the greatest guitar channel on youtube

[@miniclip7951]

Love to see you’re getting more exposure and views, very well deserved☺️ i remember subbing when you had 8k or so because i thought the evil laugh you did was funny lol

[@anterobaldemor1956]

This guy has a lot of sense of humor. Nice one. Entertaining . I learned the scale thanks!

[@petersongusmao]

Dude, thank you so much. I like the way you teach the scale.

[@XxYoShIkOgAkIxX]

The Persian scale is very close to the Byzantian (or double phrygian If I am not mistaken). So If you want to gain some additional harmony, you can raise the b5 to a 5, which then will be the byzantian scale!

[@davidcastelein2137]

I’m here as a guitarist finally finding this treasure, and also as a fan of Ace Ventura Pets Detective !!!! ;)

[@michaelmercedes1772]

You're awesome brother! Thanks for making music theory fun! Much love and respect Shred

[@magnuskage8391]

Thanks so much. I needed this man Keep up the awesome work

[@Tysandifer]

Man gotta love Robert johnson, makes me proud to be from Mississippi and live right down the road from the crossroads

[@CarlosDibsie]

I love this band and its guitarists, and have played various pieces throughout my years. Cheers...

[@cynaptyc]

My first time here prompted an immediate sub somehow!? Hmmmmmmm!? Thanks for a nice look into these scales. Appreciate your time and effort to get the info flowing into new tones and helping widening peeps playing vocabulary! 🎃 Now I am off to binge on you! 😆

[@DalltonSantos]

Great video subscribed! Keep on 🤘🤘🤘

[@mrunknowncomicsguy4586]

I wonder if Death Metal Cat and Blast Beat Seal ever jammed...

[@davidelder6028]

I just found your channel but I love it already. Thanks 😊

[@voronOsphere]

Some of these are very cinematic- starting right away with the Persian Scale!

[@sharkoj]

4:20 that made me laugh out loud for real

[@slavicobelrus2466]

Kirk hammett: pentatonics & wah good ole pentatonics and wah

[@josephsantiago69]

The evil laugh always gets to me lol These videos need more attention, dude

[@captaincreepz6979]

Might as well call the Tritone scale the “Yu-Gi-Oh scale”

[@TheVengeanceofdefile]

That laugh had me dying shred plz keep out this awesome content my dude cheers from the great north west

[@deeforty]

Seen a couple of your videos now, good stuff, I've subscribed.

[@ShredmasterScott]

Welcome aboard

[@mskwaawarrior]

Sweet video I didn't knew you also had a KZbin channel. This video was very informative 🤘

[@JamesGaoist]

Thanks for the lessons! Awesome!!

[@craftcrate6602]

The Prince of Persia vibe tho Nostalgia

[@charlesdp4201]

hey shred, love your scale bible. I am not sure but i think there is a little mistake. you put a major second shape pentatonic but it is the a minor pentatonic.

[@ShredmasterScott]

Email me...it looks correct but maybe I’m missing something. The second “minor pentatonic shape” is known as the “major pentatonic scale”

[@charlesdp4201]

@@ShredmasterScott for me it is the C major or the A minor but you have much more experience in music theory than me so I trust you Shred :-)

[@jerrylopez5979]

Your videos are awesome. Keep up the great work.

[@arunm7175]

You are the coolest dude who teaches guitar online, Big Like 👍🤘

[@grimblegromblethegnome]

2:08 lol "now don't just think you can grab your axe and rep these notes to score babes"

[@azizakharaz4660]

Great video❤ Like always 🤘

[@mapleandsteel]

I wonder if there are any concepts from the respective music-theoretic traditions of each of these cultures that can give us more insight? I know that in India, our raagas not only have the notes themselves, but also licks associated with each raaga, that convey a particular mood or rasa.

[@Senzu96]

This really helped me understand the theory side of it, not a lot of people show you how to apply the scales like you do. Big respect!

[@christopherclark564]

Clearly explained and very informative. Thank you!

[@mike19558]

I listen to a few rappers with middle eastern background and they use middle eastern back tracks in their songs and it’s so good! It’s a unique mix between English rap and arabic sounds

[@NMahon]

Any recommendations?

[@sandysuperstar11]

Would love to listen to any artists you can recommend

[@visiontranscend60]

You are the best guitar teacher ever.

[@bhdr111]

"So you're telling me there are scales other than pentatonic?" Kirk Hammett

[@TheCthtoNicfLy]

Hammett couldn't play his way out if a wet nut sack. ..hahaha I hate Lars. He mesed up limewire bo wait what was it?...he's all "OMG they took our jobs"..

[@lifeenjoyer6077]

*David Gilmour and Dave Mustaine have joined the chat*

[@Skyisthelimit-fj3pk]

I guess those SCALES really work because I randomly stumbled on your channel & hit the Subscribe button.

[@casualartist4202]

you are obnoxiously good at guitar. i love it.

[@lain5900]

Lol I miss this type of humor and I actually learned something too, thankyou.

[@ironicpunishmentdivision4226]

I'm not a shredder, but I very much enjoy your videos.

[@bradleywhitaker6936]

The Persian Scale is like the Major version of Locrian. It has the defining intervals of Locrian but it has Major 3rd and Major 7th. Pretty cool stuff. I prefer the sound of the Arabic Scale though.

[@godless_goddess5985]

I don't know enough to articulate it too well, but exotic scales plus half-step or even quarter-step trills are fantastic. I feel like they have a more emotional, voice-imitating quality. It isn't metal, but Derek Trucks has done some crossover stuff between indian and blues music, and the slide guitar trills he does are spine-chilling.

[@nautaki]

Play some more melodies on these scales, they sound great