Hey music theory experts - what sets metal apart?

[Opethfan1980]

"1 b3 4 5 b7"

Is this in reference to the standard major scale?

 

[Herald of Abomination]

I hate theory...Most people do. I don't know much of it, but I can read music extremely well. Obviously Opeth isn't the kind of band who uses open and barre chords all the time.

 

[Autumn Falls]

1 b3 4 5 b7 is just in relation to whatever note the 1 is. If it was A it would be A C D E G. Yes though those notes all fit diatonically into the C Major or A Minor scales.

What do you mean Opeth does not use open or barre chords? They use them like momos man all the time..

Other then that I really need to work on my sight-reading while playing. I can read the whole grand staff fine and do so when analyzing music but all the different positions for guitar pisses me off.

Brandon

 

[Herald of Abomination]

Heh. I guess I should have stressed on that "All the time" part. Sight-reading is what I do best, and I too can read a grand staff.

P.S. - I'm from Northern VA, too.

 

[Autumn Falls]

What part of Northern VA? I live in Loudoun Ct. it's pretty well known county I guess..

Yea you are right.. of course they don't really use them exclusively.

Brandon

 

[Herald of Abomination]

Heh..I'm in Loudoun too.

 

[Autumn Falls]

Holy shit? What high school do you go to? I go to Stone Bridge.. going to be a senior this year. I live in Ashburn Farms by the way.

Brandon

 

[Herald of Abomination]

I go to County, and I'll be a sophomore. Did you happen to go to All-County guitar last year? I was there.

 

[Autumn Falls]

No I quit taking guitar when I went into high school. I was in All County Jazz though this year. That's awesome man we should get together and jam sometime! A lot of my buds used to go to County... even my guitar playing Bud who is going with me to Berklee in August for the Summer Sessions.

Brandon

 

[Herald of Abomination]

Do you know Ricky Renga, Joe Parlett, or Alex Dezendorf? Those are the other dudes in our band, Herald of Abomination. Who's your bud?

 

[Autumn Falls]

Yea I know Alex he's a cool dude.. he played in the jazz All County with me. Ahh you are in his band that's rad man!

I've heard of that Ricky Renga kid. The dude I know is named Michael Hower and the other dude I play with is Alec Milnes.

Alex knows them both.

Oh yea BTW I work at the Melodee Music in Countryside. The good one.

Brandon

 

[Herald of Abomination]

Whoa dude! I think I've seen you before! You have a BWP Opeth shirt, right? I was in there one time with a Yngwie Malmsteen shirt. I also take lessons at that same place!

 

[Autumn Falls]

Ahh wild dude. Yea that was me with the BWP Opeth shirt.. you should have said something dude. I take lessons from there to. From Mike Bailey who is one of my guitar heroes. He is amazing.

Brandon

 

[Herald of Abomination]

Yeah, I take lessons from him too! That is so weird..

 

[OpethBrian]

Awww how cute!!!!

 

[Opethfan1980]

Originally posted by Autumn Falls
1 b3 4 5 b7 is just in relation to whatever note the 1 is. If it was A it would be A C D E G.
Brandon

So what do the b symbols represent? flat notes? So, when you say 1 b3 4 5 b7, are the notes in A: A, Cb (B), D, E, Gb?

Or what?

 

[Misanthrope]

Well i always talk about scales in intervals to avoid issues like Mayor Third or Minor Third that doesnt leaves room for confusion

 

[Herald of Abomination]

Lower-case "b"'s are always flats.