We'll create a Middle Eastern sounding lead with the use of the Phrygian dominant scale. I also included some detailed spoken explanations for your convenience and all the examples are recorded over a click.

This lesson covers both rhythm and lead parts for a small phrygian dominan-driven composition that is nicely suited for metal. Check out the riff and the lead ideas that you can use with your metal chops easily.

Ancient Egyptian music.

The Phrygian scale is the 3rd mode taken out of a Major scale. The minor second degree gives it an eastern feel. Today's lesson will focus on an E minor Phrygian key. On a technical point of view, we'll concentrate on alternate picking.

This piece is from the song called "World Set On Fire" from my album "Sevdah Metal". I played intro riff, chorus, solo and the outro riff. This can improve your riffing feel, alternate picking and eastern trills.

South-Eastern European scales combined with melodic metal rhythm and melody using "Eastern trills" technique.