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Not difficult, just an assignment.

160 BPM

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E--------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------- x2
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------11-11-12-14-11-11-12-14-- <-This connects
E-10-10-12-13-10-10-12-13-------------------------------- to 15 ↓

Then yet another easy part...

E------------------------------------12-13-15^(17)(15)(17)(15)-13-12--------
B-------------------------12-13-15------------------------------------------15----
G----------------12-14^----------------------------------------------------------
D-----12-14-15-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-15-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-15-13-12------------15-13-12------------15-13-12------------15-13-12-----
B------------15-31-12------------15-13-12------------15-13-12-------------15-
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------13-12-10-----------------------------------------------------
B-13-12-10-12-13------------13-12-10------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------12-10------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------14-12-10-----------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10-----------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10

I used A minor scales. I do believe it's in hte key of A.

You didn't satrt or end on the tonic. You sart on the fourth of the A Major/Ionian scale (D) and End on it. So I would say you start and end in D Minor/Aeolian but if you wanted to stay in the key of A Major I would sugest makeing the D Lydian with an added low A note. Maybe a slide for E---5/10-- would be a good way to go. Or if you want to keep it in a minor style move all notes up 4 frets or back one fret but keep a slide,tap, or picked A at the begining to keep it in the key of A or it would becomre either D Lydian, C# phyrgian, or F# Minor/Aeoline.

The tonic is the root note of the scale you are useing. If you are useing A minor then A would be the tonic. You Started out on D witch is the fourth note of the A Magore and Minor scale. If you want to saty within the key of of A minor then you would use the notes A B C D E F G.

There is no doubt in my mind that it's an A Minor shred over the Phrygian mode (Third Mode) with a few accidentals. The thing ascends using Phrygian and descends using the Dorian mode(Second mode).

The Modes I'm using here refer back to the relative major of A Minor which is C Major. So, the Phrygian mode for instance would start at the Third Degree of the C Major Scale, E for example.

I hope that helps, but if you need more clarification go ahead and ask. I'm convinced that I'm right since I've done several University level theory courses and applied them to my playing xd

xD He's just saying your in a different mode, therefore different key going up. The modes are just different ways to play a scale, different "step" patterns, if you will. But on your way down, you go into the Dorian mode, and if i'm not mistaken, that's the Natural Minor mode. So going down you would be in the key of A minor.

And what key do you solo in a metal song? XD At least... the "recommended" one...!

Ok... that makes a lot of sense now xD
Thanks for clearing that up for me :3
I get the two mixed up ^^;

D wink