How To Harness The Power Of Chromaticism For Rock & Metal

Victor Wooten, one of my favorite music educators, has brilliantly stated how there are no wrong notes. This is a powerful idea for guitarists who put pressure on themselves to avoid the “wrong notes”. Fortunately, the 12 notes that make up the chromatic scale team up to erase the idea of mistakes completely. The challenge, though, is finding a way to make chromaticism–or the use of notes outside of a diatonic scale–sound good.

A rock n’ roll viewer wrote to me recently about the chromatic scale and how it can be used in rock and metal music. This immediately got my gears turning and I figured this would be a good opportunity to share how chromaticism can be used in those styles of playing.

Grab your axe, take a seat, and let's get ready to rock.

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