A Harmonic Minor - For a more neoclassic sound, If I want more evil I try to use the D-tone as little as possible an the G# more than usual. But this is only when I am composing a riff.
A Minor - For a more rockish sound.
A Minor Pentatonic(or the Blues scale) - when I want to have this hard rock sound.
If I want more evil sound in the A Harmonic Minor scale I could raise the D into a D#.(Also only when I´m composing riffs)
A minor
E|--------------------------------7-8-10-12-|
B|-------------------------6-8-10-----------|
G|-------------------5-7-9------------------|
D|-------------5-7-9------------------------|
A|-------5-7-8------------------------------|
E|-5-7-8------------------------------------|
A Harmonic minor
E|--------------------------------7-8-10-12-|
B|-------------------------6-9-10-----------|
G|-------------------5-7-9------------------|
D|-------------6-7-9------------------------|
A|-------5-7-8------------------------------|
E|-5-7-8------------------------------------|
A Pentatonic minor(Blues)
E|-------------------------5-8-------|
B|---------------------5-8-----------|
G|---------------5-7(8)--------------|
D|-----------5-7---------------------|
A|-----5(6)7-------------------------|
E|-5-8-------------------------------|
Hope this helps in any way.
[This message has been edited by Johan (edited 08-15-2000).]
/Johan Lindgren
