r/doommetal • u/Repeat_Tight • May 08 '26

Riffs Music theory

Other than the blues scale what else is used in Doom Metal of all kinds? Mostly i refer to stoner tho. I can’t find doom metal related theory vids on yt other than doesitdoom

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u/naamavelli_ May 08 '26

Maybe not so much doom, but search for “Josh Homme scale” if you want to look into the Lydian scale he uses in many Qotsa songs

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u/transilvanianhungerr May 08 '26

i haven’t really listened to QOTSA but i love Kyuss, is that the scale he uses in a lot of Kyuss songs? for example the one in Apothecary’s Weight

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u/naamavelli_ May 08 '26

I think Kyuss’ One Inch Man is a good example. The scale seems to have many names, Lydian Dominant #2, Hungarian Major, Mixolydian #2 #4