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 Metallica Guitar Lesson
About Metallica
About James Hetfield
About Kirk Hammett
This lesson teaches some of the guitar techniques
used by guitarist James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica,
teaching parts of songs that have also been analyzed and broken
down into explanation's of guitar chords and scales to help
teach some of the elements that are included in Metallica's
playing style.
Metallica * Wherever I May Roam
This classic hit by Metallica makes a good study for
applying "octaves". As shown in example #1, an octave is
the same note at a higher (or lower) pitch. Shown in this
example as Low E, then 12 frets higher, E octave (high E).
Alternate methods of finding octaves are shown in examples
2-5. This lesson teaches the Sitar arranged for guitar,
which provides a far eastern dissonant sound.
Example #1 Example #2 Example #3
Low E E octave A A octave D D octave
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|---------7-------|
D :-----------------|---------7-------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
E :-0----------12---|-5---------------|-----------------|
Example #4 Example #5
G G octave C C octave
e :-----------------|-------8---------|-----------------|
B :------8----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|--5--------------|-----------------|
D :-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Part 1 (repeat 1 x)
s s s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :---5-5-6-5-------|---8-8-10-6----5-|-5-5-6-5---------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :---2-2-3-2-------|---5-5-7--3----2-|-2-2-3-2---------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-0---------------|-0-----------0---|-----------------|
Part 2
s s s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :----5-5-6-5------|---8-8-10-10-6---|-5---------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :----2-2-3-2------|---5-5-7--7--3---|-2---------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
Metallica * Wherever I May Roam * Part 2
Part #1
h s h (chord change)
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-5-5-7-----------|-----------------|
A :---7-7-8-7-------|-------8--7-7-7-8|7-------7-8-9-10-|
E :-0---------------|----------0------|--------5-6-7-8--|
Part #2 Trill
h h p h s h
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|------------5-5-7|----9------------|
A :-2--7-7-8--------|-7-8-7-8--7------|-8--7--7-7-8-----|
E :-0---------------|----------0------|----0------------|
trill
h p h (chord change) Part 3
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-2----3---2----3-|
A :-7-8-7-8---------|-7-8-9-10-5-6-7-8|-2--3----2----3--|
E :-----------------|-5-6-7-8---------|-0-1----0----1---|
Part 4 (Play each part 2 x each)
e :------0----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :--------0--------|-----3-----------|-----3-----------|
G :-----------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|
D :-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A :---2-------------|-1---------------|---1-------------|
E :-0---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
(change)
nomad, vagabond call ...
h s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :---3-------------|-----------------|--------9---5-5-7|
A :-1---------------|-1-1-2-3-5-6-7-8-|-7-8-7--7--------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|--------0--0-----|
trill
h h p h (chord change)
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :----9------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-8--7-7-7-8------|-7-8-7-8---------|-7-8-9-10--------|
E :----0------------|-----------------|-5-6-7-8---------|
Part 5 trill
h h p h
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|---2-3--2-3-2-3--|-2-2--2-2-2------|
A :-3-3------3------|-3---------------|-2-2--2-2-2------|
E :-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-|-1---------------|-0-0--0-0-0------|
trill
h h p h
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-3-3------3------|
D :-2-2-2--2-3------|-2-3-2-3---------|-3-3------3------|
A :-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-1-1--1-1-1------|
E :-0-0-0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
trill
h h p h
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----3--2-3------|-2-3-2-3---------|-----------------|
A :-1-1-1-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Anywhere I roam Where I ...
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-7---------------|---5-------------|-----------------|
E :-5---------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
Metallica * The Unforgiven
The intro chords include Amsus2 and A minor. The intro
guitar solo is based upon A minor diatonic scale. This
lesson teaches the basic 3 intro chord structures and
the intro solo licks.
Part 1
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-1---------------|
G :---2-----2-------|---0-----0-------|---2-------------|
D :-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----------|
A :-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Part 2
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-0-----0---------|-0-----1---------|-1---------------|
G :---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|---2-------------|
D :-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----------|
A :-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Part 3
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-0-----0---------|-1-----1---------|-1---------------|
G :---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|---2-------------|
D :-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----------|
A :-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Intro Solo
Lick #1 Lick #2 Lick #3
h v v h v h v
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-2-4-4-5--5-4-2--|-2--2-4-4-5--5-2-|---2-4-4-5-5-4-2-|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Lick #4 Lick #5
h v v h h v s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-2-2-4-4-5-5-2---|-2-4-4-5-4-5-5---|-5-4---4---------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----5---2-------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Lick #6
h h v s s h v
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------3-5-5-|-5-3-------------|-----------------|
G :-2-2-4-4-5-------|-----4-4-1-------|-4-0-2-4-2-------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Jump In The Fire by Metallica
Jump In The Fire was written, based upon G blues scale.
The notes in this scale are G,A#,C,C#,D,F.This song clearly
demonstrates how you can also compose a song, by playing the
notes found in the scale as powerchords.
G blues scale Played as powerchords
e :------------------------------------------------------
B :------------------------------------------------------
G :--------------------------------------------------5---
D :---------------3---5---------------3-----5--6--7--3---
A :------3--4--5-------------5----8---1-----3--4--5----3-
E :-3--6---------------------3----6--------------------1-
G A# C C# D F G G A# A# C C# D F F
Riff#1
e :------------------------------------------------------
B :------------------------------------------------------
G :------------------------------------------------------
D :---------3--------------5--x--3-----------------------
A :-----3-4---5-4-3--------3--x--1-----------------------
E :-3-6----------------(6)----x--------------------------
play 3 times change
Riff#2
e :------------------------------------------------------
B :------------------------------------------------------
G :------------------------------------------------------
D :-------3------------3-------------------5--x--3-------
A :----3-4--5-4-3-------5-4-3--------------3--x--1-------
E :-3-6--------------------------------(6)----x----------
Play 2 times Play 2 times change
Riff#3
h
e :------------------------------------------------------
B :------------------------------------------------------
G :------------------------------------------------------
D :--------3----------3-5-3-3---------------3-5----------
A :-----3-4--5-4-3---------5-5-4-3----3-4-5--------------
E :-3-6----------------------------3-6-------------------
Play 2 times change
(Riff #2 is then repeated)
Main Chord Progression
s s
e :------------------------------------------------------
B :------------------------------------------------------
G :------------------------------------------------------
D :----------------3-----------------------5--5-----5-6--
A :-3-5--5----5----1-3-3-3---3-5--5----5---3--3-(0)-3-4--
E :-1-3--3-0--3-0----1-1-1---1-3--3-0--3-0---------------
Enter Sandman by Metallica
Intro
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :------5----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :---7--------7----|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-0------6-5------|-----------------|-----------------|
Metallica * No Remorse
h h h
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----5-7-----5-7-|-----5-7---------|-10--------------|
E :-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0------0-0----|-8---------------|
h h h
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----5-7-----5-7-|-----5-7-7-8-9---|-----------------|
E :-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----5-6-7---|-----------------|
Fade To Black
Part 1 of this lesson teaches the intro picking pattern,
as part 2 is showing the basic format for the strumming
pattern.
Part 1
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|
D :---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|
A :-2-------2---5---|-0-------0---5---|-2-------2---5---|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Part 2
h h
e :-----------------|---------0-------|------------0----|
B :-----------------|-0-1-------------|-1----1-1--------|
G :-----2-----------|-2---2-------0-2-|------0----------|
D :---2---2---2---2-|-2-----2---2-----|------2---2---2--|
A :-4-------4---0---|-0---------------|------3----------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
h s
e :-----------------|-3----3-3--------|-----------------|
B :-----0----3------|-----------------|-----0--1-3------|
G :-0-2----0--------|------2-0----0---|-----0--2-4------|
D :------------0----|---0-------------|-2---------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|
E :--------3--------|-------------0---|-----------------|
Metallica * Fade To Black * Part 2
This lesson breaks down the remaining song parts in easy
to play powerchords. Muting is extremely important on
this song to obtain the authentic "Metallica sound".
The symbol "m" indicates "mute" and demonstrates exactly
where to add this important technique.
Part 1
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-2--2-2----------|-5--5-5----------|-2--2-2--7-9-9-9-|
A :-0--0-0-------5--|-3--3-3--------5-|-0--0-0--5-7-7-7-|
E :--------0-0-3----|---------0-0-3---|-----------------|
m m m m m m m m
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----5-5---------|-2--2-2----------|-5--5-5----------|
A :-----3-2---------|-0--0-0-------5--|-3--5-5-------5--|
E :-0-0-------------|--------0-0-3----|--------0-0-3----|
m m m m m m m m m m m m
Part 2
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-2--2-2----------|-7-9--9-9--7-9---|-9-12---11-7--7-7|
A :-0--0-0--5-5-2---|-5-7--7-7--5-7---|-7-10---9--5--5-5|
E :---------3-2-0---|-----------------|-----------------|
m m m
Part 3 Part 4
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-------------4---|-----------------|
D :-9-9-9--7-7-7----|-5-5-5-4-4-4-----|-9-9-9--7-7-7----|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-5-5-5--4-4-4----|-5---------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
m m m m m m m
Stone Cold Crazy * Intro * Main Guitar Riff
This is a simplified version of "Stone Cold Crazy" as
played by Metallica. Make sure you get the basic riff
pattern as shown below, before attempting to learn the
entire song, as the timing on this amazing guitar riff
is difficult.
h h
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-1-----------1-3-|-3-3-3-2-4-5-----|
E :-1-3--3-3-3-3-3--|----1-3--3-3-----|-----------------|
Saint Anger Guitar Tab * Metallica
This Metallica song is played in a Drop C tuning.
You may notice that it's difficult to stay in tune
when tuning this low.
So make sure that you have a new set of strings, and
break them in well, by stretching them good before
tuning to eliminate any unwanted slack which could
cause your guitar to easily go out of tune.
Tuning: Drop C (Drop D down one whole step)
x1
d----------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------
f----------------------------------------------
c----------------------------------------------
g--------------------------3-3-3---------------
C--0-1-2-0-2p1-0-2p1-0-1-2---------------------
PM - - - - - - - -
x1
d----------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------
f----------------------------------------------
c----------------------------------------------
g----------------------------3-3-3-------------
C--0-1-2-2-0-2p1-0-2p1-0-1-2-------------------
PM - - - - - - - - -
x2
d----------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------
f----------------------------------------------
c----------------------------3-3-3-------------
g----1-2-2-0-2p1-0-2p1-0-1-2-3-3-3-------------
C--0-1-2-2-0-2p1-0-2p1-0-1-2-------------------
PM - - - - - - - - -
x1
d-----------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------
f-----------------------------------------------
c----------------------------------------3-3-3--
g--0-1-2-2-0-2p1p0-2p1p0-2p1p0-2p1p0-----3-3-3--
C--0-1-2-2-0-2p1p0-2p1p0-2p1p0-2p1p0-0-1--------
PM - - - - - - -
x2
d-----------------------------------
a-----------------------------------
f-----------------------------------
c----------------------------3-3-3--
g--0-1-2-2-0-2p1p0-2p1p0-----3-3-3--
C--0-1-2-2-0-2p1p0-2p1p0-0-1--------
PM - - - - - - -
x1
d-----------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------
f-----------------------------------------------
c----------------------------------------3-3-3--
g--0-1-2-2-0-2p1p0-2p1p0-2p1p0-2p1p0-----3-3-3--
C--0-1-2-2-0-2p1p0-2p1p0-2p1p0-2p1p0-0-1--------
PM - - - - - - -
x8
d-----------------------------------
a-----------------------------------
f-----------------------------------
c----------------------------3-3-3--
g--0-1-2-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-0-1-2-3-3-3--
C--0-1-2-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-0-1-2--------
x1
d---------------------------
a---------------------------
f---------------------------
c---------------------------
g--2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0--
C--2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0--
PM - - - - - - - - - - - -
Metallica * For Whom The Bell Tolls
Intro * Part #1 Intro Lick
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-7-6-5-4-----7---|-----------------|
D :-4-4--4-4-2------|---------5-4-----|-----------------|
A :-4-4--4-4-2------|-----------------|-5-4-------------|
E :-2-2--2-2-0------|-----------------|-----------------|
Part 2 Part 3
s s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-2---4-5-4-5-----|-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3---------|
A :-2---4-5-4-5-----|-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3---------|
E :-0---2-3-2-3-----|-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-|-0-3-2-1---------|
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-2-4-5-7---------|-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3---------|
A :-2-4-5-7---------|-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3---------|
E :-0-2-3-5---------|-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-|-0-3-2-1---------|
Lick #2 Part 3
Main Riff * Chorus
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-------4---------|-11-12-9-11----9-|-----------------|
D :-2-4---4---------|------------12---|-2-2-2-5---------|
A :-2-4---2---------|-----------------|-2-2-2-5---------|
E :-0-2-3-----------|-----------------|-0-0-0-3---------|
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-2-2-2-7--2-2-2-5|-8--4------------|-2-2-2-5--2-2-2-7|
A :-2-2-2-7--2-2-2-5|-8--4------------|-2-2-2-5--2-2-2-7|
E :-0-0-0-5--0-0-0-3|-6--2------------|-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-5|
Part 4 * Verses
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-2-2-2-5---------|-8-4-3-----------|-2--5------5-----|
A :-2-2-2-5---------|-8-4-3-----------|-2--5------5-----|
E :-0-0-0-3---0-0---|-6-2-1-----------|-0--3------3-----|
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-2--5--5--7------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-2--5--3--7------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-0--3-----5------|-----------------|-----------------|
Sample's from You Can Play Guitar
Metallica Styles Lesson
Jump In The Fire Lead Guitar Solo Lick
This lick has quality content. It begins with a open string
pull off pattern, followed by a double stop, then is followed
up with a major 3rd at the 4th fret G string. This lick is in
the key of G.
4 times p h
..........
e :---------------x-3-3-----------3----------------------
B :-6-3-0---------x-3-3--6-3---------6-------------------
G :-------5-3-0---x-----------3-4------------------------
D :------------------------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
Seek & Destroy Intro Guitar Lick
These are samples from You Can Play Guitar Metallica Style.
Part #1 teaches the main intro guitar lick.
Part #2 teaches the song fill.
Part #3 teaches the main guitar riff played before the first
verse.
#1 #2
s s s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----7-8-7-------|--------------5--|7-9-7---7--------|
D :-------------7-8-|-7--------5-----7|------9---9-8-7-5|
A :-0-0-------0-----|----0-8-7---7----|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
#3
e :-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|
D :---------5-7-5-7-|-----------------|
A :---------5-7-5-7-|---------7-5-----|
E :-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-----7-6-|
Am I Evil by Metallica * Lead Guitar Solo Pattern
This is a cool lead pattern played in the key of E. You can
hear this during the guitar solo to "Am I Evil" by Metallica.
3 times
...............
s p p
e :----12--15-12-14-12----12-----15-14-12---12-----------
B :-12-----------------14-----------------15---15--14----
G :------------------------------------------------------
D :------------------------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
e :------------------------------------------------------
B :-12-14------------------------------------------------
G :--------12--------------------------------------------
D :------------------------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
Am I Evil Guitar Solo * Fingertapping
Also a sample from You Can Play Guitar Metallica Style.
This guitar lick is the fingertapping segment that occurs
ending the main guitar solo.
Lick #14 from Metallica Styles Lesson
Play 8x each
t p h t p h t p h t p h
e :-12-8-5----13-8-5---13-9-6----14-10-7------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
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