For many beginner guitar players, the most difficult thing to get used to can be the feeling of pushing down on strings along the fretboard with one's non-dominant hand fingertips. However, there is a whole world of things that can be done on the guitar without even needing to do this at all. The most iconic example of this is the introduction to the song Nothing Else Matters by Metallica. This tutorial will show you how to play this part of the song and prove that even the least experienced guitarist can do something truly meaningful with their instrument.

Steps

  1. This includes tuning the thickest guitar string to E, the 2nd thickest string to A, the 3rd thickest string to D, the 4th thickest string to G, the 5th thickest string to B, and the thinnest string to E, two octaves higher than the thickest string.
  2. This is not the actual tempo of the song, but it will help to use this tempo for beginners.
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  3. Practice playing this melody with the metronome clicking at only 46 beats per minute, without increasing your actual playing speed. This is the actual tempo of the song, so there should only be one click on the metronome at this point for every 3rd note played.
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