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Nothing Else Matters

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Metallica (1991)thrash metalTop 5%6:28SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: 71 BPMestTime signature: 6/8

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100%9 tracks · 4,759 notes · D# minor · 70 BPM· 6:28S&MRecommended
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Strings 1
Strings 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
Winds
100%8 tracks · 3,744 notes · E minor · 142 BPM· 6:22Unpopular
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Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 3
Chorus
Verse 1
Chorus
Interlude Solo
End Interlude
Verse 1
Verse 2
Expanded Chorus
Solo
End Solo
Final Verse
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Lead Vocals
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%14 tracks · 5,652 notes · E minor · 71 BPM· 6:27
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Intro
Verse 2
Verse 3
Chorus
Verse 4
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 5
Verse 6
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Outro/Fade Out
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Bass
Strings 1
Strings 2
Strings 3
Brass
Drums
100%14 tracks · 5,370 notes · D minor · 71 BPM· 6:22D Standard
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Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 3
Chorus
Verse 4
Chorus
Bridge
5th Verse
Verse 6
Chorus
Solo
Outro
Backing Vocals
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Bass
Strings 1
Drums
Strings 2
Strings 3
Brass
100%8 tracks · 3,254 notes · D# minor · 71 BPM· 5:48Live 2007
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Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 3
Chorus
Verse 4
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 5
Verse 6
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Outro/Fade Out
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
100%15 tracks · 8,186 notes · D# minor · 74 BPM· 6:11Version 2
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Intro
1st Verse
2nd Verse
3rd Verse
Chorus
4th Verse
Chorus
Interlude
5th Verse
6th Verse
Chorus
Solo
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Strings 1
Strings 2
Strings 3
Strings 4
Strings 5
Winds
Brass 1
Brass 2
Brass 3
Strings 6
Percussion
100%9 tracks · 4,913 notes · E minor · 73 BPM· 6:06remastered
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Intro
James and Robert enter
Verse 2
Verse 3
Chorus
Verse 4
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 5
Verse 6
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Outro/Fade Out
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Drums
100%10 tracks · 4,953 notes · D# minor · 71 BPM· 6:23Live in Los Angeles, CA, 2023
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Intro
James and Robert enter
Verse 2
Verse 3
Chorus
Verse 4
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 5
Verse 6
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Outro/Fade Out
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Bass
Drums
100%11 tracks · 4,816 notes · E minor · 71 BPM· 6:27.
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Intro
Intro II
Verse I
Verse II
Verse III
Chorus
Verse IV
Chorus
Interlude
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Strings 1
Brass
Strings 2
Strings 3
Drums
100%7 tracks · 733 notes · E minor · 71 BPM· 3:04partialOrchestral
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Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 3
Chorus
Verse 4
Chorus
Strings 1
Strings 2
Strings 3
Brass
Winds
Strings 4
Strings 5

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 6:28

About this song

Nothing Else Matters by Metallica is in E minor, around 71 BPM, 6/8 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 6:28 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), String ensemble 1, String ensemble 2, and Drums). 95 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

GuitarAdvanced
4.18 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.03 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.93 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
2.02 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.02 notes/sec

About the key of E minor

E minor is the most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Em, Am, and Bm.

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Nothing Else Matters appears on the soundtrack of Guitar Hero: Metallica, Through the Never (Music From the Motion Picture).