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Master of Puppets (1986)thrash metalTop 5%6:23SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: 98 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 7,886 notes · E minor · 94 BPM· 6:23SanitariumRecommended
Practice Play
Intro
Main Riff
Guitar Solo 1
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Guitar Solo 2
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Breakdown
Breakdown Verse
Main Solo
Bridge
Guitar Solo 4
Outro
Drum Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Piano
Drums
100%9 tracks · 7,890 notes · D# minor · 94 BPM· 6:29Sanitarium) (Eb Tuning
Practice Play
Intro
Main Riff
Guitar Solo 1
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Guitar Solo 2
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Breakdown
Breakdown Verse
Main Solo
Bridge
Guitar Solo 4
Outro
Drum Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Piano
Drums
100%9 tracks · 7,916 notes · D minor · 94 BPM· 6:29Sanitarium) D Standard
Practice Play
Intro
Main Riff
Guitar Solo 1
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Guitar Solo 2
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Breakdown
Breakdown Verse
Main Solo
Bridge
Guitar Solo 4
Outro
Drum Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Piano
Drums
100%7 tracks · 7,484 notes · E minor · 30 BPM· 6:23Sanitarium).
Practice Play
Vocals
Rhythm
Rythm 2
Lead
Harmony Leads
Bass
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 5,983 notes · E minor · 90 BPM· 6:30Sanitarium
Practice Play
James' clean
James' support
Solo-guitar 1
Kirk's heavy
James' heavy
Solo-guitar 2
Solo-guitar 3 ( ! )
Reverse cymbal
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 8,365 notes · E minor · 98 BPM· 6:32Sanitarium).
Practice Play
James Clean
Kirk Clean
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammet
Other guitar 2
Other guitar 3
Other 4
Bass
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 8,365 notes · E minor · 98 BPM· 6:32Sanitarium
Practice Play
James Clean
Kirk Clean
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammet
Other guitar 2
Other guitar 3
Other 4
Bass
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 7,959 notes · E minor · 98 BPM· 6:22Sanitarium).
Practice Play
Lead 1 (square)
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Overdriven guitar
Electric bass (finger)
Drums
97%7 tracks · 7,997 notes · E minor · 94 BPM· 6:26Sanitarium).
Practice Play
Intro
Main Riff
Guitar Solo I
Verse I
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Guitar Solo II
Verse II
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Breakdown
Breakdown Verse
Guitar Solo III
Bridge
Guitar Solo IV
Outro
Drum Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Drums
95%6 tracks · 7,193 notes · E minor · 98 BPM· 6:17Sanitarium
Practice Play
Vocals
Rhythm
Lead
Harmony Leads
Bass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 6:23

About this song

Welcome Home by Metallica is in E minor, around 98 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 6:23 (Acoustic grand piano, Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 23 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
4.98 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.47 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.25 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
0.82 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.07 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:23
Intro0:00Solo0:46Verse 11:11Pre-chorus1:37Chorus1:50Solo2:08Verse 22:35Pre-chorus3:01Chorus3:14Breakdown3:39Verse4:06Solo4:25Bridge4:47Solo5:21Outro5:41Outro6:06

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C2C3C4C5E2G4

E2 – G4 · 27 semitones (~2.3 octaves)

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.

Browse all songs in E minor Build a chord progression in this key

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