Nothing Else Matters — Chords

Metallica

Key E minorTuning StandardCapo None

🎼 Main chord progression

Verse

Em›D›C›G›B7›Am

Fingerpicked around Em — the open-string intro is the signature.

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🎛️ The tone — adapted to your gear

ESP KH-2 (Kirk Hammett Signature, 1991 era) · Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (studio recording, 1991)

Original amp EQ — bass 5.5 · mid 5.5 · treble 7.5 · gain 6.5 · presence 6.5

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