The key is to breath and focus on relaxing all your muscles. This kind of metal is heavy and fast, but you have to play like a feather. It takes surprisingly little effort to fret a note and pick a string, it's just a matter of training yourself to relax while doing it.
the problem is that if you wanna play it and get it to sound good you need to hit the strings quite hard anyway. I'm working on refining this technique and I've gotten pretty far. so you gotta relax every muscle in your entire body, but still hit the strings hard
@@adammelin2627 Hit the strings hard only on the moment of impact. Your hand doesn't need to be 100% tense for the entire time. It's a matter of relaxing and contracting at the right time. I've not played guitar for a while but can still nail the first half of the song pretty effortlessly doing exactly that. It's not about hitting soft, it's about economy of movement.
Some people on TH-cam are so dumb. Why would you ever give the thumbs down to this kick ass backing track? This guy is doing us all a favor by providing a perfect practicing tool. Thank you
it's cuz they didn't get their ultimate dream track served up to them on a silver platter...it cuz the drums and bass doesn't sound exactly like the record....the song king nothing comes to mind.....
to all the guitarists having problems and doubts to play this: yes, it‘s f*cking fast but just practice it, every day, when you have your guitar in your fingers just strum the chords! with the time it automaticly happens that you become comfortable with this, everything will seem easy, the technic and power in your wrist muscles, the speed! just keep playing it, im talking out of experience!!
Hi Tomas, if it isn't the downpicking hell to you, why don't you post a video on youtube were we can see your technique and what is the D.P. "hell" for you? I'd like to see what you mean for D.P. Hell... Maybe Tornado of Souls? Show us your supreme technique for downpicking... We all have to learn from you.
honestly, playing guitar ruined some of these songs to me. master of puppets just sounds like pain to me now. hand pain ... same with creeping death & battery
I can downpick this now. I remember being at 170BPM and 190BPM, but here I am, at full speed. All it takes it effort and consistency. I still consider myself a noob, and so if I can do it, anyone can lmao
I've been using this to learn the whole of master of puppets from a couple months ago and now I can play it start to finish all down picks pretty decently. sooo glad this vid existed.
Rapaz, que trabalho bom danado! Eu acho que poderia ser interessante ter uma guitarra base no fundo, mais baixo um pouco por que fazer os solos sem a segunda guita é difícil, mas quem está procurando um Bakcing track pra gravar está ai o melhor do TH-cam
This is a good down picking workout. Great for building the technique, thanks my dude. A good tip is to practice to a metronome at a faster tempo and the original will be a breeze
sometimes when i can play this song i fell great, and play the guitar all day, but other times when i cant keep up with the speed and fuck up, i feel like i really suck at guitar
This was happening to me too...but first, before start to play this song...try to warm up..like 1 hour...just play songs faster and faster for 1 hour...then your enough warmed up to handle it...
Proper technique and not over stressing it, find the muscle that hurts when you downpick and then find an exercise to strengthen that muscle. Even if you have to lift weights at weird angles, as long as you don't overstress yourself you'll be chugging in no time.
James Hetfield is a guitar god and is criminally underrated. I tried doing all the down picking and I'm like how tf does he do this and I've been playing for 17 years.
PUSSIES!!!!!!! 😂😂😂 jk its a pain in the ass as well as the wrist, but once you find that groove and the control over your picking, this song becomes your bitch...until the fucking solo 😂
To the guys having trouble with this, ... remember you can click the three dots in the top right hand corner of the video when it's paused and slow the playback speed to 0.75 and it helps tremendously... then work your way up to full speed.
I was practicing the first 1 minute for about an hour, then my girlfriend comes in the room with a jar of pasta sauce she wanted me to open for her, needless to say, we had our pasta with ketchup :)
I just tried to play it all after 14 years.I had a band and this song was must on every concert.Guess what i fucked up in the most of the parts but thank god my downpicking is still great :)
Guys... In case you're not doing it yet... Arc your picking thumb... Like an OK shape with your hand. 👌 Take a look at how Papa Hetfield grabs it. That takes a lot of the stress away. The index and thumb nailtips should practically be touching. (Also, James uses both his index and middle finger, but I don't think that's actually necessary...)
ZAFARIA kirk can downpick too lol. He doubles most of James’ playing anyway. Dont hate on kirk man, he is part of what made Metallica what they are today. His riffs, his solos, absolutely iconic. 80% of my fav Metallica riffs i found out were kirks. Watch the Andriy Vasylenko ”Riffs not written by James” and youll have some respect for the man.
Great song to work on your downpicking technique. The balance between speed, tone and right arm/hand tension is key. Start in a lower pace to warm up and find your balance, than gradually go to MOP original speed. No need to rush things, a little goes a long way. ROCK ON!!!
if u watch alot of the concerts theres tons of times the bass player in metallica and many bands simply just stop playing for a few seconds for a quick break its natural and they can get away with it because most people dont even hear bass anyways over the guitars. unless it was the certain tracks where cliff played bass with fx on it like a guitar then those were pretty important
For me I have to bring more of my forearm and elbow into it for the intro and the verses and stuff.. Like I'm doing a mini chopping motion. If I try to do it with nothing but my wrist then I tire out pretty quck. I also have arthritic joints and stuff, so my experience my be different than yours. You just gotta figure out what works for you. If it sounds good, it sounds good.
When you're in the middle of a conference but you don't pay attention and forget that you're not home so you rip an epic fart and everybody stares at you
How the hell can it be that I get a fcking ad EVERY time in the middle of the solo?! This backing track is nearly unusable because of this! I mean I understand ads, but positioning them in the middle of the solo is so increadibly stupid...
I CAN PLAY FUCKING TORNADO OF SOULS, BLACK STAR AND OTHER SIMILAR SONGS PROPERLY, BUT I CAN'T DOWNPICK THIS OVER 200 BPM, FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!!!
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Not to brag, but I've got the first E chord hit down perfect.
rullian2112
Not to brag, but i have that AND the 3 power chords that come after
doesnt it start with an a# tho? XD edit:didnt realise this isnt blackened XD
down picking is the way \m/
@@tasberkes Well, that and there is no such thing as an A#
@@Iconoclysm yes there is its the same thing as Bb
The key is to breath and focus on relaxing all your muscles. This kind of metal is heavy and fast, but you have to play like a feather. It takes surprisingly little effort to fret a note and pick a string, it's just a matter of training yourself to relax while doing it.
the problem is that if you wanna play it and get it to sound good you need to hit the strings quite hard anyway. I'm working on refining this technique and I've gotten pretty far. so you gotta relax every muscle in your entire body, but still hit the strings hard
+Adam Melin yeah for real. It's about using the momentum of the pick to do the work, not muscling it.
@@jakedenison4602 the faster you TRY to be the slower you Wil be
another key is to grab a metronome and play some of the riffs at a faster tempo. Just playing like that and original will feel like nothing
@@adammelin2627 Hit the strings hard only on the moment of impact. Your hand doesn't need to be 100% tense for the entire time. It's a matter of relaxing and contracting at the right time. I've not played guitar for a while but can still nail the first half of the song pretty effortlessly doing exactly that. It's not about hitting soft, it's about economy of movement.
5:47 right before the solo
Some people on TH-cam are so dumb. Why would you ever give the thumbs down to this kick ass backing track? This guy is doing us all a favor by providing a perfect practicing tool. Thank you
ikr, there is nothing to dislike about this, and if you don't like Metallica, how and why would someone find this
it's because they're people who have no taste in music at all and don't appreciate the songs that the gods have metal have created for us haha
gods of metal*
it's cuz they didn't get their ultimate dream track served up to them on a silver platter...it cuz the drums and bass doesn't sound exactly like the record....the song king nothing comes to mind.....
It's because they thought that this is the song they don't know what a backing track is
An add right before the harmony solo. Took the progressive element of this track to all new highs.
to all the guitarists having problems and doubts to play this: yes, it‘s f*cking fast but just practice it, every day, when you have your guitar in your fingers just strum the chords! with the time it automaticly happens that you become comfortable with this, everything will seem easy, the technic and power in your wrist muscles, the speed! just keep playing it, im talking out of experience!!
Wtf? Ads in middle of the song?
Yup I feel ya… TH-cam is annoying without a subscription
@@goldenbdogg4880 first time I've had an ad in a middle of a song. usually it's before or after. guess youtube is really pushing it. lol
10years old and still the best backing track on TH-cam
Me: *Finally finds a groove for the interlude and thinks he’s gonna kill Jame’s solo*
The Devil: Think again, *slaps down ad right in front of solo*
ive used this backing track so many times and that ad gets me every single time LOL
james solo..? thats kirks!
@@DannyGz99 Lol the INTERLUDE solo is definitely played by James
@@jacesnodgrass7700 Oh, i thought you were talking about the actual solo
Adblock plus, it's your friend. I havent been bothered by an ad in years
welcome to down picking hell!!!!!!
+Andrew moore I agree
+Andrew moore gay
+Andrew moore i love down picking too, but it isn't ''hell''
Hi Tomas, if it isn't the downpicking hell to you, why don't you post a video on youtube were we can see your technique and what is the D.P. "hell" for you? I'd like to see what you mean for D.P. Hell... Maybe Tornado of Souls? Show us your supreme technique for downpicking... We all have to learn from you.
P.s. I'm not
kidding
. I'm talking for real.
Just wanna thank you for posting these. And if your the one who made them, much appreciation. They are outstanding.
There are days where i could do this and some days it just fucking hurts XD
This. As. Fuck.
your profile picture i'm pissing
Ana The Metalhead \m/ It's fucking beautiful
On too much Nyquil today... Another day.
honestly, playing guitar ruined some of these songs to me.
master of puppets just sounds like pain to me now. hand pain ... same with creeping death & battery
The moment when the solo is easier than the intro
i feel that bro...
the moment when you start thinking you got all the notes right of the intro and then you miss one and then some more...
Yep harder to play with band
Intro is hard? I can play it lol
@@gilnao9826 ive been playing guitar for 15 years, and i still fuck up on the beginning of the solo sometimes lol. kirk is a beast
That feeling when you nail a song like this 😍
Used this one so many times, I owe you big time.
Maintenance
I can downpick this now. I remember being at 170BPM and 190BPM, but here I am, at full speed. All it takes it effort and consistency. I still consider myself a noob, and so if I can do it, anyone can lmao
Nice! How long did it take to reach this speed?
@@flaviumaxin8056 It was quite a long time ago now, but I'd say it took a few months to get it down properly haha
Same, I just kept trying and now it comes fairly easily
much appreciated! there's no other way ive been getting the first solo timed right without this thanks
Was it really necessary to put an ad in the middle of the first solo?
I've been using this to learn the whole of master of puppets from a couple months ago and now I can play it start to finish all down picks pretty decently. sooo glad this vid existed.
Rapaz, que trabalho bom danado! Eu acho que poderia ser interessante ter uma guitarra base no fundo, mais baixo um pouco por que fazer os solos sem a segunda guita é difícil, mas quem está procurando um Bakcing track pra gravar está ai o melhor do TH-cam
WTFFFF I WAS PLAYING THE SOLO AND AN AD POPS UP, IM SO MADDDD
Nice to play with Cliff Burton :)
I hate that theres an ad right in the middle of the solo but other than that, best backing track on yt
1:08 I'm dead till then
This is a good down picking workout. Great for building the technique, thanks my dude. A good tip is to practice to a metronome at a faster tempo and the original will be a breeze
can also speed up the video
sometimes when i can play this song i fell great, and play the guitar all day, but other times when i cant keep up with the speed and fuck up, i feel like i really suck at guitar
This was happening to me too...but first, before start to play this song...try to warm up..like 1 hour...just play songs faster and faster for 1 hour...then your enough warmed up to handle it...
It happened to me, i played it the verse riff easily and 3 seconds later i couldn't play it. I mean wtf
@@alansolorio3463 same here. So frustrating
Was quickly humbled by this
Just one heck of a track. Cant play with the original tempo but getting there, glad I found the custom play back speed option on youtube.
James solo 3:58
Kirk Solo 5:50
Bridge 6:25
how does james hetfield not have tendonitis???
drugs ahaha
I guess so...haha
Oscar Clerici no you are wrong
Proper technique and not over stressing it, find the muscle that hurts when you downpick and then find an exercise to strengthen that muscle. Even if you have to lift weights at weird angles, as long as you don't overstress yourself you'll be chugging in no time.
do you have some example? im pretty good at alternate picking but this song kills me...
Incredible work! And thanks for bringing us the real vocal track!!! This is perfect!!!
been playing guitar 3 years and can play this whole song fluently :D
Levent ive been playing for 9 years, i am mastering the song :)
Upload a video. Prove you're not playing the skin flute talking shit
lmao imagine needing 3 years to do that, i've been playing for 9 months and im playing this bitch
Why tf is there an ad in the middle of this
Ik bro like wtf💀
James Hetfield is a guitar god and is criminally underrated. I tried doing all the down picking and I'm like how tf does he do this and I've been playing for 17 years.
15 years for me. I have to alternate pick this song. No other way for me.
@@vehemence2006 yeah wtf
practice for 10 minutes?
i’ve been playing for 2 years and i downpick the whole song, a tip is to not put a lot of effort into one note and relax your muscles
412 bpm on youtube
5 minutes 1-x times a day
-> mop down picking within a few days to weeks
Remember that moment when you could play this through without failure? Me neither.
8:08 Finally I can hear the delay part at the end!!!
It's insane how little people talk about this!
@@HybridHeads I know right!!! It's so underrated what those delay parts can do to the song!
Put an ad in the middle. That would be great said no one.
In know super ennoying.
Perfect BT with original vocals... If only I could play more than the first 15 seconds...
Огромное спасибо. Играл уже раз тысячу с этим треком
Real studio backing track-awesome!!
Thanks you tube for putting a advertisement in the middle of the track good going guys 👍🏻
oh wow, all of my years playing guitar, and just now i end up here... this just inspire me to play metallica again hahahah
I'M NOT DOWNPICKIN' THAT! *returns to alternate picking*
Rage Floyd me too i dont get like the down picking theory i rather do some really good palm muting and alternate picking
PUSSIES!!!!!!! 😂😂😂 jk its a pain in the ass as well as the wrist, but once you find that groove and the control over your picking, this song becomes your bitch...until the fucking solo 😂
downpicking gives extra heaviness to the song, you can totally hear the difference
U r playing it wrong
Here's your participation trophy 🏆
To the guys having trouble with this, ... remember you can click the three dots in the top right hand corner of the video when it's paused and slow the playback speed to 0.75 and it helps tremendously... then work your way up to full speed.
I was practicing the first 1 minute for about an hour, then my girlfriend comes in the room with a jar of pasta sauce she wanted me to open for her, needless to say, we had our pasta with ketchup :)
Ketchup with pasta is a crime
Don’t get it
4:27 4:27 4:27 4:27 4:27 4:27
I just tried to play it all after 14 years.I had a band and this song was must on every concert.Guess what i fucked up in the most of the parts but thank god my downpicking is still great :)
anyone else trying to play the first minute for years?
+Breno Cordeiro Sadly, yes ...
Just down picking...
+Arjun Srivastava of course ! ;)
+Breno Cordeiro It took me a year to master the whole song :P
+TodayTiger same here xD especialy the solo !
Solo is at 5:50 for anyone who needs to practice it :)
Thanks man
Guys... In case you're not doing it yet... Arc your picking thumb... Like an OK shape with your hand. 👌
Take a look at how Papa Hetfield grabs it. That takes a lot of the stress away. The index and thumb nailtips should practically be touching.
(Also, James uses both his index and middle finger, but I don't think that's actually necessary...)
Played it in my head perfectly haha
this was my most listened "song" last year on youtube
Ads right in the middle of the song…
they forgot to play the guitar dude wtf
Not funny twat
I think that might be the point of a backing track
Kirk overslept for studio day
@@trevorbaker7168*James and Kirk
They also get older man
how can hetfield sing trough this madness
Mighty Het Speaks
For all the people In the comments that say it’s easy to play; until you upload a video. The only thing you are playing is a skin flute.
Finally..FINALLY, got this jewel xD
Next stop, seek and destroy!
James Hetfield is unreal. It’s hard as hell to play this at the right pace and timing… then add singing into the mix? Jesus.
i wonder if james h. wrists hurt
+kostas korras id say no. He plays this song live very effortless. plus him singing thats just pure talent
James is one of the best rhythm guitarists ever. If you see his picking live you can tell he can play this effortlessly. Kirk on the other hand....eh!
Z-bjorn nah. Pretty easy to sing things you wrote yourself. Still, a very talented person.
ZAFARIA kirk can downpick too lol. He doubles most of James’ playing anyway. Dont hate on kirk man, he is part of what made Metallica what they are today. His riffs, his solos, absolutely iconic. 80% of my fav Metallica riffs i found out were kirks. Watch the Andriy Vasylenko ”Riffs not written by James” and youll have some respect for the man.
4:16 - 5:50
God TH-cam thanks for slapping ads in a backing track video
La mejor manera de poder perfeccionarla!!! :)
I don't know this Lars guy very well but I think you guys are giving him so much shit on his drumming. This is FUCKING AWESOME! #wanna
Sure, his drumming before 1991 was good, but uh, listen to a concert in say 2010
lol 83 people don't like down-picking
Big Monster Gaming. 159 people
Just Kill 'Em All!!!!
Im actually better with only down than up down
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Man this feels so good to nail
Great song to work on your downpicking technique.
The balance between speed, tone and right arm/hand tension is key.
Start in a lower pace to warm up and find your balance, than gradually go to MOP original speed.
No need to rush things, a little goes a long way. ROCK ON!!!
thanks dear
Thanks for this and all other backing track videos. You are the best!!!!
Wow, haven't played this song for years. Maybe with practice in 1 month I can play it again lol....specially at 6:29
Cheers man, so so helpful, the best backing track I have found
this video is really helpful to record yourself , thx a lot ;)
if u watch alot of the concerts theres tons of times the bass player in metallica and many bands simply just stop playing for a few seconds for a quick break its natural and they can get away with it because most people dont even hear bass anyways over the guitars. unless it was the certain tracks where cliff played bass with fx on it like a guitar then those were pretty important
lol
It's pretty much impossible to not have a break nowadays, Lars sets the tempo so fucking high
For me I have to bring more of my forearm and elbow into it for the intro and the verses and stuff.. Like I'm doing a mini chopping motion. If I try to do it with nothing but my wrist then I tire out pretty quck. I also have arthritic joints and stuff, so my experience my be different than yours. You just gotta figure out what works for you. If it sounds good, it sounds good.
How the fuck is it humanly possible to play the intro with only downpicking??
Edit: Finally got it right, after 618462 days of practice
glad im not the only one struggling with that lol
Nice one, put an ad in middle of the song :)
I found practicing very helps to do downpicking. It REALLY helps, guys!
my writs hurt like hell after playing this once, felt like my hand had lead in it
That enhanced bass sounds like and justice for cliff
0:35 Akward moment
+SardinTheo48 if you sound like shit, yea..
When you're in the middle of a conference but you don't pay attention and forget that you're not home so you rip an epic fart and everybody stares at you
@@Carbon2861996 lol
4 years late but for anyone else; open E, 7th fret A string, 8th fret D string. repeat 4x then it should time
@@orlandomckillop1494 And at the last repeat 8th fret D string it's an AH (artificial harmonic)
We can finally hear the bass
It wasn't an issue on puppets. Only on justice.
damn my arm is falling off -.-
Used this backing track for a cover.. Thanks ;)
5:49 Solo
Thanks dude about every backing track ;)
3:51
Sick, dude.
Fuck this shit. I'll just go ahead and economy pick this one.
Lmao
how does james hetfield not have tendonitis???
öyle daha zor la. sağ kol ağrıyo ağrımasına ama üst üst daha kolay bence
Alışkanlık meselesi. Alternate daha kolay geliyor bana.
Ömer Atasoy oda var ben direk up up öğrenmiştm
Keep going guys! You’ll get it! And remember there’s no shame in alternate picking!!
Hi, i have a question, how do you do all this stuff? i mean to separate the audio from the first guitar and the 2 one.
I came here bcoz somebody told me this is a great guitar exercise. now i can't hold a glass of water lol
dude why would you put an ad in the middle of the solo? damn
How the hell can it be that I get a fcking ad EVERY time in the middle of the solo?! This backing track is nearly unusable because of this! I mean I understand ads, but positioning them in the middle of the solo is so increadibly stupid...
james the down pick king no one can touch him and the young can even get to his level good luck with that
I CAN PLAY FUCKING TORNADO OF SOULS, BLACK STAR AND OTHER SIMILAR SONGS PROPERLY, BUT I CAN'T DOWNPICK THIS OVER 200 BPM, FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!!!
Right? It's like holy wars is piss but this sucks to play.
Holy wars is funny to play, this is fucking mental
this is one of the few posts in youtube that doesn't have a comment like "who is down picking in 2020"...
who's playing in 1985?
This is awesome -- thank you.
We all are members from Metallica now :)
It played 4 ads throughout the song. I almost threw my guitar
my hand just fell off
I can feel the arthritis growing in my right hand every time I play this
holy fuck dude an ad right before the solo?? whyy