Learning the Hardest Metallica Solo

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  • @MusicisWin
    @MusicisWin  5 років тому +841

    Just a friendly reminder to check out my brand new guitar lesson platform Guitar Super System: musiciswin.com
    Also, let me know which Metallica solo you think is the hardest and which solo you’d like me to try and learn next!
    -Tyler

  • @netgibbon1787
    @netgibbon1787 4 роки тому +4564

    There's more money in that room than there is in my entire house.

  • @markgardner1328
    @markgardner1328 4 роки тому +3912

    Learning a solo by ear is the most S tier thing ever

    • @themistoklestheodosopoulos6253
      @themistoklestheodosopoulos6253 4 роки тому +11

      What's S tier

    • @mylegocustoms3443
      @mylegocustoms3443 4 роки тому +127

      @@themistoklestheodosopoulos6253 the top tier

    • @dudeman5303
      @dudeman5303 4 роки тому +40

      Is it really??? That's how i learn solos. I guess I didnt know it was that crazy, I learned early on when I tried learning shine by collective soul that tabs were shit, so i started tabbing by ear very early in my guitar playing years, maybe that gave me an edge and i didn't notice it? Idk

    • @aaebsssb9914
      @aaebsssb9914 4 роки тому +34

      Dude Man I couldn’t do it i have no idea how people do it. I could maybe learn some easy riffs by ear but nothing hard

    • @DEE-jk3rb
      @DEE-jk3rb 4 роки тому +17

      Not to mention its the HARDEST guitar solo of one of the 4 kings of thrash metal.

  • @mattiatosi8350
    @mattiatosi8350 4 роки тому +2331

    Every solo from St. Anger is impossible, they are so impossible that even the recorded album can't play them

    • @blacklotus3205
      @blacklotus3205 4 роки тому +15

      Tosi Mattia st anger has no solos

    • @4x4andcampingchannel
      @4x4andcampingchannel 4 роки тому +208

      @@blacklotus3205 r/woooosh

    • @D-Man_Jam
      @D-Man_Jam 4 роки тому +70

      @@blacklotus3205 r/wooooooooooooo0000sh

    • @forbiddenyasuo6386
      @forbiddenyasuo6386 4 роки тому +77

      @@blacklotus3205 you have a huge sense of humor

    • @blacklotus3205
      @blacklotus3205 4 роки тому +13

      Forbidden Yasuo I was saying it to see if I could get whooshed

  • @rlh1984
    @rlh1984 4 роки тому +661

    I really respect that people can learn stuff like this by ear. I’m just, “And then there’s a bunch of notes.”

    • @christiancibulka1886
      @christiancibulka1886 4 роки тому +31

      Yeah. And then theres people who learn Jazz chords by ear like wtf

    • @kylester0055
      @kylester0055 3 роки тому +4

      TheGamerGauntlet after getting used to scales and keys, it’s sometimes even easier to learn it by ear, just takes practice, like everything else on the guitar.

    • @mrbobjrsrv
      @mrbobjrsrv 3 роки тому +10

      If you learn a few Metallica solos by tab or UA-cam lesson (Chris Zoupa), you can get a general idea of what techniques Kirk uses in his solos. Like the pentatonic triplets or whatever. Then it will definitely be easier when you try to figure out another solo by ear

    • @herculesbrofister265
      @herculesbrofister265 3 роки тому +1

      The worst part is trying to figure out something that was played on a guitar that wasn't tuned and/or intonated correctly.

    • @yobrethren
      @yobrethren 2 роки тому

      @@kylester0055 i prefer nailing stuff down with live videos, a lot of the times people don't play in scale, but in it's general idea
      Then again you can't really understand by ear what's being played on a distorted track, at least in my opinion, same goes to live videos, artists can play it differently and in different tuning
      Using something like transcribe can also help sometimes, but there's not really any solid way to learn something

  • @RELAXcowboy
    @RELAXcowboy 5 років тому +3238

    Shortest Straw's solo made me pick up the guitar. Shortest Straws solo made me put the guitar down as well.

    • @chrissan2044
      @chrissan2044 5 років тому +121

      And justice for all is a frustrating album to play

    • @TheReagorBrothers
      @TheReagorBrothers 4 роки тому +33

      The straw that broke the camels back....

    • @JaiMartirez
      @JaiMartirez 4 роки тому +27

      Agree. I think, puppets and justice got insane guitar solos.

    • @charleswagner1724
      @charleswagner1724 4 роки тому +34

      AJFA is an exercise in WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?!?

    • @dbxniker7484
      @dbxniker7484 4 роки тому +11

      Blackened was for me

  • @markfazio
    @markfazio 5 років тому +5323

    I just texted Kirk, he said they’re all easy

  • @zosonaigh2814
    @zosonaigh2814 4 роки тому +1520

    Best Kirk solo: Ride the Lightning

  • @raspberryjuiceentertainmen719
    @raspberryjuiceentertainmen719 4 роки тому +637

    Tyler: there's no question it's..
    Me: Dyers Eve!
    Tyler: Creeping Death
    Me: oh yeah that one too

    • @justs_
      @justs_ 3 роки тому +31

      Tyler be trying to push onto us what’s wrong or right

    • @jaypierce2809
      @jaypierce2809 3 роки тому +25

      What I was just thinking. Dyers Eve made me rage

    • @iqceo4276
      @iqceo4276 3 роки тому +2

      Dear Father, dear Mother!
      Dyers’ Eve isn’t the hardest solo!

    • @raspberryjuiceentertainmen719
      @raspberryjuiceentertainmen719 3 роки тому +1

      Merge Plays in your opinion what is then?

    • @janugur2241
      @janugur2241 3 роки тому +3

      For a while i though of Dyers Eve too then i listened to Trapped Under Ice again.

  • @antiversepodcast5187
    @antiversepodcast5187 5 років тому +4496

    Videos like this remind me why I’m a rhythm guitarist

    • @glcorreia
      @glcorreia 5 років тому +63

      Amen

    • @lysergicaciddiethylamide6127
      @lysergicaciddiethylamide6127 5 років тому +46

      Fo real

    • @CBRHurricane6
      @CBRHurricane6 5 років тому +98

      Yeah but nothing else matters and the first solo in master.... Suicide and redemption among others are james

    • @antiversepodcast5187
      @antiversepodcast5187 5 років тому +86

      CBRHurricane6 which are easy solos. And even if they weren’t, I can learn a handful of solos but lead guitarists have to know dozens of them.

    • @musketi830
      @musketi830 5 років тому +3

      lol😂

  • @championsnuts
    @championsnuts 5 років тому +2190

    So basically this dude has like 30k in foot pedals

    • @l.ronhoyabembe3557
      @l.ronhoyabembe3557 4 роки тому +76

      trev this whole video was just a flex

    • @sebi8375
      @sebi8375 4 роки тому +14

      And still sucking at guitat

    • @cowboygeorge5056
      @cowboygeorge5056 4 роки тому +70

      @@sebi8375 How does he suck?

    • @crissanchez9527
      @crissanchez9527 4 роки тому +4

      SEBY s.a.v sucks at being a happy camper

    • @SpiralDream
      @SpiralDream 4 роки тому +5

      And still can’t write a song worth a shit

  • @petar6987
    @petar6987 4 роки тому +1768

    Who's your favorite guitarist?
    Kirk Hammet
    Who's your favorite musician?
    Kirk Hammet
    Who's your favorite celebrity?
    Kirk Hammet
    Name someone that ain't Kirk Hammet
    *cry baby wah pedal*

    • @577buttfan
      @577buttfan 4 роки тому +26

      Marty Friedman wipes his ass with Kirk.

    • @577buttfan
      @577buttfan 4 роки тому +11

      @Maccarooni sorry I'm actually glad Dave got booted!!

    • @iamthetable1666
      @iamthetable1666 3 роки тому +31

      577 Jersey Customs Adventures cool,but we didnt ask :)

    • @577buttfan
      @577buttfan 3 роки тому +2

      @@iamthetable1666 That's ok,I'm very opinionated online.

    • @dinotaskoski8846
      @dinotaskoski8846 3 роки тому +27

      Kirk and marty has diffrent techniques you cant compare them they are both the best at what they do

  • @iimpire404
    @iimpire404 4 роки тому +810

    Kirk said that he has to practice creeping death everyday so he doesn’t mess up during a show

    • @577buttfan
      @577buttfan 3 роки тому +53

      That's cuz Joe satriani probably wrote it

    • @ABlazeintheNorthernSky
      @ABlazeintheNorthernSky 3 роки тому +35

      @@577buttfan Legend has it Cliff wrote the solo.

    • @577buttfan
      @577buttfan 3 роки тому +21

      @@ABlazeintheNorthernSky cliff was the man.

    • @thainhaines2853
      @thainhaines2853 3 роки тому +61

      No he didn't 🤦
      If you watched the Guitar Center video..
      He said he had to practice 'My Apocalypse' riff every night so he doesn't mess it up, because when he plays it live he is the only one playing it and it's very obvious when you make a mistake on-stage. 'nuff said.

    • @thainhaines2853
      @thainhaines2853 3 роки тому +6

      *mic drop*

  • @jakerenaud5702
    @jakerenaud5702 4 роки тому +159

    2:30 look at that pinky control lmao

  • @andzelomajkelo6443
    @andzelomajkelo6443 4 роки тому +1216

    Tries to emulate Hammet sound - picks prs custom and some boutique combo amp. Dude you sounded like santana learning creeping death.

    • @DeathBringer769
      @DeathBringer769 4 роки тому +95

      Lmao. That's probably a decent description of his blend of influences.

    • @MichaelContreras
      @MichaelContreras 4 роки тому +3

      andzelo majkelo lol

    • @MKDumas1981
      @MKDumas1981 4 роки тому +42

      This comment killed me. On a semi-serious note, Santana would have played about a third of the notes in the Creeping Death solo. With Santana, it’s quality over quantity.

    • @geronimodiaz2310
      @geronimodiaz2310 3 роки тому +5

      Hello, You have good ear my friend..this sounds like Dorian mode but in killem all isn't? more like seek and Destroy ...I feel sofocated in this tone..

    • @kkarx
      @kkarx 3 роки тому +10

      He totally ruined the solo with that tone. The original solo is so good because of the attitude when Kirk plays it with unmatched energy and doesn't give a damn if some unwanted noise is coming out of his amp.

  • @cookieman876
    @cookieman876 4 роки тому +307

    My E string exploded trying to hit that bend. Yay

    • @kaiser7695
      @kaiser7695 4 роки тому +18

      If you play it right then your guitar explodes from how awesome it is

    • @sense_maker1816
      @sense_maker1816 3 роки тому

      F

    • @clark.949
      @clark.949 3 роки тому +1

      lol mine popped out when trying out Hotel Cali solo

    • @TruthseekerEOD
      @TruthseekerEOD 3 роки тому +5

      Get some slinky’s bro

    • @sathyadharma704
      @sathyadharma704 3 роки тому

      try to get some slinky's, especially paradigm ones

  • @Ozz77765
    @Ozz77765 3 роки тому +133

    No one should complain about Kirk's guitar playing ever again. And he made it up in his own mind as well as played it.

    • @kkarx
      @kkarx 3 роки тому +21

      People are only pissed such a talented guy is no longer practicing and doesn't put any effort into music. RTL solos were awesome, great compositions, tone, attitude, the best Hammet ever played so it is sad he never really managed to top it, though he made some good stuff even after that.

    • @stephenc.4319
      @stephenc.4319 2 роки тому +12

      @@kkarx If they're pissed he's no longer practicing they'd be dead wrong, watch some interviews from Kirk.

    • @JonathonProvis-Vincent-lw5xe
      @JonathonProvis-Vincent-lw5xe 6 місяців тому +1

      Exactly, it's one thing to learn and perform the solo, but to actually write it takes exceptional musicianship

  • @stevenaustin4591
    @stevenaustin4591 5 років тому +420

    quick tip - Kirk is ALWAYS soloing around the 12th fret and usually minor pentatonic shape 1

    • @pieterstevens2019
      @pieterstevens2019 5 років тому +42

      Steven Austin because that’s e minor and that’s what most of their songs are in

    • @pieterstevens2019
      @pieterstevens2019 4 роки тому +2

      Reflexez yes

    • @prometheustv6558
      @prometheustv6558 4 роки тому +7

      Reflexez that’s the key the song is in.

    • @leahbuh9270
      @leahbuh9270 4 роки тому +18

      oh that's why 85% of Metallica solos sound the same

    • @aaebsssb9914
      @aaebsssb9914 4 роки тому +3

      leah buh Bruh

  • @artturipura9238
    @artturipura9238 5 років тому +1930

    I think the solos from St. Anger are the hardest, like, they're so hard you can't even play them!

  • @sticktoyourdrums8177
    @sticktoyourdrums8177 4 роки тому +266

    Awe... the pre-wahwah days of Metallica. The first Metallica solo I ever tried to learn was One. I was about 12. I’ll let you know when I figure it out. I’m 37...lol

    • @Gabrostil
      @Gabrostil 3 роки тому +16

      One solo isn't that hard compared to other ...and justice for all solos like blackened, the shortest straw or dyers eve

    • @cycloidgamma127
      @cycloidgamma127 2 роки тому +4

      I started to learn fade to black's intro solo, and it's been 7 years, i still cant play the fast part 😭😭😭

    • @Pyr0nEx
      @Pyr0nEx Рік тому +5

      He was using a wah before the black album. Listen to “Battery” off MOP.

    • @NoahParker98
      @NoahParker98 Рік тому +5

      Used wah on trapped under ice

    • @averyplaysguitar
      @averyplaysguitar Рік тому +6

      He uses a wah pedal on the first song on their first album

  • @mank377
    @mank377 3 роки тому +92

    Tyler: picking the notes apart and learning the solo by ear.
    Me: *slowly types Marty music into UA-cam search bar*

  • @KingGhidorah_
    @KingGhidorah_ 5 років тому +25

    16:43 - "And... why don't you go and learn the hardest solo you think you can learn? I bet you can do it."
    Me, 2000 years later: "I finally nailed the solo for "I Wanna be Sedated!"'

  • @kapi4322
    @kapi4322 5 років тому +377

    9:27 is dragonforce shredding Speed

    • @Brewed.tea.
      @Brewed.tea. 4 роки тому +2

      Kapi Games and Bass sounds pretty right

    • @alistershisheesh4721
      @alistershisheesh4721 4 роки тому +1

      Kapi Games and Bass I thought it was arcade sounds sped up

    • @BfaltS1K
      @BfaltS1K 4 роки тому +2

      How dragon force mixers Thier songs played slow then sped up later hate to say it they can play good but all together live not impressed

    • @dudeman5303
      @dudeman5303 4 роки тому +1

      Herman li/Lee cant even play those solos cuz they speed them up on the album. Its like the autotune for guitar playing.

  • @christopherhorton4634
    @christopherhorton4634 4 роки тому +73

    Theres was no internet when I started. This was my process. Play. rewind. play....until you get the riff. Metallica was my favorite. But i sat down ever day after scholl and did what youre doing. Figuring out the parts, until I had a whole song. Great video.

    • @Stefan-Van-der-Pulst
      @Stefan-Van-der-Pulst 3 роки тому +3

      Just like me man, the only way to develop a "good" ear. I didn't even have a tuner the first two years. Just some stupid tuning whistle..

    • @westleygladden7919
      @westleygladden7919 3 роки тому

      From the scholl I did not graduate from 😂, just kidding

    • @ricksmith4894
      @ricksmith4894 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah man, a tape deck and a well pressed rewind button. I was always thinking if I had UA-cam , slow down programs and all the convenience of a computer back when I was passionate about learning guitar , I’d be a lot better than I am now. I don’t have the patience for rewinding and listening anymore , what a waste of time haha

  • @TallicaMan1986
    @TallicaMan1986 4 роки тому +52

    As short as Disposable Heroes is. It's difficult.
    Also this is the 80s thrash shredding. These dudes were picking at the shred parts.

  • @genericgeorge4933
    @genericgeorge4933 5 років тому +740

    Dyers eve. No questions asked.

    • @alogicalthinker2738
      @alogicalthinker2738 5 років тому +39

      Blackend, damage inc is hard too,

    • @genericgeorge4933
      @genericgeorge4933 5 років тому +17

      Joe Dot I wouldn’t say damage inc. that solo was easy for me to learn. The solo for blackened was easy as well, learning the rhythm for it wasn’t

    • @CADEATERTOP3248
      @CADEATERTOP3248 5 років тому +1

      GenericGeorge duh

    • @alogicalthinker2738
      @alogicalthinker2738 5 років тому +1

      @@genericgeorge4933 I found the rythem of both easy to be honest

    • @achannel8671
      @achannel8671 5 років тому +6

      Yeah Dyers eve or disposable heroes

  • @metfan4l
    @metfan4l 5 років тому +911

    9:26 Is that a Dragonforce song?

    • @starzgd5800
      @starzgd5800 5 років тому +47

      now that's how dragonforce records their songs

    • @Reaper666Cobra
      @Reaper666Cobra 5 років тому +10

      Nah its rings of saturn😂😂

    • @depandaz6885
      @depandaz6885 5 років тому +7

      @@starzgd5800 you do realize they play live right?

    • @TrapToise
      @TrapToise 5 років тому

      Pretty much

    • @skitxles
      @skitxles 5 років тому +3

      You’re literally on every video that has anything to do w Metallica 🤘🏻🤘🏻 😂

  • @Bless-the-Name
    @Bless-the-Name 4 роки тому +85

    I'm a session player who stood in a few times for Metallica.
    I did all the solos for St. Anger and all the bass for Justice.
    Peace 😉

    • @abnerolson5923
      @abnerolson5923 3 роки тому

      I don’t know if I believe that lol

    • @maxliu2587
      @maxliu2587 3 роки тому +9

      @@abnerolson5923 r/wooooosh

    • @maxliu2587
      @maxliu2587 3 роки тому +6

      @@abnerolson5923 St.Anger DIDNT HAVE SOLOS and for Justice HAD NO BASS

  • @lucasaal61
    @lucasaal61 4 роки тому +73

    9:27" i gues that make more sense" *procedes to play an generic DragonForce solo*

  • @didi_abdillah
    @didi_abdillah 5 років тому +248

    Learning The Hardest Slayer Solo without Whammy Bar

    • @ykitskanyenorth847
      @ykitskanyenorth847 5 років тому +20

      Literally impossible

    • @samvimes2821
      @samvimes2821 5 років тому +15

      Use tuners, or a guitar version of Davie's cardboard bass with some serious neck bends

    • @Mytube6138
      @Mytube6138 5 років тому +1

      What is this guitar hero?

    • @fitoel3
      @fitoel3 5 років тому +1

      Captor of sin intro is pretty good

    • @kanethenerd9887
      @kanethenerd9887 5 років тому

      chemical warfare is possble

  • @Kimahrey
    @Kimahrey 5 років тому +702

    Next video: Learning the Hardest Dream Theater Solo
    Have fun :P

    • @spinnincrash2761
      @spinnincrash2761 5 років тому +23

      Glass Prison - Intro Solo

    • @MadForGames
      @MadForGames 5 років тому +1

      Tales of Horror Beyond The Veil easily.

    • @Kimahrey
      @Kimahrey 5 років тому +19

      @@spinnincrash2761 But strictly alternate picked

    • @joaomatheus6222
      @joaomatheus6222 5 років тому +9

      no doubt is the glass prison sweep, John Petrucci himself can't play it live properly

    • @andrewpappas9311
      @andrewpappas9311 5 років тому +7

      Metropolis Part 1 is my pick

  • @Giger10
    @Giger10 3 роки тому +53

    Ahh, this brings back memories of teenage me learning Metallica solos, and my poor family having to endure it downstairs.

  • @doubleyoujay4183
    @doubleyoujay4183 3 роки тому +16

    5:09 “that sounds simple” cmon bro 💀

  • @randomhandle
    @randomhandle 5 років тому +285

    Came to make a Wah-pedal joke. I see I'm about 1000 Wah-pedal jokes too late.

    • @lukebuckley624
      @lukebuckley624 5 років тому +4

      WAHt do you mean

    • @rajendraprasad-nb5ss
      @rajendraprasad-nb5ss 5 років тому

      You should right this very comment on Kirk Hammett's jamming session videos....

    • @TheAgentAssassin
      @TheAgentAssassin 5 років тому

      Wah wah wah always complaining,
      Sheesh

    • @jbird1224
      @jbird1224 5 років тому +1

      And nickle back sucks. Har har har
      Real original

    • @fsrsaa
      @fsrsaa 5 років тому +1

      M Ross 😂😂😂😂 I jumped on the bandwagon too! 😂👍

  • @REB457
    @REB457 5 років тому +380

    Put it ad 1.25 and it sounds like the original

    • @anasjawad6638
      @anasjawad6638 5 років тому +37

      No one can play it as fast as kirk

    • @l.ronhoyabembe3557
      @l.ronhoyabembe3557 4 роки тому +3

      Justin Villeneuve no it’s not.

    • @PhantomLord099
      @PhantomLord099 4 роки тому +11

      Runazoid Games That’s how fast they play it live

    • @irishRocker1
      @irishRocker1 4 роки тому +9

      @@anasjawad6638 i learned it after a year playing guitar. I had been learning megadeth up till that point so was fairly tame in comparison to marty friedman and Chris Poland solos.

    • @floridianthrasher5426
      @floridianthrasher5426 4 роки тому

      But better

  • @DRTyD
    @DRTyD 3 роки тому +1

    That was amazing! I love that solo; the simple melody toward the end is so catchy which Kirk was known for back then, and you did it justice. It was really cool seeing it broken down like that. Thanks.

  • @thefinalcrusade7284
    @thefinalcrusade7284 4 роки тому +342

    Nobody:
    Dragonforce: 9:27

  • @24FretsSunny
    @24FretsSunny 5 років тому +38

    You got nice pair of ears 👂..Great work!!! Cheers from India!!!🤘🤘🤘

  • @jacobscroggins857
    @jacobscroggins857 5 років тому +158

    Disposable heroes is a tough one

    • @rajdeepganguli2274
      @rajdeepganguli2274 5 років тому +10

      Underrated gem, it is

    • @jamesvoneschen6603
      @jamesvoneschen6603 5 років тому +1

      Jacob S. That is the most underrated Metallica solo. I actually lost my shit the first time I heard it.

    • @flameofthewestanduril3385
      @flameofthewestanduril3385 5 років тому +2

      @@jamesvoneschen6603 bro i opend the notes to learn it and my brain died instantly

    • @JT_Grogan
      @JT_Grogan 5 років тому +1

      Kirk's best in my opinion

    • @singleproppilot
      @singleproppilot 5 років тому +3

      I learned the Disposable Heroes solo note for note years ago by copying the audio in to my DAW and using time stretching to slow it down. I'm pretty confident that I have the notes right, but I still can't really play it. Kirk Hammett gets a lot of flak, but many of his early solos are no joke.

  • @xkolian5072
    @xkolian5072 4 роки тому +77

    How I compose my music: 7:51

  • @letsexchangecansandbadadvi4245
    @letsexchangecansandbadadvi4245 3 роки тому

    I have followed your channel for some time now..?WOW!! ITS GROWN ALOT...BEYOND AWESOME🤘🤘🤟🤟👍

  • @dastan8638
    @dastan8638 5 років тому +66

    In my opinion Dyers Eve is by far the hardest Kirk's Solo. It's just crazy fast and how changes positions around the neck at that speed it's really damn hard. Also Dyers Eve is already a tiring song, and when it's solo time i just want to die

    • @dariusausama9344
      @dariusausama9344 5 років тому +1

      Dastan Pun intended.

    • @TheloniousDrunk69
      @TheloniousDrunk69 5 років тому +2

      You aren’t even picking that fast for that long. That song is a breeze to play rhythm guitar to. Talk to me when you can play Damage inc without your hand cramping

  • @bradbabelbibou9923
    @bradbabelbibou9923 5 років тому +40

    Very cool but I think Blackened solo is harder. Even Kirk can't play it anymore live.

  • @zimiani
    @zimiani 3 роки тому

    This is an awesome video! I keep struggling to learn some things and sometimes I feel kinda stupid, but seeing other people learning stuff shows me that it's a matter of patience and just keep going, until it makes sense! Thanks for sharing!

  • @philipvolna2433
    @philipvolna2433 4 роки тому +2

    It's a second video of yours that I watch, and damn you're an inspiration. By seeing you absolutely killing it, I've made some progess in my practice too! Cheers!

  • @griever2017
    @griever2017 5 років тому +575

    Dyers Eve is by far the hardest metallica solo IMO
    Anyone is free to disagree

    • @gabbeausejour5431
      @gabbeausejour5431 5 років тому +2

      For sure man !

    • @kingnothing2161
      @kingnothing2161 5 років тому +11

      Isn't it also their fastest song? Yeah def the hardest even with having breaks in it's phrasing

    • @wob6776
      @wob6776 5 років тому +69

      I came to this video expecting Dyers Eve lol

    • @licmoraless
      @licmoraless 5 років тому +1

      @Jordan Ingram He's really a Metallica fan, you should check other videos of him playing Metallica

    • @Yumuklumucurta
      @Yumuklumucurta 5 років тому +3

      Thats what i said when i saw the title

  • @paulvinova
    @paulvinova 5 років тому +53

    I learned Creeping Death when I was a young teenager. It was difficult then, but I did nail it. Played it in a lot of bars. I used to love Four Horseman solo for it's melody and the end solo to Jump In the Fire. Fade To Black solo is always a good one.

    • @HEAVYpeople250499
      @HEAVYpeople250499 5 років тому +8

      Oh wow, youre such a Prodigy, you must be one of the greatest players of all time by now

    • @aimanshamsol2402
      @aimanshamsol2402 5 років тому +3

      Fade to black is the first metallica solo i learned

    • @paulvinova
      @paulvinova 5 років тому +6

      @@HEAVYpeople250499 I'm at Wah Level 6 now. I heard you're still stuck at Metal Zone 3.

    • @paulvinova
      @paulvinova 5 років тому +3

      @@aimanshamsol2402 I had to buy a Metallica Tab book for £30 to learn that one haha

    • @theylivewesee1674
      @theylivewesee1674 5 років тому +2

      man that 2nd solo of jump in the fire is so underrated

  • @ynotsammy
    @ynotsammy 3 роки тому +3

    Currently learning Fade to Black's solos. So much fun learning these and feels good to ALMOST get it down

  • @deerfeeder2076
    @deerfeeder2076 2 роки тому

    some amount of satisfaction had to come from that. Nice work and display of what it means to learn when it comes to guitar and metal. Thanks.

  • @CesarCordova
    @CesarCordova 5 років тому +1996

    No Wah? What kind of Metallica is this?

    • @angeleyes5523
      @angeleyes5523 5 років тому +78

      Lol he didn't use wah until the black album, this is before the black tho so that's why

    • @99sparks93
      @99sparks93 5 років тому +116

      First people complain about wah, then they complain there is no wah :p

    • @liamfahlin2219
      @liamfahlin2219 5 років тому +21

      @@angeleyes5523 I think its a little wah in fade to black outro

    • @hrinionuwut8637
      @hrinionuwut8637 5 років тому +32

      @@liamfahlin2219 And defenetly in the solo from Hit the lights

    • @bucksncat1997
      @bucksncat1997 5 років тому +52

      @@angeleyes5523 He used Wah in Battery, Fade to Black, & a few songs off Justice. It was just more subtle uses than most things Post-Black Album

  • @tpd2029
    @tpd2029 5 років тому +175

    And Kirk plays it at almost 1.25x speed in live concerts

    • @bagduster9381
      @bagduster9381 4 роки тому +20

      Cause of lars tbh

    • @AniW2x4
      @AniW2x4 4 роки тому +5

      I put the video on 1.25x speed and it sounded a lot like how Kirk plays live actually.

    • @marshmccarthy
      @marshmccarthy 4 роки тому +3

      The solo in this video is only 75% speed too

    • @mikepshena
      @mikepshena 4 роки тому +3

      and only has about 50% accuracy

    • @jessepoysti7615
      @jessepoysti7615 4 роки тому +3

      mikepshena yeah i’m sure that you could play it better! :)

  • @agustincasciero
    @agustincasciero 3 роки тому +28

    Dyers Eve has the hardest solo... Makes sense since it's their hardest song in everything (except maybe vocals)

    • @thedancingguy828
      @thedancingguy828 3 роки тому +1

      Vocals is Battery period. But evrrything else goes to Dyers Eve

    • @agustincasciero
      @agustincasciero 3 роки тому

      @@thedancingguy828 the only thing hard about vocals on Battery is singing while playing.

    • @thedancingguy828
      @thedancingguy828 3 роки тому +2

      @@agustincasciero yes lol, you wa thinking that i was talking about high and low notes? That would The Unforgiven 3 or maybe Low Mans Lyric

    • @agustincasciero
      @agustincasciero 3 роки тому

      @@thedancingguy828 possibly. Dream No More's high part is really difficult as well.

    • @phantomflame0658
      @phantomflame0658 3 роки тому +2

      @@agustincasciero Or anything from Kill em All lol

  • @oiEL-X
    @oiEL-X 3 роки тому +43

    9:26 every dragonforce riff ever

  • @triledink
    @triledink 5 років тому +83

    Justice for all album got some hard solos.

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 5 років тому +7

      Exactly. I think his most memorable solos are in Ride The Lightning but the hardest are in ...And Justice For All.

    • @Alynjay14
      @Alynjay14 5 років тому

      triledink kirk at his best

    • @Sixty6Ninety9Six6
      @Sixty6Ninety9Six6 5 років тому +4

      Dyers Eve
      Blackened
      One
      Shortest Straw

    • @ryant3600
      @ryant3600 5 років тому

      I concur..

    • @JamesDziezynski
      @JamesDziezynski 5 років тому

      Shortest Straw - that one takes speed and great articulation -

  • @Sixty6Ninety9Six6
    @Sixty6Ninety9Six6 5 років тому +104

    I have to say Dyers Eve is #1. But its competitors have to be
    Ride the Lightning
    Whiplash
    4 Horsemen
    Fight Fire With Fire
    The Day That Never Comes
    I'm sure others as well, but those are the ones off of the top of my head.

    • @chancewillits8133
      @chancewillits8133 5 років тому +3

      Phantom Lord, Kirk can't play it that's why the only live versions are with Dave Mustaine

    • @dannyxgesko9561
      @dannyxgesko9561 5 років тому

      Damage inc

    • @malowski111
      @malowski111 5 років тому +3

      @@chancewillits8133 He has played it live though.

    • @kasidiprapasuchart4789
      @kasidiprapasuchart4789 5 років тому +3

      Chance Willits lol phantom lord isn’t that hard and his live performance was really well too

    • @Iheartdgd
      @Iheartdgd 5 років тому

      Chance Willits what you talking about? Phantom lord is in their current set list bro lol

  • @DarrenWaters75
    @DarrenWaters75 3 роки тому +21

    *Metallica Tabs exist
    Tyler : "I'm gonna figure it out by ear"

    • @TheAlaskansandman
      @TheAlaskansandman 3 роки тому +1

      Seriously. As commendable as it is for ear training. If youre really just trying to learn the solo, you could save allll this time and just look at the tabs. Will get you a lot closer than playing by ear and if your that good by ear, you can make any minor adjustments needed. Especially if youre not as good as him and just learning your scales and way around the guitar. Good ear training exercise though, but he was def off. Id rather just peek at the tabs

    • @Vampire102
      @Vampire102 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheAlaskansandman so does learning scales help with ear training or something?

    • @CelestialCimmerian
      @CelestialCimmerian 3 роки тому +1

      @@Vampire102 If you learn scales then you will understand how the music was written, therefore, it is easier to know where the soloist is heading.
      Don't get me wrong, makes a really difficult thing just slightly easier

  • @triphazard3953
    @triphazard3953 3 роки тому +6

    Well, I am thoroughly impressed. Learning any guitar work by ear is an absolute challenge. Great job dude
    🤘🏼😆🤘🏼 oh btw, I need to barrow that delay pedal! 😂🤣 new subscriber here, happy to support your channel.

  • @josephstalin172
    @josephstalin172 5 років тому +30

    LOVE UR VIDS!!!!!!!KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!

  • @JoseCruz-dk3fi
    @JoseCruz-dk3fi 5 років тому +8

    More videos like this please. This is the most I've enjoyed one of your videos

  • @theqgene826
    @theqgene826 4 роки тому

    You lucky bastard! Your collection of equipment is sic!

  • @Godmil
    @Godmil 3 роки тому +8

    Oh wow, can't believe he's just doing this from ear. I didn't think that was a thing people could do that quickly

  • @scott7d
    @scott7d 5 років тому +64

    The way Lars pushes the tempo live, even "happy birthday" would be difficult to play. The Metallica rhythm section sounds like they want to end the show as soon as possible. Can't blame Kirk for not being very clean.

    • @nutsack-1904
      @nutsack-1904 5 років тому +1

      Agreed! Lars has shitty tempo.

    • @RevoltingRudi
      @RevoltingRudi 5 років тому +9

      they just orientate on james. he is human metronome.

  • @finps9786
    @finps9786 5 років тому +9

    These kinda videos are awesome! Please do more \m/

  • @michaelcooper5985
    @michaelcooper5985 3 роки тому

    Bro since I started watching your videos a few months ago , I’ve became a better musician and my intellect of guitars and music has exploded .. honestly your becoming one of my top guitarists.. I mean bro you honestly can play it all.. your a true musician and thank you so much bro for sharing your abilities and gifts with us , we’re not worthy , we’re not worthy .. kelp the content rolling , much love form the Cooper’s in Kentucky

  • @thomassaunderson2746
    @thomassaunderson2746 7 місяців тому +1

    Great video, thanks. Good to see we all go through the same process! It’s hard work. Impressive that Metallica created such an amazing solo so early in their career.

  • @reeenji
    @reeenji 5 років тому +55

    2- Disposable heroes
    1- Ride the lightning

    • @Fin2001
      @Fin2001 4 роки тому +1

      Victor Parra ride the lightning isn't too bad, it's the timing for the second half of the solo that always gets me. By that I mean the gap in the solo which is just a slow bend on the 7th fret of the 6th string.

  • @l04d83
    @l04d83 5 років тому +253

    Dyers eve is probably the hardest one to master. Disposable heroes is also pretty hard

    • @NYJordan90_1P
      @NYJordan90_1P 5 років тому +7

      Definitely agree with Dyer's Eve, glad to see someone else knows it 🤘

    • @juanito7098
      @juanito7098 5 років тому +16

      4 songs in one comment

    • @dustinfoster1917
      @dustinfoster1917 5 років тому +3

      Dyers Eve for sure anyone who disagrees w me is wrong. Damage Inc is up there too

    • @oliverjdavis
      @oliverjdavis 5 років тому +4

      Agree completely with Dyers Eve solo. In my opinion it's Kirk's most creative.

    • @TheJosmardaniel
      @TheJosmardaniel 5 років тому +1

      Battery ? No one ? Really ?

  • @andrewfinn
    @andrewfinn 2 роки тому

    Wo, great to see how you can learn a solo with all of your Knowledge of chords, arpeggios, scales, etc.

  • @user-ml1qo4dy9r
    @user-ml1qo4dy9r 3 роки тому +3

    ride the lightning and the outro of fade to black are my favourites

  • @matteoziegler7632
    @matteoziegler7632 5 років тому +459

    Hardest intro nothing else matters

    • @akshaykumar_r
      @akshaykumar_r 5 років тому +37

      Not gonna lie, first song I learnt on guitar :D it's pretty easy if you take it slow

    • @handlethehurdle
      @handlethehurdle 5 років тому +12

      @@akshaykumar_r sarcasm

    • @akshaykumar_r
      @akshaykumar_r 5 років тому +8

      @@handlethehurdle yeah I realized that I probably just wooshed myself xD but hey, my friends who started playing waaay before me still can't learn it so..

    • @masonjarbeiler9569
      @masonjarbeiler9569 5 років тому +3

      One

    • @Evan-re7br
      @Evan-re7br 5 років тому +2

      Yeah that’s sooo difficult! You know I don’t think he’d be able to do it it’s pretty tough 😂

  • @floriandobkowski7291
    @floriandobkowski7291 5 років тому +4

    More of these kinds of videos please!!

  • @mrphillyhank8726
    @mrphillyhank8726 3 роки тому +4

    Not sure if it’s the hardest but the one Kirk solo that gets me right in the heart is “Struggle within”

  • @HumbertoMoura
    @HumbertoMoura 4 роки тому

    Thank you for the tips! I Appreciate it!

  • @JavierBustacara
    @JavierBustacara 5 років тому +35

    No way, Everybody knows the hardest Metallica solo is "Dyers Eve". Period.

  • @bandavet
    @bandavet 5 років тому +42

    Hum... being lead guitar in a Metallica Tribute Bande in Brazil, for me the hardest KH solos are on "...And Justice For All" and "Black Album" records. Take a listen to "The Shortest Straw" (siiiick whammy bar work), "Dyers Eve" and "Don't Thread on Me" solos and tell me what you think. Nice work on "Creeping Death", by the way :)

    • @qjones7298
      @qjones7298 5 років тому

      bandavet Don’t Tread on me is far from the hardest solo on The Black Album, Wherever I May Roam and Through The Never are much harder.

  • @sanjayrachapudi
    @sanjayrachapudi 3 роки тому +11

    7:48 LMAO. I do that kinda thing all the time when I'm learning solos haha.

  • @aaronfisher7159
    @aaronfisher7159 3 роки тому

    I just started playing guitar. I was a drummer for 10 years but guitar works better for me right now due to my living situation. I’d love to be as good as you one of these days. Bravo sir!

  • @n8boof
    @n8boof 5 років тому +77

    Ride the lightning or Where ever I may roam

    • @MsDavo123
      @MsDavo123 5 років тому +7

      Nathan Simpson true man pentatonic run in ride the lightening took me weeks

    • @SaSSaBJJ
      @SaSSaBJJ 5 років тому +10

      Wherever i may roam is one of the easiest imo

    • @sebastianxu9084
      @sebastianxu9084 5 років тому +6

      Salvador but it’s easily one of Hammett’s best solo

    • @pvsnoir
      @pvsnoir 5 років тому +4

      RTL is a pussy solo in comparaison with shortest straw (I’m only talking about the difficulty)

    • @zoro21345
      @zoro21345 5 років тому +5

      Wherever is one of the easiest ones but sounds so brutal heavy

  • @JoinHerArmy
    @JoinHerArmy 5 років тому +833

    Final result: 15:12

    • @meowif2572
      @meowif2572 5 років тому +16

      dborbs thanks my guy

    • @noahhunsaker3400
      @noahhunsaker3400 5 років тому +8

      God bless

    • @Malc664
      @Malc664 5 років тому +23

      Cheers , nothing worse than watching people learn.

    • @TheLocalDjent
      @TheLocalDjent 5 років тому +3

      Thanks

    • @Naku_u
      @Naku_u 5 років тому +9

      @@Malc664 why did you click on this video?

  • @TheRotisserie_Mystery
    @TheRotisserie_Mystery 2 роки тому

    I would like to see another one of these videos

  • @yaboyblue4003
    @yaboyblue4003 4 роки тому

    Creeping Death is great tune choice. 🤘😎🤘 I liked watching you figure it out. I felt you pick it up when you did. Killer job.

  • @tub3scr3am3r
    @tub3scr3am3r 5 років тому +57

    metallica's hardest solos are in the justice album

    • @kylester0055
      @kylester0055 3 роки тому +5

      Idk, Ride The Lightning solos are crazier than AJFA.

    • @thatsjuancooldude9409
      @thatsjuancooldude9409 3 роки тому +1

      @@kylester0055 no they're not

    • @kylester0055
      @kylester0055 3 роки тому +4

      that's Juan cool dude They are٫ Kirk goes crazy٫but yeah the AJFA solos are harder

    • @kylester0055
      @kylester0055 3 роки тому

      Familia Sanchez Calderon absolutely.

    • @jmelder6499
      @jmelder6499 3 роки тому +1

      RTL solos are crazier and have more special complexities to them, but overall, the …AJFA solos rank higher in difficulty

  • @musicdoessudip8104
    @musicdoessudip8104 4 роки тому +7

    It's quiet inspiring to see such effort and dedication,;which is required to be a good guitarist or any other instrument player . Don't give up...(this msg is for me and others struggling to improve)

  • @jcalla28
    @jcalla28 4 роки тому

    Very very cool stuff, I think Kirk would be proud, especially at the effort you put in!

  • @GR33Nfumes
    @GR33Nfumes 2 роки тому

    BEAUTIFUL

  • @AdrianRiff
    @AdrianRiff 5 років тому +134

    Dyers Eve is definitely the hardest Metallica solo ever

    • @pvsnoir
      @pvsnoir 5 років тому +5

      Metallica Fanpage clearly not. Shortest straw

    • @warningchimes24
      @warningchimes24 5 років тому +17

      Holy Wars is the hardest Metallica solo

    • @pvsnoir
      @pvsnoir 5 років тому +2

      La Leche Del Arte Leper Messiah is easy in front of shortest straw. I’m actually learning leper solo

    • @danielschyttelvik6104
      @danielschyttelvik6104 5 років тому

      YEP!! it is

    • @pvsnoir
      @pvsnoir 5 років тому +2

      La Leche Del Arte I’m very bad at soloing :( i do not control techniques but I try by learning sweep for the first time with leper. The only solo I can are fade to black (all) and nothing else. And of course I’m learning leper

  • @dandyism7288
    @dandyism7288 5 років тому +76

    And that’s why I’m the band’s bass player .. but we don’t play any Red Hot Chili Peppers tune.... or primus

    • @MrMetalhord
      @MrMetalhord 5 років тому +1

      I'm bass player to bro. U guys should learn Jerry was a rececar driver. Shit is awesome to play. Any RHCP song is pretty easy to bro

    • @novaseer
      @novaseer 4 роки тому +13

      I'm guessing you don't play Orion or Anesthesia either.

    • @MrMetalhord
      @MrMetalhord 4 роки тому

      Novaseer nothing better than letting the fingers run Wilde with them 2!

  • @AnnathePiana
    @AnnathePiana 3 роки тому +5

    Excellent. As a music teacher (and a life-long Metallica fan) I'm extremely impressed with your aural and technical ability!

  • @carlosmatos9848
    @carlosmatos9848 4 роки тому +92

    For Whom The Bell Tolls solo is way more difficult ;)

    • @mikeoxmaul1386
      @mikeoxmaul1386 3 роки тому +3

      It is

    • @mikeoxmaul1386
      @mikeoxmaul1386 3 роки тому +4

      And also the longest

    • @_Iss
      @_Iss 3 роки тому +5

      @@mikeoxmaul1386 Hi Dave! Wheres Kirk Ketchup?

    • @ElliYeetYT
      @ElliYeetYT 3 роки тому +3

      No all the solos from St Anger are so hard that you can’t even hear them.

    • @willardwayne3
      @willardwayne3 2 роки тому

      Man, that repetitive hook (that's what I call it so ease off....) he does in tolls still to this day tries to trip me up bit past half way every time. No matter how many times......

  • @snopallchannel241
    @snopallchannel241 5 років тому +80

    9:26 when coke kicks in

  • @vinson6337
    @vinson6337 4 роки тому +3

    Dude, you’re awesomely talented!

  • @pstudio4096
    @pstudio4096 Місяць тому +1

    Very helpful, I'm trying to learn the lead parts. Lead is not really my forte. This song will be forty on July 27th. As all songs on RTL. I intend to cover this song in it's entirety for the RTL anniversary. It's my favorite song of all songs. I already have the Rhythm guitars, bass and drums recorded. This solo will be the biggest challenge for this project. So I really appreciate videos like this one. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @teaganwindago3132
    @teaganwindago3132 3 роки тому

    Man you are doing what I have done for almost 4 decades now!

  • @xxjoStaxx
    @xxjoStaxx 5 років тому +18

    I think the solos in The Shortest Straw, One, The Thing That Should Not Be, Battery, Fade to Black, and Harvester of Sorrow are pretty tough to master too. But yeah, Kirk solos like a mad man in the Creeping Death solo, for sure. I've always played his solos by ear too, except the leads/solos and the main solo in One, which was the first Full solo I learned when I was 11. I learned that one by tab in Guitar World Magazine. I had already gotten down a few parts of it by ear, but got the full solo downpat after I studied the tablature. Kirk has Always made badass solos, and they seem so effortless for him when you see them play live 🤦🏻‍♂️ I'll go back through some old Met songs and see what solos I remember being really hard to get down. Years ago, in my playing prime, I knew how to play every single Metallica song ever released up to S&M, as well as the solos and all lead parts. I seem to remember there being a tough solo or two on the Black Album, but I could be mistaken. Or they could've just seemed difficult for me at the time, for whatever reason 🤷🏻‍♂️ I did always like playing For Whom the Bell Tolls, all the leads and especially the solo 👍🏻🤘🏻 And the Sandman and Roam leads and solos. Sorry, I'll stop rattling off songs I like lolol 😂 Hard to contain myself when it comes to Metallica and Kirk 🤦🏻‍♂️ They were (He was) the main reason I started playing guitar back in late 1994. Kirk Hammett, Jeff Hanneman, Dino Cazarez, Satch, Steve Vai, Dimebag, etc. Good video 👍🏻🤘🏻

    • @angadgianirogers1844
      @angadgianirogers1844 5 років тому

      Well the solo of the thing that should not be is not heard to me it’s one of the easiest solos it’s just got some whammy bar stuff and some small licks that’s it.
      For me the easiest Metallica solos are
      For whom the bell tolls
      And
      The thing that should not be

  • @gamesandguitars3901
    @gamesandguitars3901 5 років тому +157

    Every solo except for James’s solos because I’m a rhythm guitarist

    • @notmozart8866
      @notmozart8866 5 років тому +18

      Suicide And Redemption solo is James' solo.

    • @dhruvkulkarni8164
      @dhruvkulkarni8164 5 років тому

      Metal Fan same fam😂😂

    • @emreozturk7870
      @emreozturk7870 5 років тому

      Metal Fan You need to combine rythm and lead,without lead techniques every rythm guitarist suck it dry

    • @jack11m31
      @jack11m31 5 років тому

      @@emreozturk7870 that's why James Hetfield is god

    • @notmozart8866
      @notmozart8866 5 років тому

      @@dylandawson585 dude. Ever heard of Suicide and Redemption?

  • @lifeblood06
    @lifeblood06 4 роки тому

    Awesome lesson!

  • @rsa.crabguy7583
    @rsa.crabguy7583 3 роки тому +4

    i'm almost two years late, but uh, Cliff Burton's solo in Orion or Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth). (Mostly because i'm a beginner bassist and I look up to Cliff like no one's business)

  • @freshmilk980
    @freshmilk980 4 роки тому +79

    9:26 *Rings of Saturn mode activated*

  • @joseldlcm4182
    @joseldlcm4182 5 років тому +735

    The hardest Metallica solo it's for whom the Bells tolls

  • @ProudBostonian
    @ProudBostonian 3 роки тому

    That is an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS GUITAR!