Glad to hear that Kirk is taking care of the notes in between. He's come a long way.
@DanielOakfield
2 жыл бұрын
But is he playing all of the other strokes or just those James leaves out?
@Creatine_Shits
2 жыл бұрын
I understood that reference
@leodileo
2 жыл бұрын
underated joke. bravo. lol
@typicalkyle420
2 жыл бұрын
Kirk has gotten a lot better. I mean, I think he was always great but he’s gotten a lot tighter when he plays.
@wendellpowell5838
2 жыл бұрын
Which is more than we can say about Lars.
@steveort2105
2 жыл бұрын
He's been doing this for YEARS. At least since the late 90s. I think it mostly simplifies his playing whilst singing.
@craigquik
2 жыл бұрын
Came here to say this. All except the pause in the main riff. He's been letting the power chords ring out a bit since the black album tour.
@neonblack211
Жыл бұрын
it was in all the guitar pro tabs too
@emartinezr
11 ай бұрын
Singing, plus a WHOLE live set... night after night. That is exhausting. You can muscle it in the studio; but no way they can sustain all that live.
@punanipie6969
9 ай бұрын
nah, he simplifies it because he's not really that good at guitar and they recorded every track in 30 second sessions for the albums
@taxationistheft2.0
9 ай бұрын
@@punanipie6969 davemustaine said he was a great rhythm player. DAVE SAID THIS “As far as rhythm guitar players are concerned, there’s James, there’s me, there’s Malcolm Young and there’s Rudolf Schenker. There’s no one else that touches the four of us. We’re the fantastic four.” Dave Mustaine said.
@alexandregarot2782
2 жыл бұрын
Getting rid off the "notes in between" should be called a Hammet hack, actually ^^
@balu.92
2 жыл бұрын
Lmao, is this a reference to his "it's the notes in between that are f*cking with me"? 😂
@cihadkibris8674
2 жыл бұрын
hahahah
@javierlozada4689
8 ай бұрын
@@balu.92yes
@llluuuyyyooo
5 ай бұрын
Kirkmaoo
@JohnnyCashavetes
2 жыл бұрын
James has been "cheating" a lot in 2022 footage. He's still faster and mightier than everyone else, but it humanizes him in a way to see that he's finally slowing down a bit. Just a tiny bit.
@rozza105
2 жыл бұрын
I’d rather him still be able to play the songs than for him to risk an injury
@The_Crooked_Path
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I've noticed a lot of him not playing chords and just the bass note
@CMHobbies
2 жыл бұрын
@@The_Crooked_Path me too. Kirk is playing more of the parts now. Makes sense-Kirk is around the same age but has taken better care of himself for longer.
@pfzt
2 жыл бұрын
People have a surprisingly hard time grasping that you can't do things in your 50s anymore that you did in your 20s.
@CleberHarrisonGuitar
2 жыл бұрын
@@rozza105 this is just technique to make the live performance better. I'm sure he can still do the downstrokes in the studio when he needs to. It's just a natural more comfortable way of playing when you're standing AND singing. It's worth to say that when he recorded master of puppets, he wasn't singing the parts as well.
@mason12075
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your deep analysis on Hetpicking, this and your previous videos on downpicking have really helped me improve!!
@imonlyhuman69
2 жыл бұрын
James is almost 60 years old, makes me sad knowing they won't be around forever.
@guitarplayer1495
2 жыл бұрын
Me too man. Though personally their newer albums are not my type so I feel like they died at the black album. But them personally I love them all. Especially kirk and Rob.
@mikemorrisonmusic
2 жыл бұрын
I feel that. He’s one of my guitar heroes.
@realmichaeltian
2 жыл бұрын
nobody lives forever. enjoy things while they still around. ik it sounds generic and cliche but its really something to live by
@lovemetal2467
2 жыл бұрын
He'll be 60 in a year. He just turned 59 on the 3rd. James is the reason I became a guitarist 22 years ago. Metallica Forever! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@rainerdietwerner5048
2 жыл бұрын
its just life, biatch
@gngrblls2thwall
2 жыл бұрын
He skips a lot of notes in Creeping Death too. He actually plays it live the way my ears heard it on the album when I was a guitar noob before I looked at the tabs. So he’s basically skipping the notes that only the guitar nerds can hear anyway.
@dyt2581
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a total guitar noob, I felt that he was skipping some notes in live performances, but I didn't know if it was only my ears betraying me. And even after watching this video, I'm still not sure if it was not just my impression... lol (I mean, I don't think I would genuinely be able to tell if he skips notes or not...)
@kingoflebanon1986
2 жыл бұрын
i notice him skipping notes but it doesn't bother me, i'd rather him do that than make a tonne of mistakes
@Mboogie69
2 жыл бұрын
I hear ya. I played the early stuff wrong for years back when the albums came out. Even after I learned the “right” way, I still defaulted to what my forearm and ears wanted. Basically doing some of these hacks out of necessity. Lol.
@Syldar
2 жыл бұрын
Claude Debussy: « Music is the silence between notes » Nothing else matters 😉
@thejoker-go3fh
2 жыл бұрын
Thats the thing to do man. Music is the only thing that matters
@paulwright4535
2 жыл бұрын
According to Mr.Beato, they actually recorded MoP detuned, and slower. It was then sped up to concert pitch and the vocals layered on top. This gives the song a more "precise feel" and also, meant James could downstroke all the parts and not missing out notes.
@matthewj3892
2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps, but then you look up live videos of them in 1986 and they're not only playing all the notes, but playing the songs faster than the album.
@srhatfield
2 жыл бұрын
Also according to the recording producer of the album: kzitem.info/news/bejne/yYOhsoSGgKCKhZw
@brandonjackson5865
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I found it fascinating they actually tuned down and sped the tape up to pitch and speed they couldn’t play the songs at album speed live when it was recorded but they could play it faster than album speed after a few months of touring it. I think what makes the first five Metallica albums so cool is they were recording songs beyond their technical ability and it forced them to get better. And Justice just got stupid and they’ve never played as much from Justice as the other albums. The slower recording hack really surprised me. I used to be able to make it to the verse using down strokes it’s the second riff around that f5 that always wore me out.
@thrash1337
2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonjackson5865 I don't think it's a matter of skill as they already had many FAST songs that they both recorded and played live really fast. Just look at Kill 'Em or RTL. I think they wanted to visit the holy lands of TIGHTNESS and 99% precision with MoP and AJFA, and they utilized a few tricks here and there. Compare the late 80s stuff to Hardwired and you'll notice how much they stopped caring about being just tight, their guitar and drum tones have also loosened a lot.
@robertdelgado8230
2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonjackson5865 I think they were always able to play at that speed but the reason for playing it slower on the track and then speeding it up was to get a super precise recording. Like you said I think it definitely made them progress and force themselves to get better nevertheless!
@ink5943
2 жыл бұрын
I don't always play the last two notes of the main riff to make it easier for me. Finding out that James does it like that makes me feel better lol
@arrrrrran3043
2 жыл бұрын
yo yo mr white
@Ezper-2099
Жыл бұрын
@@arrrrrran3043it's cookin' time
@MeatCatCheesyBlaster
10 ай бұрын
I am the one who downpicks
@charlesxcalibur
6 ай бұрын
Jesse, we need to shred@@MeatCatCheesyBlaster
@camhalen
2 жыл бұрын
He's played the verse this way for a while - all the way back to the original S&M shows at least (and presumably before). My first time hearing the song was from that album so the "live way" has always sounded and felt better to me.
@Swampster70
2 жыл бұрын
He was "missing" the odd note or two, in the name of clarity and dynamics I'm presuming, even back in the late 80's. The "Seattle" show has similar notes missed in order to add to the punch in some places. The speed they played Master back then was such, as they found out on the tour for Master of Puppets, it turned into mush. Skip a few notes and add punch, especially with the sliding chord part.
@tomt.5799
2 жыл бұрын
There seems to be another hack, pointed out by Ben Eller and visible on this Metallica show: that James plays the downstrokes not so much "down" as "out", moving his hand, like, away from guitar, to save time and effort not having to return the pick above the string to initial position
@TheLucidDreamer12
2 жыл бұрын
He also doesn't use his wrist for downstrokes. His downstrokes are mostly in his shoulder, and his wrist muscles simply keep his arm locked. Since this motion is more natural than the common forearm motion most people use, he's managed it for 40 years
@BatFan1
2 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too, It's like he's literally attacking the string, not plucking or strumming in the traditional way.
@Classic_DionysuS
2 жыл бұрын
It's not a hack... You don't want get stuck between the strings so he slants the pick downward
@vladimirnikonov5684
2 жыл бұрын
> James plays the downstrokes not so much "down" as "out" He actually plays "in" guitar rather than out. Watch Master of Puppets live on the Howard Stern Show. It is clearly visible. > He also doesn't use his wrist for downstrokes. No, he does use his wrist. Watch the same live video. It is clearly visible he uses his wrist and plays in guitar. The moment, when he uses his shoulder are either for emotional moments of for hard 1 time attacks, not for the whole downstroke riff.
@var_guitar
6 ай бұрын
If you watch Troy Grady’s paid course he goes into ludicrous detail about the body mechanics of flicking your wrist out like that. Definitely recommended if you want to level up your picking technique
@Chazzs
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like this is also similar what Johnny Ramone did when trying to get breaks in when doing all of his downstroke rhythms. I think James is doing this to help him focus more on singing in his later years which is very understandable.
@guilhermerafael7838
2 жыл бұрын
It's different because when the 90's came Johnny was literally playing half of the strokes (Marky on the drums simplified as well). The songs got faster but it just didn't had the same aggression. I get it, tho. It was probably not wise for a 40-year-old to play 2000+ downstrokes every night
@j_freed
2 жыл бұрын
@@guilhermerafael7838 It’s very cruel drumming, but they wrote unplayable drum parts.
@Chazzs
2 жыл бұрын
@@guilhermerafael7838 he still took breaks in between during the 70s and 80s too.
@blindguitarfox
2 жыл бұрын
Johnny has a swing in his downstrokes that is often overlocked. Like james, the first downstroke hangs on slightly longer than the rest. If you try to play the ramonss stuff without that little swing it does not have the same effect,
@JoeChadburn702
2 жыл бұрын
It's Exactly What Johnny Did. I use the Same Technique in My Ramones Trib Band. Iv Studied that Guy down to the Down n Dirty Nits n Grits
@TheBranDingo
2 жыл бұрын
I always figured he did these sorts of things in his songs to help him focus on his singing rather than just making it easier to play.
@raffaeleguido2828
Жыл бұрын
James also uses the "three finger picking" technique, he said it helps him a lot in downstroking
@luk8918
7 ай бұрын
I tried the three finger picking and it feels awkward. I don't think I'll ever get good with it. 😄
@Leon.16
2 ай бұрын
I tried the three finger picking and it felt hard at first but when I learned to do it Master of Puppets no longer made me sweat that badly 😂
@eustathiap3291
Жыл бұрын
I think he does these things for maintenance, not just because he is singing at the same time but also because he is the frontman and main communicator to crowd, so he holds a show, parallel with singing vocals and his classic downpinking. Sounds as you said normal . Saw phantom lord November 2022 was amazing my opinion
@dnmoscato92
2 жыл бұрын
And just think. He's played master of puppets almost 1500 times. Freaking INSANE
@DaveBloodstream
2 жыл бұрын
I always had to figure out this type of hacks when trying to play many Iced Earth riffs up to speed and full songs.... Never made me feel any lesser but more appreciative of Schaffer's bionic wrist, so I think the same principle can be applied here hahaha
@angeloscalzo8944
2 жыл бұрын
Jon Schaffer is a GOD
@fredlaroche6969
2 жыл бұрын
Jon Shcaffer has a very different ''hack'' built right into his song writing. He uses a lot of anticipation inducing pauses in his riffs so that is flows, grooves and breathes better. A classic and perfect example is the main riff in Burning Times. The power chords and the tight muted notes are spaced so that the chords accentuate the muting (anticipation). A more extreme example is Pure Evil, the chords in the main riffs offer anticipation for the listening experience but gives much room for the actual picking of the triplets.
@maumau161
2 жыл бұрын
Hetfield is good, but Schaffer is an underrated god.
@kooldawg6
2 жыл бұрын
For him to play not only MOP, but probably half of their catalog after 30+ years, he's definitely earned a break here and there! It still amazes me how anybody from the metal community who tour so much can still do their older stuff justice after a 25+ year career! Being almost 50 myself and literally growing up with Metallica since '87, it will definitely feel weird knowing they're not touring and making music anymore when they call it quits😲
@NebMunb
2 жыл бұрын
James is a rhythmic GOD!! Those micro-pauses, augmenting notes & note length....so good. You can definitely tell the difference between live and album when you hear it, but it's understandable that he had to change the rhythm up a bit 😅
@ExposingEvil_
2 жыл бұрын
You could do the same thing with songs like Holy Wars Instead of doing two bars of 16th notes straight, you could do one bar of full, and subtract an upstroke from the second bar as a means to help you not make your hand fall off. After enough practice, you should get the full thing.
@tommilitello198
2 жыл бұрын
There’s no “cheating” this is supposed to be fun,play it however you want,he doesn’t downpick everything every time,he’ll tell you the same thing,people forget the whole point of playing the guitar
@metalpuppet5798
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. My guitar teacher saw them in 91 first row and he swears he saw him alternate picking the entirety of Puppets. It doesnt matter.
@DM-rc4yu
2 жыл бұрын
@@metalpuppet5798 Well it's no use lying to yourself either. He never alternate picked the entirety of Puppets, it just didn't happen.
@metalpuppet5798
2 жыл бұрын
@@DM-rc4yu I would rather believe my teacher who has over 30 years of teaching experience and someone who has seen that particular concert from the front row than someone like you who is just speculating. There are also videos from several gigs showing him alternate pick a bunch of stuff. If you get the velocity of the pick strokes right it just doesnt matter especially at those speeds and live
@k1775
2 жыл бұрын
Been doing this for a year after watching James live (Especially on Creeping Death) and its a lot of fun to do.
@MrHoopz23
2 жыл бұрын
I honestly think he does it as a musical change not a break from down picking. He’s been doing it for years.
@mattdad8429
2 жыл бұрын
Right, that's what I think too. He obviously can play as tight as ever, but sometimes these efficiency hacks are more for swing, vibe, and feel. It's more about what feels right, and not what's note-for-note on the album because frankly they probably get bored with copying the album night after night.
@DeweyJHall1
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, many bands change little things here and there to make things interesting
@Tybren
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this guy is reaching and reading too much into it, in my opinion.
@Kylora2112
2 жыл бұрын
That, and when you're playing for 2 hours, that stuff matters.
@gonzalo7783
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly, there are many interviews where they talk about variations on live versions.
@40fit38
2 жыл бұрын
Mike, your attention to the smallest details like these are reasons your channel is my favorite guitar channel on KZitem. Thanks man!!
@PhobosDDeimos
2 жыл бұрын
Mike and Ben Eller are pretty much the best at this.
@BrainWasherAttendent
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah they do all kinds of shortcuts playing live. I would too lol
@Hoscitt
2 жыл бұрын
He's done this quite a bit for a few years now, starting alternate picking some parts as well. Age catching up!
@razeezar
2 жыл бұрын
My MOP hack is in the (edit: pre verse) riff - Whenever it is the end of a bar with the two 8th note B notes (A string 2nd fret), upstroking that last B note helps heaps. As an added bonus, the notes on this string are not played muted anyway during this riff, therefore a sneaky upstroke here and there makes little to no compromise on how the riff should sound.
@De-flammatory
2 жыл бұрын
i do this too!
@linuskangas9791
9 ай бұрын
NO UPSTROKES ALLOWED lol
@outlawblack123
4 ай бұрын
He skips note but keep the tempo live. The original was recorded at half speed in the studio for precision. Not realistic to play live like that at 210 bpm
@jamesb95
2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always! I’ve been playing this song for 35 years and have never been able to play the intro full speed all down picking perfectly. Someday I hope, but time is not on my side.
@jamesb95
2 жыл бұрын
I get close but eventually the wheels fall off the bus.
@roundy72
Жыл бұрын
you need to let the edge of your picking hand/palm bounce off the strings a tiny bit and use the recoil to your advantage. if you are slightly pressing downward toward the guitar body, your next picking downstroke will be there after the bound. not unlike a drummer's snare roll.
@Derpadeedooda
8 ай бұрын
Nobody ever gives Kirk credit for being able to play up to speed with Hetfield
@thee-wolf
2 жыл бұрын
I have my own "Hetfield Hack" that's been working for me since the mid 90s and it's call alternate picking 😉
@adicooli1711
Жыл бұрын
No.
@SidYam.
Жыл бұрын
No.
@KeshavPachpande
Ай бұрын
No.
@Leon.16
10 күн бұрын
No.
@robertocruz9677
2 жыл бұрын
I am sooooo happy you put this video out. I noticed precisely the same thing recently in some video they posted and thought "Damn!!! Is it just me or is James playing it it differently?" Glad to see it wasn't me. I'll let you know how it goes. Been playing full version building up speed and am so far at 85-90/100
@nistgo
2 жыл бұрын
I think “the hack” is due to his age. He kind of said it himself. He had his doubts about playing live because of his speed. So more likely, they, as a band, figure out that this little breaks, could also be used to emphasize different parts and give extra power to the song. Geniuses!!!
@Locknar77
2 жыл бұрын
Great job breaking this down. I believe Het has been incorporating up strokes and employing some of these hacks for quite a while. As a guitarist and fan since the beginning, it does hit my ear wrong at times, but I accept that most of the audience doesn't care, and I'd rather have him playing the songs in this manner than not at all. This stuff is really un-chartered waters, as there's no one on the planet whose played hi tempo trash rhythm guitar in concert as much as him, and as I'm 53, I know you have to make some of these moves for the sake of self-preservation, and he hung in there for quite a while. LOL, you could also do a 3 hour video on "drum parts and fills Lars no longer plays" as he started making his live playing easier to manage a long time ago, but then again, some say he was always the "smart" one in the band.
@TheNothing6
2 жыл бұрын
0:02 James singing like Scooby-Doo! 😆
@smandez2023
9 ай бұрын
Regardless of James’ then and now technique, can we just be amazed that it was once done with all downstrokes? I’m guessing that many fans of this channel have seen the interview where James is asked about his downstroke preference, especially when so many others were employing alternate picking for speed. James demonstrates right then and there the differences by playing a riff both ways. All downstrokes seemingly have more “fang” to them, but like one tone over the other is not the point. This style sets James apart from them all. Legendary \m/_ o.O _\m/
@81giorikas
8 ай бұрын
You cannot play master like James Hetfield. He holds the guitar way down and with a steep angle while holding the small pick with three fingers. Him palm muting actually isn't so stiff and that gives the guitar sound a good crunch and volume. It also doesn't tire his forearm that much. But I don't want to hold the guitar that way or play with somebody else's bio-way because everybody is different. I hate Marty Friedman's way of playing lol but look at him. NOW for all of the rest guitar world, just sneak some alternate picking for the last 2 or 4 notes fot the master of puppets continuous riff and nobody will notice. Whereas your hand will not tire. Guaranteed.
@vibonacci
Жыл бұрын
Just make practice until you can down stroke the low E palm muted at 250bpm for 30 min straight effortlessly and you're good. You don't need these kind of tricks.
@muttenmagroo
2 жыл бұрын
Another Hetfield hack I've noticed he will sometimes bar the 3-5,6-5,3-5 power chord slides in the beginning by just fingering the frets. I've been trying to get it right and was watching live footage to see how he did it.
@verstamp
2 жыл бұрын
I've seen some recent TikToks where James has modified the spider riff a bit too - he's pulling off from the 4 to the open A string, which saves him an 8th note to downpick and is not noticeable unless you are really listening or watching his hands.
@mitchoburrito2836
7 ай бұрын
No disrespect, but I don't think creating shortcuts really helps anyone. The reason that all the rhythm gods like Hetfeild have that S tier status is because they spent a long time putting in the work to achieve that level of playing. You even said that putting in the effort was worth it
@justinwhidden5189
2 жыл бұрын
I first noticed this "hack" if you will while watching them play MOP on the first S&M concert, and I was really struggling to get all the way through that song playing it like on the album, so once I figured that out it definitely made it a little easier. It's amazing how just those small little breaks make such a big difference lol
@DeanOMiite
Жыл бұрын
I have been playing this song for almost 25 years and when i was learning (self-taught) I didn't realize how important it was do all the down strokes. I played this with down-up-down-up forever and I'm trying to relearn it now and it is EXHAUSTING
@teresathomley3703
2 жыл бұрын
"Especially if Lars Ulrich is yer drummer" 😂
@CodyTheGuitarist
2 жыл бұрын
Lars: The drummer Metalica has
@teresathomley3703
2 жыл бұрын
@@CodyTheGuitarist He's the one.
@jontraz5993
2 жыл бұрын
@@CodyTheGuitarist definitely one of the drummers in the world
@Cicada2010
2 жыл бұрын
That song is a true forearm burner lol, after the intro and 1st verse I start making funny faces as I'm telling my arm to not stop the bad assery of downpicking...my arm hurts lol
@cimmerian100
2 жыл бұрын
Didn't they record it slow anyway and speed it up according to Rasmussen? Been cheating since the beginning in that case :)
@vaal1029
2 жыл бұрын
Yea but thats because the album version is meant to be the tightest it possibly can be, plus they recorded multiple tracks for it. They sure as hell can play it up to speed, they used to do the songs live at even faster speeds in the 80s
@cimmerian100
2 жыл бұрын
@@vaal1029 They certainly played it faster and tighter in general in 80s however you can hear some of these shortcuts creeping in even in the seattle 1989 footage. Its no wonder as its ludicrously fast. Its a lot to do while running round on stage, and singing. Not to mention probably being high on cocaine as well :D
@dominicteixeira6949
Жыл бұрын
Got a talent show on this song in 2 days,downstroking endurance is my only flaw with this song. This is definitely gonna help me out
@dustinkdye
7 ай бұрын
I also think Papa Het adds upstrokes out of boredom from playing it the same way for so long.
@l33lduck
2 жыл бұрын
I can get through the whole thing exactly how it sounds on the album, no issues. once you've been downpicking so long you can eventually micro-downpick and that's how I manage so my wrist doesn't even hurt at all for the most part. I've actually noticed a lot of what you brought out in even earlier live performances so I've already been trying to implement mostly the upstroked power chords cause i just thought it looked cool.
@andrew6978
Жыл бұрын
What the hell is a micro downpick. Either you pick or you don't.
@gonzalo7783
2 жыл бұрын
Man, the up strokes make the guitar sound Totally different on some notes, I really doubt it is related to getting tired.
@mcgamescompany
2 жыл бұрын
2:21 i feel like this, even though it makes it easier to play with all downstrokes, its main purpose is to make it easier for james to sing and play.
@metaljay2896
2 жыл бұрын
He is also singing through most of those parts, so it makes sense to coordinate all his muscle movements differently live
@InsomniacMatt
2 жыл бұрын
I remember when teenage me used to be able to play it at album speed, teenage me also was the Mario Party button mash champ between my friends
@justthetip120
Жыл бұрын
I dont mind if they slow down as they age. As long as they keep playing.
@thomaskutikstudios
Жыл бұрын
Hetfield use 3 fingers right hand....its intrusting
@HalfDuck
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like being left handed but playing right handed guitar has forever locked me out of being able to downpick at Metallica speeds.. Maybe I'll get it one day though
@captg16
2 жыл бұрын
As a fellow lefty playing righty, it takes a stupid amount of patience and I lost that ability about a year ago.
@andyfinneymusic
2 жыл бұрын
Don’t be silly. I too am a southpaw and can get to 200bpm without practice. I think one of my videos is puppets and creeping death at 196bpm check it out.
@kaptenblod6877
2 жыл бұрын
Im a lefty but i cant do anything but write with my left so for me it isnt an issue, atleast i think😂
@kjl3080
2 жыл бұрын
That’s so sad
@Steinjung
2 жыл бұрын
When I was around my 20s I could easily play Master or Creeping Death downpicking. Now at 44, after 4 years with frequent pain due to carpal tunnel syndrome, I can play them still(easily faster) but with alternate picking. Over the years I began to analyse what I learn and try find the easiest way to play each part. Not necessarily the way the original musician did. So yeah. I am cheating 😜
@machine-madedog5059
2 жыл бұрын
I'm lucky in that I was a drummer before I played guitar, hence my picking hand is the same as my ride/hi-hat hand, gave me a bit of an advantage for downstroke picking. Even from day one it felt like a natural action, I didn't really know it was a "thing" until after I'd been playing a couple of years 🤣
@rma2333
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video, I can only go through the full intro and verse before my forearm gives out lol
@fichshreds2661
2 жыл бұрын
He's older so he's saving energy. It's amazing he's still playing this good (while singing) at almost 60. Also, I don't know if Lars plays it too fast or not but drummers shouldn't torture guitarists by playing faster live... Personally, I was never drawn to play the song with downstrokes only (even when people would tell me I'm playing it ''wrong''). My hands just weren't built for these rhythms. Doesn't mean I can't absolutely crush 16th notes riffs (upstroke downstroke etc...) at high speeds.
@kilroywashere1828
2 жыл бұрын
That's how our generation mostly learned.... down pick..I played in a band called NOTA did compilation album with corrosion of conformity and Everything I played was down picked..
@AndDeathForAll82
Жыл бұрын
James is actively trying to stay in the game longer. I respect that. Puppets still sounds incredible live, so nothing has been lost. The real amazing thing is how Kirk is now beyond him as far as being a downpicking machine. He always kept up with him and got no credit for his rhythm playing. Kirk is also a rhythm guitar monster, and a lot of iconic riffs were written by him.
@acigarbar
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve known about the skipped down strokes for the extra chonk sound for a long time. My ear picked up on a Iive version of Am I Evil when they’ll released Garage Inc. You can here more open notes in the galloped middle section. I always took as his way of freshening the song after playing it for so many years.
@nerminsalkic6360
2 жыл бұрын
Waist time to only downstroke hit -- alternate is best
@DwayneRidgwayOfficial
2 жыл бұрын
Master of Puppets has always been a song that everyone loves but isn't easy to play perfectly, so I'm not surprised they'd need some breaks here or there. Their 2022 performance(s) are proof enough, where James sacrifices his playing for audience interaction, which is definitely a worthwhile tradeoff.
@BM5556
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for these kinds of videos, they are very interesting and informative. This is actually really cool to see that James is just human like the rest of us.
@haydnthrelfall8394
2 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks so much for sharing all these tips for MOP. My 11 yr old son is just beginning to learn the first few riffs with his guitar teacher and we all have taken on board your observations and tips. Cheers! 🤘🤘❤
@Fiction_Supreme
2 жыл бұрын
I started using his technique of two fingers and the thumb on the pick (like a Lego man claw) to down pick Master of Puppets and it works. Then I just upped the tempo to get myself used to the actual tempo of the song later.
@mike5177
2 жыл бұрын
I never had an issue with down picking. My issue has always been alternate picking while switching strings.
@marcinmcula99
2 жыл бұрын
He also does it for the one machine gun double time riff (first hit is a quarter note instead of a triplet). You could do a video on another Hetfield trick that he used on the unforgiven, to live is to die and a few other songs where he hides the pick inside his hand to go from picking to fingerstyle. Steve vai and John Mayer also do it quite a bit
@NiacinWaterTaffy
2 жыл бұрын
2:01 I think I might like the song better with that rest, hacks aside.
@leependragon6647
2 жыл бұрын
I just watched this video. Yesterday was the first day I'd ever been able to play through Master of Puppets full speed all the way through without stopping and with minimal mistakes. After all the practice to get this up to full speed I don't know if I'll use the full hack but upstroking some of the power cords is something I'll definitely try.
@markbarrett4440
2 жыл бұрын
Now when they play live everything is tuned down a half-step for James's voice. It's somewhat comforting to know that our metal God is a mere mortal after all.
@brpadington
2 жыл бұрын
They have been known to simplify some riffs during live shows. I had not noticed the little picking tricks though. Great video.
@brfam1977
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard James and Kirk say that if two guitars are playing the main riff very fast that if one misses a note, the other hits it and can keep the riff moving
@GuitarGrind
2 жыл бұрын
I've noticed he's playing it this way from some time ago, at least 2 years, but I think it's due to age, that riff played like in the album is too physical demanding.
@afrolund80
8 ай бұрын
With all due respect, I am so tired of hearing about Hetfield's down picking obsession. It's all he's ever talked about for 40 yrs. Like he's developed a new technique. Yeah it's the same technique I "figured out" before I learned how to effectively tremolo pick/strum. Now there's a music app where you get to learn from Hetfield. What's his big reveal? Down picking of course. He's just making an excuse for not being a good tremolo picker/strummer. It's his way of getting ahead of someone sitting there and wondering why their guitar teacher is struggling to down pick everything.
@Blackout02
2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching FabianEXP84 playing like this and I thought he was playing it wrong. Now I realize he was actually using this hack.
@var_guitar
6 ай бұрын
Question. If we’ve already compromised accuracy (re the original recording) for playability by omitting notes, why not just alternate pick occasionally?
@jameshetfieldtm8887
2 жыл бұрын
I've been playing this song for almost 3 years now, and I still have to warm up to get every note in time! One hell of a song, and super challenging.
@BatFan1
2 жыл бұрын
Ive been playing since the 90s and still need to work my way up to playing MoP; it cant be the first song I play right as I pick up my guitar cold. it will sound like $#%^..
@GordonHeaney
2 жыл бұрын
Live, they nearly always play it faster than the studio version, making it even harder, so any "help" for James is understandable
@uppercaseJackal
2 жыл бұрын
another thing i've noticed about how he plays master of puppets, and you can see it in this clip, is that he plays the verse riff with single notes instead of sliding power chords. It's way easier to play.
@AllThingsTop5
2 жыл бұрын
Where was this video before I gave myself tendonitis learning to downpick every note in Master of Puppets? 😂
@rtyuik7
8 ай бұрын
Question: "how does Hetfield play all of those notes, downstroking?" Answer: "he Doesnt play 'all' of them"
@t.c.parsonsnolongerfallen6488
4 ай бұрын
I've spent most of my life jamming to and along with Metallica,it's gonna be shitty when they are gone one day
@EmpyreanLightASMR
Жыл бұрын
So what you're saying is, get Kirk Hammett to play your missing notes for you ;) But for real, I remember some documentary (making of Death Magnetic I think?) where James tries downpicking fast and can't, and says something like "Damn, I need to relearn how to play fast".
@Thomasdgolden
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve got a better hack. And it’s so simple, you’re going to puke. If you use a standard pick, flip it to one of rounded sides. Jazz pick, similar. You can attack, up/down instead of down/down. On rhythms, use the sides. Solos, use the point. I’m 57 years old. I have had to change my playing styles, quite a few times over the past 40 years due to tendinitis, surgeries (et al.)..
@Cx0318
2 жыл бұрын
I kind of settled to a similar style after playing along with the track for years. Playing guitar is just a hobby for me and I do understand that in a studio environment you need to do a lot more. When it comes to Metallica, I love both the live and the studio versions of their songs and I think they have incredible depth still after all those years.
@kevindelatortoise7526
2 жыл бұрын
My band is covering this soon! Thanks for the super awesomely timed video haha
@UnderratedRiffs
2 жыл бұрын
If you are obsessed with metal rhythm guitars, then you should check out Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth, specially their first 3 albums! Also, Check out Chris Astley's riffs of the legendary British band Xentrix
@JEKAZOL
2 жыл бұрын
It's not technique - it's not playing it correctly to save energy - because he made a mistake - or doesn't care. Apparently, MOP was played slow in the studio at a lower tuning and sped up to hit E standard at a faster speed. Look it up. It does actually sound like that happened. That's why it's SO perfect. He's still great though... mostly.
@mylogify
2 жыл бұрын
It's very coincidental you released a Hetfield video :D. I had a dream yesterday, and I was missing an airplane, and when I rebooked, James Hetfield was the pilot of the airplane :D.
@Nick89BR
2 жыл бұрын
HERE'S A HACK: CHANGE YOUR STRINGS TO ERNIE BALL SKINNY TOP HEAVY BOTTOM, BUY TORTEX 1 MM PICKS, AND PRACTICE DOWNPICKING THE E STRING AS FAST AND AS LONG AS YOU CAN GO, TILL YOUR ELBOW BURNS, THEN WHEN IT STOPS HURTING, DO IT AGAIN. REPEAT THIS FOR 2 HOURS STRAIGHT EVERY DAY UNTIL YOU MASTER YOUR FAVORITE DOWNPICKED METALLICA SONG AND THEN CHANGE YOUR STRINGS AND PICK BACK TO YOUR PREFERENCE, AND THERE YOU GO, YOU'RE NOW JUST AS FAST AS JAMES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BIG MYSTERY ABOUT THIS IS, YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE!
@AntonioRockGP
2 жыл бұрын
I just alt pick whenever I'm tired... Some times I just alt pick everything, when the show is long and heavy and master is towards the end of the set. I find that the audience does not care one bit. It's just the occasional guitar player in the audience that notices it, but musicians are the worst audience anyway... I'm not playing for musicians
@UnYin99
9 ай бұрын
It reminds me of running track in high school. There were sprinters (like me) and there were the long-distance guys. MOP is like trying to run a marathon by sprinting the entire distance.
@KillPixelGames
Жыл бұрын
worth noting master of puppets (album) was recorded downtuned (1/2 step) at a slower tempo then sped up. this was confirmed by both Rasmussen and Hammett.
@manicmurph
8 ай бұрын
I used to play along to the live shit Bing and purge live album and I would always get tired around might of disc 2 so those little gestures help a lot and almost become natural after you've been playing for a while and then have to play something fast. Your brain is just trying to get through it without the forearm pain. Their older shows are even faster.
@edwardmackinnon2685
8 ай бұрын
Loved the ‘subtle shade’ thrown over Lars - lol!
@MrMrxoblivion
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think or belives he's doing what you say to help him maintain the rhythm and speed ,I seen before James talk about live performances, I belive he's just playing what ever he wants period and this version is like "what if I wrote the riff like this " ,I've seen him play many other songs live, even doing up strokes ,its not his inability, its just James freaking hetfield and no one will tell him how he plays his songs,like that scene in the show " im just play man ,I just play "
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