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Metallica - One Pt.3 - Second Solo - Guitar Lesson

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About One Pt.3 - Second Solo

The second solo in "One Pt.3" is where Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett shifts from melodic phrasing into full-throttle intensity, and it demands serious commitment from your picking hand. Rooted in E minor, the solo sits over one of the most relentless rhythm sections in the band's catalog, so your timing has to be locked in before you even think about the lead work. The main challenges are the sustained string bends, the fast legato runs, and keeping your phrasing clean under pressure as the tempo pushes hard. Hammett leans heavily on pentatonic and natural minor shapes here, so knowing those positions cold is essential groundwork. Pick out the trickiest two or three bars, set them in the Practice Toolbar, and loop them slowed down until each note speaks clearly before you bring the speed back up. The payoff when it clicks together with the full-band swell underneath is genuinely worth the work.

  • The solo is built primarily on E natural minor and E minor pentatonic shapes, so knowing those positions across the neck is essential preparation.
  • Fast legato runs and wide string bends are the core technical demands, requiring strong left-hand finger independence and consistent pick attack on entry notes.
  • Practising the most intense passages slowed down with a loop is the most reliable way to clean up the phrasing before adding full speed.

How to Play One Pt.3 - Second Solo

Key: E minor · Tempo: 110 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 110 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
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Gibson Les Paul Standard

Kirk Hammett's vintage 1959 'Greeny' Les Paul Standard delivers warmer, more dynamic PAF-style tones that contrast his EMG-equipped ESP guitars, adding organic sustain to his lead work. This guitar's traditional construction gives his solos a thicker, less compressed character than his signature models.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

While not Hammett's primary choice, the Les Paul Custom shares the Les Paul's warm PAF pickup character and thick body resonance, offering heavier players an alternative to Strat-style designs for achieving Metallica's crushing rhythm tones.

Gibson Explorer
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Gibson Explorer

James Hetfield's early Gibson Explorer established his signature angular shape and thick body tone, delivering the aggressive midrange attack essential to Metallica's crushing rhythm style before his ESP signature models became his primary tool.

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

Kirk Hammett's Dual Rectifier heads provide the high-gain, midrange-forward aggression that lets his solos cut through Hetfield's scooped rhythm tone, creating definition and clarity in Metallica's dense wall of distortion.

EMG 81
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EMG 81

Hetfield's bridge EMG 81 delivers the hot, compressed output with tight low-end that defines Metallica's palm-muted riffs, the ceramic magnet and active preamp cutting through heavy arrangements with focused, aggressive attack.

EMG 60
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EMG 60

Both guitarists use the neck EMG 60 for warmer, more articulate rhythm tones and smoother lead voicings, balancing the 81's aggression with clearer note definition across Metallica's dense arrangements.

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