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...And Justice for All (Remastered)
1988 9:46
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Metallica Thrash Metal 1988 E minor
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About AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

Few tracks in Thrash Metal demand as much stamina from a rhythm guitarist as this one. Metallica built the song on a relentless series of chunky palm-muted riffs that shift time signatures without warning, so your picking hand never quite settles into a groove before the pattern changes. The tuning is Eb Standard, which drops the tension just slightly and gives those low-string chugs a thicker, darker character. At 102 BPM the individual notes are manageable, but the sheer length of the arrangement and the constant riff changes mean endurance is the real challenge, not raw speed. The key of E minor anchors most of the riffing, so your minor pentatonic and natural minor positions around the open low string are where you will spend the most time. Pick one of the longer riff sequences, set up a tight loop in the Practice Toolbar, and slow it down until the picking pattern and muting are clean before pushing back to tempo.

  • The song is in Eb Standard tuning, so tune all six strings down a half step before playing along or your riffs will clash with the recording.
  • Tight palm muting on the low strings is the core technique throughout, and any sloppiness in mute placement becomes immediately obvious at full volume.
  • Frequent time-signature shifts between riff sections make this a good study in counting carefully rather than relying on feel alone.

How to Play AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

The song moves through: • Intro 168 bpm, • Blues RiFF, • Pré Verse, • Verse, • Pré Chorus, • Chorus, • Melodic Bridge - Kirk, • Guitar Solo - Kirk, • Melodic Bridge - James Riff, • Guitar Solo - James Riff, • Power BRiDGE Riff, • Outro 168 bpm.

Tuning: Eb Standard · Key: E minor · Tempo: 87 BPM

It is played in Eb standard, a half step down, so tune down before you start or every position and bend will sit a half step sharp against the recording. The arrangement runs through 12 distinct sections, and the solo is the steepest jump, so isolate it on its own. At 87 bpm the slow tempo leaves every note exposed, so timing, vibrato, and dynamics matter more than raw speed.

Loop each section and focus on clean, even timing rather than speed, with the metronome at 87 BPM.

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
Guitar

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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