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Metallica - ...And Justice For - Guitar Solo Tab

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...And Justice for All (Remastered) album cover
...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

Eb Standard tuning and a key of E minor set the stage for one of the most demanding rhythm guitar workouts in the Metallica catalog. The riffing across this track sits in classic Thrash Metal territory: tight, palm-muted downpicking that needs to stay locked and controlled at 120 BPM through long stretches without letting the picking hand tense up. That relentless downpicking is the real challenge here, not the fretting hand. Many players can finger the shapes easily enough but lose stamina and tone cleanliness well before the song demands. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the heaviest muted passages slowed down and build the picking hand up gradually before pushing back to full tempo. Getting the muting depth right is equally important: too light and the chugs turn to mud, too heavy and the attack disappears. Work the pick angle and contact point until each hit has a defined, percussive bite.

  • The song is played in Eb Standard tuning, so drop your whole guitar a half step before playing along with the recording.
  • Sustained downpicking through tight palm-muted riffs is the core technique demanded, and building right-hand endurance is the main practice goal.
  • At 120 BPM the riffs feel moderate on paper, but maintaining consistent pick attack through repeated eighth-note chugging is genuinely taxing over a full run-through.

How to Play ...And Justice For

Tuning: Eb Standard · Key: E minor · Tempo: 120 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.

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 120 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
Guitar

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
Guitar

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
Pickup

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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