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About Justice Medley

The Justice Medley is a live condensed run through material from Metallica's 1988 album "...And Justice for All," and playing it well means getting comfortable with the angular, riff-heavy writing that defines that record. The Eb Standard tuning drops every string a half step, so if you are coming from standard tuning, retune before you start or your open-position shapes and power chords will clash badly with the track. At 120 BPM the picked riffs sit at a manageable pace compared to the studio originals, but the challenge is the precision: the syncopated, palm-muted chugging patterns demand clean muting technique or the low end turns to mush. The key of E minor means many of the riffs resolve around that open low E string, which in Eb Standard becomes Eb and gives the whole thing that slightly darker, heavier feel. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop and slow down any riff where your muting or picking hand is losing sync with your fretting hand. Getting the right-hand discipline locked in is the real work here.

  • The Eb Standard tuning lowers every string by a half step, so check your tuner before playing along or all power chords and open strings will be out.
  • Palm-muted, syncopated picking patterns are the core technique demanded throughout, requiring strict right-hand control to keep the low-end chug clean and tight.
  • The <a href="/genre/thrash-metal/">Thrash Metal</a> riffing style across this medley makes it useful practice for alternate picking stamina and precise muting under a steady 120 BPM pulse.

How to Play Justice Medley

The song moves through: • Part 1 - EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, • Part 2 - BLACKENED, • Part 4 - AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, • Part 5 - BLACKENED.

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. It is built from a handful of distinct sections, so learn each one in blocks before stringing them together.

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
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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.

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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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