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About SUICIDE & REDEMPTION

Drop D tuning and G minor give "Suicide & Redemption" a low, brooding weight that runs through its entire nine-plus minutes. This is an instrumental, so there are no vocals to carry the listener, and that puts every phrase squarely on the guitars. Metallica moves the piece through several distinct sections, shifting between clean, melodic passages and heavier, riff-driven ones, which means you need to be comfortable with both picking articulation and aggressive rhythm playing in the same song. The tempo sits at 80 BPM, which feels moderate but demands patience: slower tempos expose every note that is not clean, especially in the melodic leads where phrasing and sustain matter more than speed. The transitions between sections are where most players stumble, so pick one and loop it slowed down using the Practice Toolbar until the shift feels natural. Getting the thrash metal riff sections tight in Drop D is satisfying work, but give the cleaner melodic stretches equal rehearsal time since they carry just as much of the song's weight.

  • Being an instrumental, both guitar parts carry the full melodic and rhythmic storytelling, making clean execution in every section essential.
  • Drop D tuning lowers the sixth string to D, making the heavy riff passages feel thicker and allowing single-finger power chords on the lowest two strings.
  • At 80 BPM the song is not fast, but its length and multiple contrasting sections mean building stamina and memorising transitions are the real practice challenges.

How to Play SUICIDE & REDEMPTION

Tuning: Drop D · Key: G minor · Tempo: 80 BPM

The drop D tuning lets you fret the low power chords with a single finger, which is central to the heavier riffing here. At 80 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 80 BPM.

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
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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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