Friday, April 30, 2010
Nothing Else Matters lyrics
Nothing Else Matters lyrics
Songwriters: Hetfield, James Alan; Ulrich, Lars;
So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
I never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
And nothing else matters
Yeah, trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know
So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know, that's right
Never opened myself this way
And life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
And nothing else matters, yeah
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters
Never cared for things they say
Never cared for games they play
I never cared for what they do
I never cared for what they know
And I know, yeah yeah yeah
these lyrics are last corrected by Sebastian H.
Nothing Else Matters Tab Guitar
Nothing Else Matters Tab
Metallica - Nothing else matters '99 version
Original version by: Martijn van Welie (mwelie@cs.vu.nl)
Edited by Ruud Claessen (ruudje@post.com)
Comments or corrections please mail me.
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro
6/8 time
Eb-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0---7-|
Bb-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
Gb---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0---------|
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
P (9/8 time) H P S P S
Eb-7-----------7^0---------|---------7---8---7^8\5---7-5-/0------|
Bb---------0-------0-------|---------0---0-----------0-------5---|
Gb-----0---------------0---|-----0-------------------------------|
Db-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
P
Eb-------------2^0---------|-------------0---0---0---|
Bb-5-------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---5---|
Gb-----5---------------5---|-----5-----------5---5---|
Db-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab-0-----------------------|-0---------------0---2---|
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------|
P H P P H
Eb-0-----------3^0-----0---|-0----------0^5^0---------|
Bb-5-------5-------5---5---|-7---7-5-7--------7^0-5^0-|
Gb-5-----5---5-------5-5---|-7------------------------|
Db-------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab-3---3---------------3---|-5------------------------|
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------|
<.NH.>
Eb-------12----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
Bb-----12--0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
Gb---12------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
upstroke
Eb-------------7---7-------|-------------|-------------7-----------|
Bb-------------8---8-------|-----7-----5-|-------------8-----------|
Gb-----------9-----9-------|-----7-----5-|-----------9-------------|
Db---------9---------------|---7-----5---|---------9---------------|
Ab-------7-----------------|-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------|
Eb-0-----------------------|-------------|-0-----------------------|
Eb-------------|----------7-----7--------|-----5-----------3-------|
Bb-----7-----5-|----------------8--------|-------7-----------5-----|
Gb-----7-----5-|-------------9-----------|---------7-----------5---|
Db---7-----5---|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------|-5-----------3-----------|
Eb-------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb-----3-------------------|-------0-----(0------)|-------0-----|
Bb-------3---------5-4-----|-----0---0---(-0-----)|-----0---0---|
Gb---------4---------------|---0-------0-(--0----)|---0-------0-|
Db-------------------------|-------------(---2---)|-------------|
Ab-------------2-----------|-------------(----2--)|-------------|
Eb-3-----------------------|-0-----------(-----0-)|-0-----------|
Main guitar part :
So close,no matter how far......
Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----|
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----|
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0-----| repeat 2X
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2-----|
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3-----|
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------3-2-|
Forever trusting who we are............and nothing else
matters
Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----------3--2------2----
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----------3--0--------0--
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0---------0----2-----------
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2--------------1----1------
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3--------------2--2--------
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------0-2-3--------------------
Chorus guitar part
Never cared for what they do........
Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-3---2--0--2-|
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-3---3--3--3-|
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-2---2--2--2-|
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-0---0--0--0-|
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------------------|
Eb-------------|-------------------------|
Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-3---2--0--2-|
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-3---3--3--3-|
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-2---2--2--2-|
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-0---0--0--0-|
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------------------|
Eb-------------|-------------------------|
Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-0-----------|
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-0-----------|
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-0-----------|
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-2-----------|
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------2-----------|
Eb-------------|-------------0-----------|
Interlude
|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-------8--------|
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5------5----|----5-----5-----|
|--------------|---------------|-----5------5--|-5----------5\--|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------0|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0-------|
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-----|
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0---|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0--------------|
|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-8-----8--------|
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5--------5--|---5-----5------|
|--------------|---------------|-----5----5---5|-----5-----5----|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0---------|
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-------|
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0-----|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0------------3-2-|
Interlude solo * *
Eb|--------3-----3--5--5(7)5--5-----3--5---10--7--6(8)6--
Bb|--3--5-----5------------------5-----------------------
Eb|--10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---3-0-
*=bend and release
GOTO MAIN GUITAR PART
Guitar solo :
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III)
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III)
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III) | G5(III) B5(II) | E5
B B R V V
Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb-15------15----------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb-14(16)--14(16)14-12--14-12|-11-12-11----11-------------12-14-12-|
Db---------------------------|----------14----12-14----------------|
Ab---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B B B
Eb-------12-------12---------------------------hold bend-->--------|
Gb----12-------12----15^14^12-(approx.8x )--15(17)-15-15-15--------|
Gb-14(16)---14(16)---------------------|---------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
release bend
Eb-15(17)--15---14-15-|----15-14----14-15-14-12|--------------------
Bb--------------------|-12-------12------------|-15-14-12-----------
Gb--------------------|------------------------|-----------12-14-12-
Db--------------------|------------------------|--------------------
Ab--------------------|------------------------|--------------------
Eb--------------------|------------------------|--------------------
B R B B R P B
Eb-------------------------|-12--------------------hold----->-----release
Bb----------------------12-|-------12-15(17)15--12^15(17)-15-15-15-15-15-
Gb-14(16)14-12----12-14(16)|-------------------------------|-------------
Db-------------14----------|-------------------------------|-------------
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------
H P S H P
Eb-----------------------------------
Bb-12^15^12~~~~~~\\\\\\7--5^7^5~~~~~~
Gb-----------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------
The end :
E-------0-----|-------0---7-|-7-----------7^0---------|
B-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---------0-------0-------|
G---0-------0-|---0---------|-----0---------------0---|
D-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
A-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
E-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------------------|
E---------7---8---7^8\5---7-5-/0--0--0-|
B---------0---0-----------0------------|
G-----0--------------------------------| repeat
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------0-|
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Nothing Else Matters Alternate versions
Alternate versionsFor its appearance on S&M, its orchestration was arranged by Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. This live version is found on the S&M album. This version was also released as the single "Nothing Else Matters '99", which included the B-sides "−Human", and the S&M version of "For Whom The Bell Tolls", on January 4, 2000. This version was also played with guitars tuned to Eb.
There is also an acoustic remix of "Nothing Else Matters" that is called the "elevator version" with no electric guitars (replaced by acoustic guitars, even for the solo), Kamen's orchestrations, and Hetfield's voice only; it appears as the b-side to Sad But True.
Nothing Else Matters Music video
Music video
The video premiered on MTV on February 26, 1992. It was directed by Adam Dubin; it consists of parts of the "A year and a half..." video tape which was shot during the recordings of the Black Album. One of them shows Hetfield playing the 12 string during one of the choruses. MTV will not air the video during daytime hours anymore because it features nudity in the form of pin-up posters that are taped up in the studio. It also has a picture of Kip Winger which Lars Ulrich is seen throwing darts at. It should be noted that on the band's 2006 music video compilation DVD, the posters are censored, as was done with the nudity featured in the music videos for Turn the Page and Whiskey in the Jar.
Nothing Else Matters Composition
Composition
Its intro is an E minor arpeggio beginning with E on the D string, open G, B and high E strings. It was first rumoured, and then confirmed by Hetfield on Classic Albums: The Black Album DVD, that he started composing it while he was on the phone with his girlfriend and only had one free hand.
It is one of the few Metallica songs in which Hetfield, rather than Hammett, plays the guitar solo. Given that Hetfield recorded all rhythm and most harmony tracks on the band's first five albums, it is therefore the only Metallica song that does not feature Hammett's playing (excluding Cliff Burton's bass solo (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth). In response to a question asked by a fan in So What!, the magazine of Metallica's official fan club, Hetfield confirmed that he recorded every guitar track on the song.
