Nothing Else Matters - Metallica


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It's easy Chords version, I put some TAB licks so novice can sound 'more intermediate' :)
Tempo 144 bmp 6/8 pattern

[Intro 1]

            
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[Intro 2]
next part of intro you can play ring-thru the strings like shown below

            
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[Intro 3] - same chords as verse see strumming pattern 6/8 pattern d=down u=up

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[Verse 1]      
 
   d              u    d    u    d              u    d    u
   1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &    5    &    6    &
            
              

          
    So close  

          
              

          
      no matte

  
r 
   
             
   how        

                                      
    far

            
              

          
    Couldn't b

          
e             

          
      much mor

  
e      
             
   from       

           
    the       

             
     heart

            
              

          
    Forever   

          
              

          
      trust in

  
 

             
   who        

       
    we        

             
     are

             
              

           
    And       

            
     nothing  

            
      else 

            
   matters

              

     
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 [Verse 2] = [Verse 1] same strumming and chords
   
            
         Never

           
 opened my-sel

       
f this way
            
       Life is

            
 ours, we live

        
 it our       


 way
            
     All these

            
 words I don't

        
      just    


 say
             
        And   

  
 nothing else 
    ( 
   matters

    

 [Verse 3]= [Verse 1] same strumming and chords except ending with bridge to chorus

   d              u    d    u    d              u    d    u
   1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &    5    &    6    &
            
              

          
    Trust I   

          
     seek     

          
       and I  

  
 
   
             
   find       

            
    in        

                          
     you

            
              

          
    Every     

          
     day      

          
       for us 

  
   
             
   some    -  

           
      thing   

             
     new

            
              

          
    Open      

          
     mind     

            
      for a

             
   di    -    

       
    fferent   

             
     view

             
              

           
    And       

            
     nothing  

            
      else 

            
   matters

              

 
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[bridge to chorus]
     

[Chorus]

   d              u    d    u    d    u         u    d    
   1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &    5    &    6    &
             
              

            
    Never     

       
    cared     

      
     for what 

they
   
             
   do -       

              
              

                   
     - oo

             
              

            
    Never     

       
    cared     

      
     for what 

they
   
             
   know -     

              
              

                  
    -oohow

             
              

            
    But I     

    (      
    know

[Verse 1]
            
        So   c

            
lose no matter

          
 how     far
            
        Couldn

            
't be much mor

     
e from the hea


rt
            
         Forev

            
er        trus

        
ting who we   


are
             
        And   

  
 nothing else 
  ( 
   matters

     

[Bridge to chorus]

      

[Chorus] 

Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
But I know


[Bridge]
for precise see tab version / repeat below twice

                 
                 
                  
  (lick 1)        

[Verse 2]

            
         Never

           
 opened my-sel

       
f this way
            
       Life is

            
 ours, we live

        
 it our       


 way
            
     All these

            
 words I don't

        
      just    


 say
             
        And   

  
 nothing else 
     
   matters

  

[Verse 3]

            
        Trust 

           
I seek and I f

         
ind in  you
            
        Every 

            
day for us  so

  
mething new
            
         Open 

            
mind for a    

        
     different


 view
             
        And   

  
 nothing else 
     ( 
   matters

)  

[Bridge to chorus]
         

[Chorus 2]
first 2 lines (4 bars) played twice

  d              u    d    u    d    u         u    d    
   1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &    5    &    6    &
             
              

            
    Never     

       
    cared     

      
     for what 

they
   
             
   sa -       

              
              

                   
     - ay

             
              

            
    Never     

       
    cared     

      
     for games
   
             
   pla -      

              
              

                  
   -ay
             
              

            
    Never     

       
    cared     

      
     for what 

they
   
             
   do -       

              
              

                   
     - oo

             
              

            
    Never     

       
    cared     

      
     for what 

they
   
             
   know -     

              
              

                  
    -oohow

             
              

            
    And I     

     (
    know      

  
         yeah!

              
              
              
              
              
              

              
              
              
              
              
              

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[Solo]
Verse chords here should be power chords

 (022xxx)         (x799xx)        (x577xx)       (x355xx)
                                                
                                                
 (355xxx)          (x244xx)                     

[Lick 1]

[Verse 1]
            
        So   c

            
lose no matter

          
 how     far
            
        Couldn

            
't be much mor

     
e from the hea


rt
            
         Forev

            
er        trus

        
ting who we   


are
             
        No    

  
nothing else 
     ( 
   matters

)  

[outro]=[intro 2] and [intro 1] in fade-out

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