Nothing Else Matters Acoustic chords by Metallica

Chords with lyrics

Tempo 144 bmp 6/8 pattern

Intro 1:

  E minorEm            E minorEm           2x
e|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
BB|---------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------|
G+G|-----0---------------0---|-----0---------------0---|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|

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

  E minorEm            E minorEm            E minorEm
e|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|------------
BB|---------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------|---------0--
G+G|-----0---------------0---|-----0---------------0---|-----0------
D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------
E MajorE|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0----------

  A minorAm            A minorAm

  C majorC             D MajorD

  E minorEm            E minorEm

e|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
BB|---------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------|
G+G|-----0---------------0---|-----0---------------0---|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------| Lick 1
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|

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

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

  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD  C majorC       C majorC  C majorC  C majorC

  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm

  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD  Csus2Csus2     Csus2Csus2 Csus2 Csus2Csus2

  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm

  D MajorD       D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Dsus4 Csus2Csus2     Csus2Csus2 Csus2 Csus2Csus2

  G+G       G+G  G+G  G+G   B7B7       B7B7  B7B7  B7B7

  E minorEm              E minorEm
e|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
BB|---------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------|
G+G|-----0---------------0---|-----0---------------0---|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|

Verse 1:

  d       u  d  u  d       u  d  u
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &
  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm
         So close           no matter

  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD  C majorC       C majorC  C majorC  C majorC
  how      far

  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm
         Couldn't be          much more
  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2     Csus2Csus2 Csus2 Csus2Csus2
  from      the      heart

  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm
         Forever            trust in

  D MajorD       D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Dsus4 Csus2Csus2     Csus2Csus2 Csus2 Csus2Csus2
  who      we       are

  G+G       G+G  G+G  G+G   B7B7       B7B7  B7B7  B7B7
         And      nothing    else

  E minorEm              E minorEm
  matters
e|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
BB|---------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------|
G+G|-----0---------------0---|-----0-------------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|  Lick 2
A augmentedA|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------3-2-|

 Verse 2: = Verse 1: same strumming and chords

  E minorEm     E minorEm    D MajorD     C majorC
     Never opened my-self this way
  E minorEm     E minorEm         D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2
    Life is ours, we live it our    way
  E minorEm     E minorEm         D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2
   All these words I don't   just   say
  G+G      B7B7
    And  nothing else
  E minorEm (lick 2) E minorEm
  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  &
  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm
         Trust I    seek      and I

  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD  C majorC       C majorC  C majorC  C majorC
  find      in       you

  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm
         Every     day       for us
  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2     Csus2Csus2 Csus2 Csus2Csus2
  some  -    thing    new

  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm       E minorEm  E minorEm  E minorEm
         Open      mind      for a

  D MajorD       D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Dsus4 Csus2Csus2     Csus2Csus2 Csus2 Csus2Csus2
  di  -    fferent    view

  G+G       G+G  G+G  G+G   B7B7       B7B7  B7B7  B7B7
         And      nothing    else

  E minorEm
  matters
e|-------------0-----------|
BB|---------0-------0-------|
G+G|-----0---------------0---|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----------------------|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------|

bridge to chorus:
C majorC   A augmentedA

Chorus:

  d       u  d  u  d  u     u  d
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &
  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD    Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
         Never     cared     for what they

  C majorC               A augmentedA
  do -             - oo

  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD    Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
         Never     cared     for what they

  C majorC              A augmentedA
  know -            -oohow

  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD  E minorEm (lick1)   E minorEm
         But I     know

Verse 1:
  E minorEm     E minorEm      D MajorD     C majorC
    So  close no matter how   far
  E minorEm      E minorEm      D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2
    Couldn't be much more from the heart
  E minorEm     E minorEm         D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2
     Forever    trusting who we  are
  G+G      B7B7
    And  nothing else
E minorEm (first bar of lick 2)
  matters

Bridge to chorus:

C majorC   A augmentedA

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

E minorEm         E minorEm
A minorAm         A minorAm
C majorC         D MajorD
  E minorEm (lick 1) E minorEm

Verse 2:

  E minorEm     E minorEm    D MajorD     C majorC
     Never opened my-self this way
  E minorEm     E minorEm         D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2
    Life is ours, we live it our    way
  E minorEm     E minorEm         D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2
   All these words I don't   just   say
  G+G      B7B7
    And  nothing else
 E minorEm (lick 2) E minorEm
  matters

Verse 3:

  E minorEm     E minorEm     D MajorD     C majorC
    Trust I seek and I find in you
  E minorEm     E minorEm      D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2
    Every day for us something new
  E minorEm     E minorEm         D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2
     Open mind for a     different view
  G+G      B7B7
    And  nothing else
 E minorEm (lick 2) E minorEm
  matters

Bridge to chorus:
C majorC   A augmentedA

Chorus 2:
first 2 lines (4 bars) played twice

 d       u  d  u  d  u     u  d
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &
  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD    Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
         Never     cared     for what they

  C majorC               A augmentedA
  sa -             - ay

  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD    Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
         Never     cared     for games

  C majorC              A augmentedA
  pla -            -ay
  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD    Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
         Never     cared     for what they

  C majorC               A augmentedA
  do -             - oo

  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD    Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
         Never     cared     for what they

  C majorC              A augmentedA
  know -            -oohow

  D MajorD       D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD  E minorEm (power chords) E minorEm
         And I     know        yeah!

                e|-------------|-------------|
                BB|-------------|-------------|
                G+G|-------------|-------------|
                D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
                A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
                E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bridge to solo:

Solo:
Verse chords here should be power chords

E5E5 (022xxx)    E5E5 (x799xx)    D5D5 (x577xx)   C5C5 (x355xx)
E5E5         E5E5        D5D5        C5C5
E5E5         E5E5        D5D5        C5C5
G5G5 (355xxx)    B5B5 (x244xx)   E5E5        E5E5

Lick 1:

Verse 1:
  E minorEm     E minorEm      D MajorD     C majorC
    So  close no matter how   far
  E minorEm      E minorEm      D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2
    Couldn't be much more from the heart
  E minorEm     E minorEm         D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Csus2Csus2
     Forever    trusting who we  are
  G+G      B7B7
    No  nothing else
E minorEm (lick 2) E minorEm
  matters

Other versions of Nothing Else Matters Acoustic

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Nothing else matters ukulele by Metallica