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Nothing Else Matters Acoustic Chords by Metallica

Nothing Else Matters Acoustic chords by Metallica

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tempo 144 bmp 6/8 pattern

Intro 1:

   Em                        Em                     2x
e|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
B|---------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------|
G|-----0---------------0---|-----0---------------0---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|

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

   Em                        Em                       Em
e|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|------------
B|---------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------|---------0--
G|-----0---------------0---|-----0---------------0---|-----0------
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------
E|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0----------
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   Am                        Am

   C                         D

   Em                        Em

e|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
B|---------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------|
G|-----0---------------0---|-----0---------------0---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| Lick 1
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-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    &
   Em             Em   Em   Em   Em             Em   Em   Em

   D              D    D    D    C              C    C    C

   Em             Em   Em   Em   Em             Em   Em   Em

   D              D    D    D   Csus2          Csus2 Csus2 Csus2

   Em             Em   Em   Em   Em             Em   Em   Em

   D              D  Dsus4 Dsus4 Csus2          Csus2 Csus2 Csus2

   G              G    G   G     B7             B7   B7   B7

   Em                            Em
e|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
B|---------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------|
G|-----0---------------0---|-----0---------------0---|
D|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|

Verse 1:

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

   D              D    D    D    C              C    C    C
   how            far

   Em             Em   Em   Em   Em             Em   Em   Em
                  Couldn't be                   much more
   D              D    D   Dsus4 Csus2          Csus2 Csus2 Csus2
   from           the            heart

   Em             Em   Em   Em   Em             Em   Em   Em
                  Forever                       trust in

   D              D  Dsus4 Dsus4 Csus2          Csus2 Csus2 Csus2
   who            we             are

   G              G    G   G     B7             B7   B7   B7
                  And            nothing        else

   Em                            Em
   matters
e|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
B|---------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------|
G|-----0---------------0---|-----0-------------------|
D|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|    Lick 2
A|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------3-2-|

 Verse 2: = Verse 1: same strumming and chords

   Em          Em        D         C
         Never opened my-self this way
   Em          Em                 D Dsus4 Csus2
       Life is ours, we live it our        way
   Em          Em                 D Dsus4 Csus2
     All these words I don't      just     say
   G           B7
        And    nothing else
   Em (lick 2) Em
   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    &
   Em             Em   Em   Em   Em             Em   Em   Em
                  Trust I        seek            and I

   D              D    D    D    C              C    C    C
   find           in             you

   Em             Em   Em   Em   Em             Em   Em   Em
                  Every          day             for us
   D              D    D   Dsus4 Csus2          Csus2 Csus2 Csus2
   some    -        thing        new

   Em             Em   Em   Em   Em             Em   Em   Em
                  Open           mind           for a

   D              D  Dsus4 Dsus4 Csus2          Csus2 Csus2 Csus2
   di    -        fferent        view

   G              G    G   G     B7             B7   B7   B7
                  And            nothing        else

   Em
   matters
e|-------------0-----------|
B|---------0-------0-------|
G|-----0---------------0---|
D|-2-----------------------|
A|-2-----------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|

bridge to chorus:
C     A

Chorus:

   d              u    d    u    d    u         u    d
   1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &    5    &    6    &
   D              D    D    D  Dsus4  D        Dsus2 D
                  Never         cared          for what they

   C                             A
   do -                          - oo

   D              D    D    D  Dsus4  D        Dsus2 D
                  Never         cared          for what they

   C                            A
   know -                       -oohow

   D              D    D    D   Em (lick1)      Em
                  But I         know

Verse 1:
   Em          Em            D         C
        So   close no matter how     far
   Em            Em           D Dsus4  Csus2
        Couldn't be much more from the heart
   Em          Em                 D Dsus4 Csus2
         Forever        trusting who we   are
   G           B7
        And    nothing else
Em (first bar of lick 2)
   matters

Bridge to chorus:

C     A

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

Em                 Em
Am                 Am
C                  D
   Em (lick 1) Em

Verse 2:

   Em          Em        D         C
         Never opened my-self this way
   Em          Em                 D Dsus4 Csus2
       Life is ours, we live it our        way
   Em          Em                 D Dsus4 Csus2
     All these words I don't      just     say
   G           B7
        And    nothing else
 Em (lick 2) Em
   matters

Verse 3:

   Em          Em          D         C
        Trust I seek and I find in  you
   Em          Em           D Dsus4 Csus2
        Every day for us  something new
   Em          Em                 D Dsus4 Csus2
         Open mind for a         different view
   G           B7
        And    nothing else
 Em (lick 2) Em
   matters

Bridge to chorus:
C     A

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

  d              u    d    u    d    u         u    d
   1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &    5    &    6    &
   D              D    D    D  Dsus4  D        Dsus2 D
                  Never         cared          for what they

   C                             A
   sa -                          - ay

   D              D    D    D  Dsus4  D        Dsus2 D
                  Never         cared          for games

   C                            A
   pla -                       -ay
   D              D    D    D  Dsus4  D        Dsus2 D
                  Never         cared          for what they

   C                             A
   do -                          - oo

   D              D    D    D  Dsus4  D        Dsus2 D
                  Never         cared          for what they

   C                            A
   know -                       -oohow

   D              D    D    D   Em  (power chords) Em
                  And I         know               yeah!

                               e|-------------|-------------|
                               B|-------------|-------------|
                               G|-------------|-------------|
                               D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
                               A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
                               E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bridge to solo:

Solo:
Verse chords here should be power chords

E5 (022xxx)        E5 (x799xx)       D5 (x577xx)      C5 (x355xx)
E5                 E5                D5               C5
E5                 E5                D5               C5
G5 (355xxx)        B5  (x244xx)      E5               E5

Lick 1:

Verse 1:
   Em          Em            D         C
        So   close no matter how     far
   Em            Em           D Dsus4  Csus2
        Couldn't be much more from the heart
   Em          Em                 D Dsus4 Csus2
         Forever        trusting who we   are
   G           B7
        No    nothing else
Em (lick 2) Em
   matters

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