Nothing Else Matters Ukulele by Metallica

Name: Nothing Else Matters Ukulele
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Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Key: Em

Difficulty: Advanced

Chords:
C  -  0003
A  -  2100
D  -  2220
Dsus4-2230
Dsus2-2200
Em -  0432

Intro:
Play notes with 1 dash between them quicker than notes with 2 dashes between
A|-----------7------------------7-----------------7-----------------7-----|
E|--0-----7-----7-----0------7-----7-----0-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7--|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----------0-----0------------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------|

A|-----2--------2---------------2--3--2--0h2p0--2--0-----0-----0--2p0--------0-----0--2--|
E|--7--3-----3----3----------3------------------------0--0--0----------0-----0--0--------|
C|-----4--4---------4-----4------------------------------0----------------0--0-----------|
G|-----0---------------0---------------------------------2-------------------2-----------|

A|--0--2--3------3---5p3-3---3--5------5---5h7p5----------|
E|--0--0--0----0---0-------0-0--2----2---2-------7p5-0h2--|
C|--0--0--0--0---------------0--2--2----------------------|
G|---------------------------0--2-------------------------|

A|-----------7------------------7-----------------7-----------------7--------|
E|--0-----7-----7-----0------7-----7-----0-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7-----|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----------0-----0------------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0--|

A|--2----------2----------2--------2--2----------2----------2--------2--2----------2--|
E|--3------3-----------2--------0-----3------3-----------2--------0-----3------3------|
C|--4----4---4------2--------0--------4----4---4------2--------0--------4----4---4----|
G|--0----------0----------0--------0--0----------0----------0--------0--0----------0--|

A|-----2---------2---------2---------2---------------7-----------------7--------|
E|-------2---------0---------3---------2----0-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7-----|
C|--2------2--0------0--2------2--3------3--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------0-----------0-----0-----------0--|

Verse 1:

So close no matter how far / Couldn't be much more from the heart
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------7------|----------10---7-----9------0---5------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---0--3-2-|-0-----7--7------7---7---10-----0--3-2-|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0------|----------0----------9----------0------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0------|----0-----0--------0----------0-0------|

Forever trusting who we are / And nothing else matters
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------10-|----------------10--9-----9-|-----------7-----------------7---------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---10-|--10--------10--10--7---7---|--0-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7--3-2-|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0--|----------------0---9-------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0--|------0--0------0-----------|-----0-----------0-----0---------------|

Verse 2:

Never opened myself this way / Life is ours, we live it our way
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------7------|----------10---7-----9------0---5------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---0--3-2-|-0-----7--7------7---7---10-----0--3-2-|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0------|----------0----------9----------0------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0------|----0-----0--------0----------0-0------|

All these words I don't just say / And nothing else matters
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------10-|----------------10--9-----9-|-----------7-----------------7---------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---10-|--10--------10--10--7---7---|--0-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7--3-2-|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0--|----------------0---9-------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0--|------0--0------0-----------|-----0-----------0-----0---------------|

Verse 3:

Trust I seek and I find in you / Every day for us something new
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------7------|----------10---7-----9------0---5------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---0--3-2-|-0-----7--7------7---7---10-----0--3-2-|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0------|----------0----------9----------0------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0------|----0-----0--------0----------0-0------|

Open mind for a different view / And nothing else matters
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------10-|----------------10--9-----9-|-----------7--------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---10-|--10--------10--10--7---7---|--0-----7-----7-----|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0--|----------------0---9-------|--------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0--|------0--0------0-----------|-----0-----------0--|


Chorus:
C*   A*   D*
N.C   Dsus4* D* Dsus2*    C   A   D
Never cared for what they do
      Dsus4* D* Dsus2*    C     A   D
Never cared for what they know
       Em
But I know
A|--------7-----------------7---------|
E|-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7--3-2-|
C|------------------------------------|
G|--0-----------0-----0---------------|

Verse 1:

So close no matter how far / Couldn't be much more from the heart
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------7------|----------10---7-----9------0---5------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---0--3-2-|-0-----7--7------7---7---10-----0--3-2-|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0------|----------0----------9----------0------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0------|----0-----0--------0----------0-0------|

Forever trusting who we are / And nothing else matters
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------10-|----------------10--9-----9-|-----------7-----------------7---------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---10-|--10--------10--10--7---7---|--0-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7--3-2-|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0--|----------------0---9-------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0--|------0--0------0-----------|-----0-----------0-----0---------------|

Chorus:
C*   A*   D*
N.C   Dsus4* D* Dsus2*    C   A   D
Never cared for what they do
      Dsus4* D* Dsus2*    C     A   D
Never cared for what they know
      Em
But I know
A|--------7-----------------7--------|
E|-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7-----|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|--0-----------0-----0-----------0--|

Instrumental bridge:

A|--7-------9-----10-----12------3--------3--------0--------3--------|
E|-----7-------7------7------11-----0--------0-----------0-----0-----|
C|-------------------------------------0--------0-----0-----------0--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--7----------7-----7--5--0----7--5--9p7--------9p7-----------------7------|
E|-----8----------8------------------------7----------7-----0-----7---------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------------------------------0----------0-----0------------|

A|--7-------9-----10-----12------3--------3--------0--------3--------|
E|-----7-------7------7------11-----0--------0-----------0-----0-----|
C|-------------------------------------0--------0-----0-----------0--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--7----------7-----7--5--0----7--5--9p7--------9p7-----------------7---------|
E|-----8----------8------------------------7----------7-----0-----7-----7--3-2-|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------------------------------0----------0-----0---------------|

Verse 2:

Never opened myself this way / Life is ours, we live it our way
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------7------|----------10---7-----9------0---5------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---0--3-2-|-0-----7--7------7---7---10-----0--3-2-|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0------|----------0----------9----------0------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0------|----0-----0--------0----------0-0------|

All these words I don't just say / And nothing else matters
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------10-|----------------10--9-----9-|-----------7-----------------7---------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---10-|--10--------10--10--7---7---|--0-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7--3-2-|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0--|----------------0---9-------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0--|------0--0------0-----------|-----0-----------0-----0---------------|

Verse 3:

Trust I seek and I find in you / Every day for us something new
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------7------|----------10---7-----9------0---5------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---0--3-2-|-0-----7--7------7---7---10-----0--3-2-|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0------|----------0----------9----------0------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0------|----0-----0--------0----------0-0------|

Open mind for a different view / And nothing else matters
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------10-|----------------10--9-----9-|-----------7--------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---10-|--10--------10--10--7---7---|--0-----7-----7-----|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0--|----------------0---9-------|--------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0--|------0--0------0-----------|-----0-----------0--|


Chorus 2:
C*   A*   D*
      Dsus4* D* Dsus2*    C   A   D
Never cared for what they say
      Dsus4* D* Dsus2*     C     A   D
Never cared for games they play
      Dsus4* D* Dsus2*    C   A   D
Never cared for what they do
      Dsus4* D* Dsus2*    C   A   D
Never cared for what they know
      Em
But I know
A|--------7-----------------7--------|
E|-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7-----|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|--0-----------0-----0-----------0--|

Guitar solo:
Em   D C
Em   D C
Em   D C
Em
A|-----------7-----------------7--------|
E|--0-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7-----|
C|--------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0--|

Verse 1:

So close no matter how far / Couldn't be much more from the heart
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------7------|----------10---7-----9------0---5------|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---0--3-2-|-0-----7--7------7---7---10-----0--3-2-|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0------|----------0----------9----------0------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0------|----0-----0--------0----------0-0------|

Forever trusting who we are / And nothing else matters
A|-----------10---7-----9---10------10-|----------------10--9-----9-|
E|--0-----7--7------7---7------10---10-|--10--------10--10--7---7---|
C|-----------0----------9-----------0--|----------------0---9-------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----------0-0--|------0--0------0-----------|

Outro:

A|-----------7-----------------7----|----2--------2---------------2--3--2--0h2p0--2--0----|
E|--0-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7-|-7--3-----3----3----------3------------------------0-|
C|----------------------------------|----4--4---------4-----4-----------------------------|
G|-----0-----------0-----0----------|----0---------------0--------------------------------|

A|-----------7-----------------7----|----2--------2---------------2--3--2--0h2p0--2--0----|
E|--0-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7-|-7--3-----3----3----------3------------------------0-|
C|----------------------------------|----4--4---------4-----4-----------------------------|
G|-----0-----------0-----0----------|----0---------------0--------------------------------|

A|-----------7-----------------7----------|
E|--0-----7-----7-----0-----7-----7-----0-|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0----|


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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| *   strum once


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Last Updated: September 10, 2025