Disposable Heroes: 5 Things You're Playing Wrong | Metallica lesson | Weekend Wankshop 219

[@BenEller]

UPDATE! Section 4 (James’ riff behind the solo) is more like how he plays it LIVE. Thanks to you loyal Weekend Wankers, I now have an isolated recording of how he played it on the ALBUM! Uploading an additional video right now so you can play it just like the record! Thanks guys!

[@vneckandjorts]

I might have an idea of what he plays, i made a video response to your amazing upload here kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXeQXnSfi6qdnMU

[@mattel_es8046]

Neverending Story play through?! 😂

[@BenEller]

Thomas Regan great job!!! What I’ve come up with is very very similar. Good call using the remaster and demo version, I didn’t consult those!

[@GUSVITOR]

Thanksss

[@portagenial]

Hey I found the isolated track of the rythm guitar during the solo, I don't know if you found it yet but i believe you were pretty close kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZTHe3iQdrh5ZpI Probably most people haven't heard it since it has 8 visits only lol

[@IWishUWereTacos]

I've always played this perfectly....first on my cassette Walkman, then my portable CD player and most recently on my ipod

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

LOL

[@BenEller]

Jason Woolum decades of straight up killing it! You the man!

[@IWishUWereTacos]

@@BenEller 😎

[@glenncooper3524]

My MOP didn't play it perfect after a thousand uses. I went through 3 of those tapes in three years. I had to tape the tape back together several times before I broke down and bought new ones

[@alexandermccourt6023]

Excellent 👍🤘

[@MrMetalhorse]

One does not simply keep that rhythm for 8 minutes.

[@Wrathofkala]

Honestly, I think it's Metallica's hardest song to play.

[@skummtoons6686]

You got that right brother. Burning forearm exercise. Watched James play it live, dam. Iommi : the riff master Hetfield: the riff King. My favorite song off of that album.

[@rickfeith6372]

Shave and a haircut bum bum digga digga

[@charlesberreondo70]

honestly. the only other one thats this difficult rhythm-wise, would be dyers eve

[@davidrussell9290]

Cool.

[@teamatfort444]

Dyers eve main riff? Edit: OMG UNCLE BEN LIKED THE COMMENT DYERS EVE TUTORIAL COMFIRMED?

[@burnsZY85]

Hetfield is such a beast, imagine playing and singing this stuff.

[@callejarvholm]

Yeah, and standing up with the guitar bellow his knees

[@DaveTaste]

Whilst being off his tits on beer.

[@Titty_tickler]

and head banging his brains out

[@zit1999]

And thankfully no cowbell !

[@zzn6oo]

Where is what if Ride The Lightning was major key , man its been 7 months since you said its on the way

[@kcjacobs8399]

Love this channel! Just wanted to say, watching these is making me wanna play again. I used to really damn good. Started at 16, 45 now. Had my fretting hand crushed with a hydraulic cylinder 2 years ago, and had reconstructive surgery. Think I'll dust off the guitar soon. Thanks for the inspiration, Ben! 🤜🤛

[@jeremyplumley9165]

Hopefully you didn't lose any fingers and are back at full use?

[@kcjacobs8399]

@@jeremyplumley9165 hey...no didn't lose the fingers. I lost feeling in them though. Since this comment 2 years ago I have picked up the guitar again. I'm not back to where I was, but damn, I can still play my favorites. Not as fast, but my kids love it. Thanks for asking.. Cheers, man!

[@jeremyplumley9165]

That's awesome man. We are about the same age, I'm sure you're jamming the same tunes I love. Upload some videos. Best, Jeremy

[@zit1999]

@@kcjacobs8399thanks for the updates! I’m picking up the guitar for the first time, first year and its a struggle, but your comment is inspirational! 🎉 🚂 Just keep playing

[@DrNotJC]

Damn, I've been wiping that way since 1986 because of that lyric. I've been living a lie.

[@retsamcm]

Do you go under your ballsack or do you go from the back and do like a pinch thing with your thumb?

[@razeezar]

​@@retsamcm Accessing from the front for the 'Back to front' wipe is known as the 'Baby in the Manger'.

[@zit1999]

Might have to switch hands to relearn it brother 😂

[@thebatman1482]

Another cool lick to learn would be that fucked up harmony section in fight Fire with Fire or the riff under the solo in battery or frayed ends of sanity... Never sure how to play those things...

[@IWishUWereTacos]

Never doubt the batman...he's not wrong

[@thebatman1482]

@@IWishUWereTacos Thanks dude! I think i have an idea on how to play the frayed rhythm under the solo part, but i'm clueless on how to play the other two... So please Uncle ben, teach the rhythmic paths of carpal tunnel pain!!!

[@IWishUWereTacos]

@thebatman, I'm off on it too. I've played it the lazy way forever

[@thebatman1482]

@@IWishUWereTacos I never even bothered to learn how that fight Fire Harmony goes on the actual song...

[@IWishUWereTacos]

@@thebatman1482 hopefully our favorite degenerate uncle will get to work on it

[@L00ww]

"back to the front" is not about wipe direction dude that is the funniest shit i've ever heard in the history of funny shit :D :D

[@TheRustyRailz]

I laughed so hard

[@ali965]

it was such a subtle joke but way funnier than i think he intended😂

[@zit1999]

That is why you check yourself to immerse into the song gently 😂

[@TobyKBTY]

Good Lord for a lesson, this had some meaty-good tone. That sounded thicc af

[@ESPSJ]

Gotta be said Kirk's solo in this song is also pretty badass. Never been a fan of multiple takes combined, but none the less it's a great solo.

[@Barwis10]

Ben, you should know that the entire #4 section can be heard in isolation on the vocal track stems from Guitar Hero. Link is here: watch?v=6xLwTaMItaM (starts at 4:32) I hope you check it out since i believe it differs from the transcription you present here.

[@BenEller]

papa barwis AAAAAAH why could I have not found that?! All the guitar iso tracks were just Kirk’s lead! Thanks man!

[@rickkelley4618]

papa barwis can you throw down the link again?

[@kronosecw]

@@BenEller Most of these rips (from the guitar hero sessions) weren't ripped as guitar 1,2,3 etc.. just guitar. So when there was a solo they would throw the guitar track onto vocals, drums or whatever. You are still technically correct in your "modern era" version - but if you watch this song being played in 1985 or whatever, he's playing it the studio version. Seen here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKC5kqmml811nK8

[@Barwis10]

kronosecw Yup. Metallica often changes the way they play riffs live. Recent live shows should serve mostly as a guidline for transcribing. To keep everything in check, they should always be used alongside studio recordings.

[@kronosecw]

@@Barwis10 It's an odd choice to change... Like I feel like some of the songs they're just feeling lazy (...well basically every song for lars now :drum roll:) but that counterpoint harmony was a nice touch. The hardest part of that whole thing he's doing is simply having to stretch and play A-12p7 E-8 and maintain that position to catch the e power chord BUT THE DUDE HAS HUGE HANDS. So either he forgot the riff, or got bored.

[@macewindex]

I've been listening to this song for nearly 32 years, and been playing it for almost as long. I could never hear the main vocal riff properly because of the way the cymbals volume swells on the album before it starts. I can finally "hear" it thanks to your playing in this video. Thanks, man.

[@raymondgibson659]

Oh! That 16th note riff has always been somewhat mysterious to me, thanks for this!

[@wreckstate7778]

Ha! Perfect timing. I've been working this one and you always bring the juice Uncle Ben!

[@jeffmoppi]

I've known about all of them except the chords in #4. Blows my mind.

[@rickkelley4618]

I am so happy right now!! I have been playing (attempting) MOP album for years, since the early 90s. And you really helped me especially on one of my all-time favorites: Damage Inc. Other than James’ rhythm during the solo, I had ALL OF THIS ONE RIGHT! Woohoo! I feel like I won the Uncle Ben lottery 😂

[@h.youngvalley.3681]

Hey dude! Sick as always. Without yr sharing I wouldn’t learned my first solo (Wait by White Lion) .. Or toooooooons of necessary stuff I’ve learned from you! You’re making the lessons simple, clear, very accurate and bullshit-free. Without you’re lessons I could sell away my guitars. Again. Thanks Uncle Ben! (Make that little fighter solo lesson as well, I have PayPal if that’s needed, lol)

[@Raven_of_Doom]

Thanks Uncle Ben, you put in a lot of work for this.

[@kurzackd]

*EXCELLENT* work, Ben !! Thanks a lot !! :) Learned a few things myself that I had never even THOUGHT of ! :) One note tho: That very last part you showed, I don't there's a tab out there that *DOESN'T* get it right. -- -- It's a fairly simple, slow and straightforward progression. Hard to get wrong, even by ear, really. .

[@diabeticmonkey]

The best Metallica song. Thanks for the lesson Uncle Ben. Great as always!

[@robertesensee3494]

That transition lick is legendary!

[@GP-ij5rx]

admire your work man ! totally agree with you most tabs are just a rough guide for most but if you have a trained ear you can really hear when there wrong or even better watching them play like you do makes a huge difference in your playing! 🤘 the clean entersandman riff is another example of wrong tabs 🤔

[@doom-mantia]

Great work! Humanity owes Uncle Ben!

[@kurzackd]

11:05 -- you are absolutely correct... There *IS* yet another harmony track in that part. :) (or, at least, I've been hearing it TOO, since forever...) .

[@itcantrainallthetime9886]

I was talking about this song last night with my wife while watching Overlord. Today I need to learn this.

[@jonnydavies6968]

The best MoP rhythm guitar source is Disc 3 of the MoP Deluxe edition - "rough mixes and work in progress" contains the unmixed drums and rhythm guitars. Very clear, very definable as to the complexities as hardly any of them have the solos put on yet.

[@glenncooper3524]

Your the man. I was about to dispute the ending tag of the 16th note c sharp riff because I was sure it was a slide from F sharp to E also like the G to F sharp slide before it.I checked several live videos finally found you where right. Then I thought of listening to the original because they are known for playing things different live, and no slide. I remember the tab book from 86 that you mentioned wasn't completely horrible but man o man did they have the breakdown riff wrong!!! "Why am I dying" riff. I'm glad you pointed that out. I remember back in 98 seeing a live video of the debut of Disposable Heroes and noticing the exact way you taught. Look up Kirk Hammett riffs. Lol that tab book is behind him on the amp lmao. I hope he didn't use that to brush up. Battery is completely wrong on that please do a battery main riff video. I think sonsterr has it right. But when I try to play along with the song using songsterrs way it doesn't come out right

[@BL-cc1vm]

Great video Ben thank you for clearing these old Metallica riffs up we all got steered the wrong way by Cherry Lane tab books lol. I tried for years to get that crazy "fight fire with fire" riff right, the tabs were totally off. Looking forward to more vids like this!

[@ScottyWiard]

If I remember correctly, the Guitar World tab for the Master of Puppets anniversary (they had a whole interview, spotlight, and DVD segment with Kirk) was fairly accurate. Kirk even mentioned the right way to play the spider riff in Master of Puppets as well.

[@SaintFranssoix]

Best guitar fine learning channel

[@SashaGarcia]

The harmony after the last "freedom no longer frees you" tanananananannnn (eye of the beholder) would be a great lesson !

[@sebsthexeno9460]

Someone please make a riff busters intro animation thing for videos like this, I need more glorious 8bit Uncle Ben in my life.

[@nickmitchell8618]

Awesome lesson as always man! It's amazing how many tabs out there over the years are so far off. Thanks for setting them straight! Would you ever break down the intro solo to The Prince that Metallica covered? Such a ripping solo that I've never heard anyone attempt! Hammett plays it nothing like he used to so it's hard to see any good footage of how he played it on the recording. The rhythm parts are awesome too! Would be cool to see you dissect this gem of a song!!

[@progrob27]

Uncle Ben, I only discovered your channel recently and its really great content. Thanks man!

[@KawiMusician]

Been my fav off Master since I was a kid when this came out

[@JimVincent]

This was the first Metallica song I'd ever heard and it made me an instant fan. It's still one of my favorites and a blast to play on guitar.

[@kartikchandrasekhar2762]

I was very pleasantly surprised to find out Kirk wrote some of the best riffs on the song! His solo is a perfect gem too.

[@manuelgarciamiranda5178]

Thanks a lot. Now, the other riff that i cant get right its the frayed ends of Sanity (James guitar in kirks solo). I need that

[@PiperFishing]

Thank you for doing these.

[@proapocalypse1448]

I have been playing the middle part the same way as you even though my guitar book says otherwise. I have seen plenty of bad tab. The Justice book transcription for Blackend is terrible. My friend still thinks my book is right and I tell him it's wrong. I didn't know about that pull off on the 16th notes so I will now incorporate that as well. And I'll look into the others as well. Good job.

[@alexandermccourt6023]

This is my fav Metallica song! Thanks 🤘 never gets the love it deserves

[@Patricho]

Hey Benny! Since you're my real dad...Could you please do a video like, habbits of the shredder-demon Andy La Roque of King Diamond! One of the most underrated guitarist in the universe! And of course he is from Sweden! 🤘🏻🇸🇪 Glad you asked! Bye dad!

[@rickkelley4618]

Patrick Eriksson he’s not your real dad. He’s your biological step-dad. Get it right.

[@int0the3p1t32]

The intro chug riff at like 100 bpm was my all inclusive warm up. I’d just try to go as long as possible and then go up 10-20 bpm after a break. I don’t remember how fast I’ve been able to do it haha.

[@skummtoons6686]

"You will wipe, When I say, You must wipe.. BACK TO THE FRONT!" 🤣💨 Great tutilidge Mr. Ben 👍👍

[@MikPhish]

Thanks, Uncle Ben!

[@colt.thrower]

You're the best, thank you Uncle Ben

[@zebes2694]

Impressive downstrokes without changing the angle of the pick 👍

[@lucydiamond7777]

Fantastic sir. I would love to see you do the main riff to Chthonic's Southern Cross.

[@kionihernandez356]

Chthonic! Between Silence & Death would be cool too

[@MyriadSociety]

@Uncle Ben, you should really do a short video on how to play Kirk’s melody that’s done for 8 bars right after “He’s yours to take away…” at 2:17 in the song. I’ve never seen a correct tab of that part, ever.

[@stevejohnston8543]

I notice you You Tube players use similar equipment. You mind explaining some of the gadgets you’re using and how you guys record and upload. I’m a plug a play amp analogue guy. Thanks and great work. I always laugh when I hear you mention those brutal tab books we grew up with. You’d be so excited and then you’re like…..really?

[@mgrocki]

Nice! You should probably do Damage Inc. next (if not already done)

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

You like damage inc covers?

[@tommacmillan8831]

you can hear the fast section C# pull off bit really clearly on the demo tapes (somewhere on youtube).

[@Ryan_Haydon84]

This is awesome...you're my non disposable hero sir.

[@stevesoldwedel]

Indispensable Hero, Ben Eller.

[@joshjosh9010]

Probably Metallica's most difficult song to play rhythmically. Kirk gets so many breaks in this song, while James is playing basically non-stop. Great test of stamina.

[@murk4552]

You do realize he is melodically and harmonically complimenting Jame's riffs playing the higher register parts like in the intro, or that little fill he throws in the pre-Verse riff as a 2nd go around variation? Plus 30 seconds of that solo, is him getting James to harmonize with his huge chunk of it, that's not easy to do either. Also, it's not a lead guitarists job to just play every single thing the rhythm guitarist does, lmfao.

[@kurzackd]

Their most physically-demanding for sure, not "difficult" per-se. .

[@rodrigoblotte]

When I got to the part of "this is a little bit of guesswork" I was like....dude if you tell me that the master of puppets intro riff its played on the G string, I'll fuckin trust you, believe you, and follow....no hesitations.

[@MetallicAAlabamA]

MetallicA is the reason I wanted to learn how to play. If I never make a great shredder, I'm GOING to make a great chugger lol.

[@phillipwatson1821]

Back to the front😂😂😂 Would love to see a another Slayer video, maybe At Dawn They Sleep🤘🏻🤔

[@berrymccockiner3492]

Phillip Watson fuck yeah

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

You like Slayer covers?

[@irushforth]

At 5:20 "Play an open A [muted] - some people mistake this for an E note but it's another open A" - As it happens, the bassline does a High E at this point (which is of course consonant with the A, but that could explain the discrepancy in some people's minds).

[@ryanvergara3603]

I love the "Neverending Story" tune @ 1:18 Long live Falkor!

[@KawiMusician]

Thanks BTW..always dig seeing your clean ups of others BS tab wise. I learned LONG AGO in the 90s to learn with my ears,because I seemed to have a decent knack for figuring stiff out.so much so people used to pay me to tab out songs or records for em.lol..i usually did it for free tho..felt guilty taking friends money for helping em learn songs..anyways,good shit. Thanks man

[@John-tg5vn]

youre a beast

[@KawiMusician]

@@John-tg5vn have u checked out my music on KZbin or something? Just curious if that's why u say I'm a beast. Lol ty either way.i will take it

[@kurzackd]

10:08 -- Manowar -- Battle Hymn. :D (the intro)

[@skrugen]

I waited until I was peaking to watch this vid. so worth it

[@GUSVITOR]

Please, can you make the same for all tracks of Master of puppets album? Great work Ben, thank you so much👏👏

[@DLX2727]

@Ben Eller Can u make 5 things you're playing wrong in Ride The Lightning? I think there is some controversy about intro, bridge and rhytm behind solo

[@before120]

Ok, so first thanks. but on the last riff where it does the transition to back to front...after b-b-flat c- to b, I hear something like this: c to b to c to d flat to e flat. I think one can definitely hear the flat on the record version and I think it helps the transition shift from the other earlier times in the song. Sorry I messed up I meant say d to e flat

[@arrell]

0:48 thumbs up for correct apostrophe usage.

[@w_stew8912]

I likes the musics. Many good musics out there to be seed and hears.

[@andjustjizzforall]

"One of my favourite tunes off Master Of Puppets" Yeah it's one of my top 8 as well man, glad we can agree lmao

[@Wyldwulf]

Totally unrelated to this video, but I'm replaying Thumper right now. Between your love of music and horror and the vidja games I think you will really really REALLY like Thumper. I have thrown a ton of hours into it and S ranked it several times. I kinda stuck with it noticing it was helping my twitch and rhythm on guitar. You owe it to yourself to check it out.

[@mehlliont]

Hey Uncle Ben, what about that doodle Kirk does right before the "back to the front" part? It always sounded all over the place and with a weird harmony to me. Can you clarify?

[@murk4552]

That's a B Phrygian type of lick, with some descending chromatics thrown in, giving a slight Bebop feel. He's foreshadowing James A/A#/B chromatic fifths that Ben covered for that section before the "back to the front" mention comes in.

[@standepain]

I think the harmonizing part was originaly played in the 7th position. If you watch the live premier from 1985 he looks a little farther down the neck.

[@kurzackd]

10:40 -- reminds me of the intro to Manowar's Battle Hymn (the song, from 1982) for some reason... *Ironic,* since both songs are about war, altho Manowar's version is glorifying it, whereas Metallica is criticizing it. Wonder if Hetfield intentionally included that nifty lick as a nod to Battle Hymns... :P .

[@killemwithkeroseneofficial3623]

Thanks for the awesome vid Uncle Ben. What cabs do you play through with your kemper live and for vids? Do you use studio monitors or FRFR or what? TIA..

[@BenEller]

Kill 'em With Kerosene Official I use a Matrix Power amp and EVH cab! For live shows I mainly use my EVH 5150 III though.

[@killemwithkeroseneofficial3623]

@@BenEller Thanks Uncle Ben...

[@szatanovsky]

just bought my first ever guitar. gonna learn that song first!

[@BenEller]

szatanovsky i reeeeeeeally don’t recommend starting with Disposable! Maybe take on For Whom the Bell Tolls first.

[@szatanovsky]

@@BenEller I know but it's soooo cool. It was either this or raining blood.

[@szatanovsky]

@@BenEller started learning it... yeah it's hard....

[@Unserene]

Nice job, Ben. Cherry Lanes shitty tab books have a lot to answer for.

[@KattukseFlenter]

Awesome dude!

[@metallica66625]

Favorite song by them

[@pipinlefurtif4976]

ty Ben !!!

[@hokogan]

Da bass also jumps in on that harmony bit, so that could be something you’re hearing as well.

[@BillBensen]

I got the worst UTI from this song.... thanks James!!

[@k33pstrumming39]

You got a urinary tract infection from a song??? Lol

[@BillBensen]

krate Mitchell Yea, never wipe back to the front. 😉

[@k33pstrumming39]

@@BillBensen OHHHHHHH HAHA Nice man!

[@serigraph73]

THANK YOU!

[@heydavid4883]

Ok, i had 4 of the riffs down, but the rythm part underneath the solo was way off! Thanks!

[@GODemon13]

I throw in another ghost A after the D#5 for a little tritone action before that return to E.

[@diogoserodio4148]

Imagine playing this song while singing. James is a freaking god

[@bigmike9527]

no shit shurlock but alot of us started using the old "wolf marshall" tabs but most of us had a good ear for music because we listened to metallica every single day and we played along with al of their songs and we learned to play it better than what the TABS showed us.at least i did.

[@oleo4925]

Been playing for about a year...can Ben or someone else explain why there is that thing (looks like a pony tail thingie) covering the strings on the head stock? I'm assuming it's dampening some sort of unwanted ringing or something, but just want some clarification as I've seen a lot of other people in videos doing it too, but no explanations. What are you hearing if that wasn't there?? Wondering about my own playing/guitar set up...thanks

[@BenEller]

Oleo the guitar rings a little behind the nut on the B string, so a tie keeps it quiet while recording and stuff. Some players use a hair tie on the neck to hide sloppy muting!

[@justjason6513]

Hey Ben, what brand/gauge strings do you use?

[@BenEller]

Jason Tanner Dunlop 9-42!

[@justjason6513]

Thank you, sir!

[@sujalsurana8074]

Sir can you make a video on she wolf by megadeth for the main riff and the ending solo

[@bouzoukiman5000]

2 little misses. First is the main theme picking is on the E power chord not just open E...too easy. Second is the 16th note riff pull off is preceded by a quick C power chord. Great job quickly explaining all the riffs. You did help me on the transition lick...although i’m not sure they use the A twice on that. 😃

[@irushforth]

Surely you mean a quick C# power chord, if C# is the note you're chugging on before doing a pull-off from D? (Then a quick B power chord when chugging on B/pulling off C, etc)

[@irushforth]

Although having just listened to the isolated rhythm track (where I can't hear the quick power chord you're referring to) and then gone back and listened again to the whole song, I wonder if what you're hearing is some snare hits, which occur at exactly that point just before the pull-offs (and possibly cover roughly the same frequency range as the power chords)?

[@jaecenwhite2590]

@3:35 I think that pull off showed up again later in Dyers Eve

[@จิรยุทธแต้พานิช]

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[@glenncooper3524]

Please Battery main riff

[@philgraves4998]

Great video however, maybe it's just me but I got confused on his starting point for the pattern of the main riff. I prefer to start the pattern where he ended it then loop around. Does that make sense to anyone else?

[@brettabey9973]

Been playing power chords for years now with my ring finger. Is there any advantage to using the pinky that would be worth the time in changing my technique?

[@BenEller]

Brett Abey nah not really. You’re good.

[@brettabey9973]

@@BenEller thanks for the reply

[@KawiMusician]

I still have the old original Justice album tab book.lol..worst tabs on Blackened EVER...HORRIBLE BOOKS..but Ikke to collect em..

[@JimVincent]

I remember trying to play Blackened from that book and going, "why can't I make this sound right?!?" Thankfully Uncle Ben straightened me out!

[@unoriginal_name7091]

Why were they so bad? Did the band not have input in them?

[@JasperLinford]

Coming close to 200k bruh

[@blastingreviews2]

Fuck yeah I’ve been waiting for this

[@bardiabahri2860]

Thanks uncle Ben

[@alankraus9180]

I love the Neverending Story intro