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@Anywherethatisnthere3 жыл бұрын
1:53-2:12 that actually sounds really cool
@prometheustv65583 жыл бұрын
It sounds like it could be a bridge of a song off The Black Album
@dimitripapadinikolaus3 жыл бұрын
Kinda sounds like Eye of the Beholder
@JoseGonzalez-eq8gz3 жыл бұрын
Kinda sounds like Powerslave from Iron Maiden
@kaiser76953 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Iron Maiden
@chr1llee3 жыл бұрын
holy shit it sounds so good?
@congoose1003 жыл бұрын
James sings over that. Insane.
@nihilist923 жыл бұрын
My thought precisely!!
@Mickocarbomb3 жыл бұрын
He sings and plays it with precision which scares and impresses me.
@banticraider3 жыл бұрын
@TheHunterTV ok mr
@deadstar443 жыл бұрын
@Jose Soto Except Hetfield plays that insane gallop, belts over it AND interacts with the crowd like a showman across the stage all the way at ease through while Mustaine is stuck gnarling at the mic all constipated. Hetfield makes that look easy even it's anything but.
@clcartlidge3 жыл бұрын
It's not that hard
@DwayneRidgwayOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Battery is one of the most deceptively simple songs. Those gallops are crazy. Cliff played a groovier version of the riff that didn't gallop, but the differences don't make it any easier. Great video, thank you! Addendum: Thinking about it, Battery isn't really simple like I implied, I guess I just mean that on paper it seems fairly straight forward, but it has tons of nuances, like a lot of Metallica's songs.
@weeabooman14653 жыл бұрын
you’re a really cool dude and I appreciate your videos
@MirrorMountain2 жыл бұрын
I fully agree with this
@prometheustv65583 жыл бұрын
If you look at James’ interview with Guitar Center he does the power chords with his pinky but uses his ring to play the thirds.
@gregorywilson33183 жыл бұрын
Funky but actually interestingly cool.
@sludgerat6662 жыл бұрын
Counter intuitive but still badass
@gbharris2 жыл бұрын
I love that james is my guitar idol because he plays funky just like i do
@featheryfemme Жыл бұрын
Huh, that's what I've always done. Just feels right, feels comfortable.
@RaaZVan993 жыл бұрын
1:53 what if battery was on load/reload
@clichenachos31092 жыл бұрын
Somebody should do vocals for it, or put slithers or king nothing vocals over it
@jfo30004 ай бұрын
It wouldn't have the killer MoP guitar sound. Probably other key elements missing too.
@Hoscitt3 жыл бұрын
I love it when you do these 'straight beat' versions, really changes how I hear the songs even after 30 years of obsessive listening! 👍🤘
@JosephDunegan3 жыл бұрын
Young man (I say this with all due respect) I was there in '86 when Master of Puppets was released and Metallica was on tour with Cliff Burton before he died. I have to say you did a great break down of this song. I'm proud of you!
@BlakeSpohn Жыл бұрын
Radical!
@pthibault6302 жыл бұрын
It still sounds like it inverts on the second pass when you bring it up to speed, but I know it doesn't. I've known for years how this riff is supposed to go, but even to this day when I listen to them play it I have to actually pay attention to it. If I stop concentrating on it, the beat still inverts in my head at some point. More so during the chorus than the verse
@Chris-ec9xi27 күн бұрын
Same here. I think a key factor, apart from the way the riff is constructed (and a bit of sloppiness in James' playing at precisely that 4th third i.e. the first beat of the new bar), is Lars not really emphasizing the downbeat plus a very prominent snare on the upbeat. It's even worse on fight Fire with Fire, where I it close to impossible to count it through
@aleksandrkras69693 жыл бұрын
I love how clean you play in slow speed there’s where real technic is
@Trystero_3 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine a world without guitar you can’t cause guitar holds together the universe
@airconditioningunit97773 жыл бұрын
but bass holds together the mix
@marvintimke39783 жыл бұрын
@@airconditioningunit9777 It's everything....bass, guitar, drums and whatever else you have in your band
@deadaccount50633 жыл бұрын
@@marvintimke3978 the trash can
@XxinsaneDavidxX3 жыл бұрын
The guitar is such a screechy annoying noise 💀😷 ooo a world without guitars you say!?😍😍😍WHEREE!? Sign me up!!
@tomclarkson12573 жыл бұрын
@@deadaccount5063 trash can important
@wickhereticofficial74153 жыл бұрын
That slide part 2>3 3>4 at the end makes me shift gears everytime...
@kcpiranha58 Жыл бұрын
Mike you always have such a great tone and your playing is so clean.
@middleclassthrash Жыл бұрын
Lars is the secret sauce that makes metallica sound so much more original than other bands.
@SlinkyJosh10 ай бұрын
I have been listening to this song for 17 years and that riff has never made sense to me. Now it finally does, thank you!
@Behdad473 жыл бұрын
If you didn't understand what he's saying, it's completely okay. Your body needs to understand it as well. Start slow and build up speed.
@vividpugzz3 жыл бұрын
When you played the riff at a slower tempo it sounded like something from the Black Album lol
@gregorywilson33183 жыл бұрын
You’re a legend, great video! I really like how it sounds a slower tempo!!!
@JAF29913 жыл бұрын
That tone, I love it!
@0mik3mik33 жыл бұрын
Your tone is amazing.
@Golipillas3 жыл бұрын
Love your content, you're such a good teacher
@tytholemewg25313 жыл бұрын
Love your energy bro
@michaeltian3 жыл бұрын
honestly these videos are just the best
@austinhunt42603 жыл бұрын
You’re a talented teacher! Humility goes A LONG WAY.
@sylentstorm84223 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these vids. Best lessons on KZbin.
@floridajim30233 жыл бұрын
Your vid is just where I want to be in20 years! But unfortunately I am 71 and have my doubts about that ! I watched you beginners vid with the spyder move and started on it a couple of months ago and I can’t get my little finger to cooperate with this but I will keep trying! Thank you for your time you give to these vids
@craigpaulson35033 жыл бұрын
Once you get passed that first 6 months to a year, you should start progressing by leaps and blind. One piece of advice I'd like to share concerns your breathing. Just like anything else that requires concentration, sometimes we breathe a lot more shallow. When you sit down to play take a few really deep breathes in through your nose and exhale slowly through your mouth. Relax your body, especially your hands and fingers. Once you feel relaxed and you're ready to play, place your fingers lightly on the fret board and play through some scales. Press so light that you hear buzzing of the strings. Running through the sales like this will help muscle memory. At this point, what you play doesn't have to sound all that good. Keep breathing deeply and keep fingers not being immediately used as close to the fret board as possible. Very important to stay relaxed the entire time. Once you're familiar with the scale you can start applying more pressure to your fretted notes. Just enough until you get a nice full sounding note. In other words, stay as relaxed as possible and fret the string as light as possible to create a full note. Pressing too hard will cause hand fatigue and possibly lead to injuries such as tendonitis. Pressing too hard will also cause notes to become sharp because of unintended bends. Sorry if this isn't explained very well, but I hope it's clear enough to help. My playing really took off after learning this. Have fun.
@andthebeatgoeson692 жыл бұрын
Hope you're still practicing, Florida Jim
@user-go6vb9vn2r2 ай бұрын
Terrific lesson!
@richkurtz96614 ай бұрын
DDDUUUUDDDEEE!!!! Thank you for this video. It finally unlocked in my head. Been trying for 30 years to understand this riff. Thanks dude.
@stephenwinchester6668 Жыл бұрын
The slow tempo in the beginning sounds awesome!!
@Living_EDventures3 жыл бұрын
You make it seem so easy. Great video Mike.
@sonicclang3 жыл бұрын
Seriously the best video ever made showing how to play Battery. I've been a Metallica fan since I was 13 (1992). I could never figure this riff out. At least now I understand it, even if it's still hard to play. I'm going to keep practicing.
@asymptoticspatula3 жыл бұрын
Battery is one of my favorite riffs ever. It’s so weird, both in timing and in note choices.
@Flaming676 Жыл бұрын
I always thought that the 3 sixtieth notes with the sixth string open was the begining and the E minor diad (5th string on 7 fret and 4th string on 5th fret) was the end of the riff. I was felt it that way until now that I want to learn this song and I was struggling to get in time every single time! Thank you for this thorough lesson!
@danielalejandro56743 жыл бұрын
Man I was just starting to learn this riff, pretty nice breakdown
@ajizzle4rizzle2 жыл бұрын
Really starting to enjoy your content 👊
@jwalters84983 жыл бұрын
Great breakdown of an awesome Riff, thank you, not quite at that speed yet but I will be then I can come back to this.
@oozePOP3 жыл бұрын
I found this channel through randomly getting suggested the video of the drum part in One that feels off. Then I just randomly had the idea to do a search for a video on how to properly listen to the song Battery (because my brain does do the on beat off beat shift thing). Lo and behold, it's the same exact channel I had just encountered! Even better... all these videos were just recently uploaded! Finding this channel was definitely destiny.
@jajus14853 жыл бұрын
Love your videos
@jayyoutube87902 жыл бұрын
Great teacher. Thank you👍🏻
@voronOsphere3 жыл бұрын
Whoah!!!! That sounds like a whole new song!!!!! I actually like it better than the regular speed (of course the original is a metal milestone)!!!!! Thanks, Mike!!!!
@rayrayallday Жыл бұрын
you sir just earned a follow for life. this is a great explanation.
@BRO77TX3 жыл бұрын
Mike, that beginning riff could be an actual song!! 🤘
@ThrashRoC Жыл бұрын
You are a COOL Guitar Guy !! This Channel ROCKS !
@bruh56872 жыл бұрын
Holy crap I think I just mastered this riff off of this video. Thank you! Plus your They Live shirt is awesome!
@xPBKM4x2 жыл бұрын
Love this song. My favourite all time Metallica song and especially with the SFO! Can’t get enough of that S&M album made in ‘99. My ultimate goal is to play and sing this like James is able to. It is a god-like skill to pull off such a fast moving riff. Anyone you could point me to so I could get lessons on the coordination it takes to play and sing at the same time?
@pthibault630 Жыл бұрын
You know how I finally got this burned into my brain? By listening to the isolated drum and BASS track. Not only is it awesome to hear Cliffs parts... but he grooves so hard, it actually helps burn the rhythm into your head.
@Liquor693 жыл бұрын
This helped so much Thank you!
@espkstm3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for breaking this down! Battery and Blackened are 2 of the hardest rhythms to get down! \m/
@rizkiarya62573 жыл бұрын
I feel you bro, been practicing for weeks but still cant get that rythm
@Vau_3 жыл бұрын
Always cool to hear you play Metallica
@MegadethFan90003 жыл бұрын
I hope you one day do a video showing all the guitar techniques of Rodolf Schenker.
@jimicoop2 жыл бұрын
Awesome work man. 🤘🤘🎵
@ryanem9693 жыл бұрын
I've always played it as an Ebm, not a D. The root and 3rd part. I used to think it was a straight D, but years of obsessing... Try it out, sounds closer.. but cheers!
@andthebeatgoeson692 жыл бұрын
Same. It's sounds like the Ebm / Bmaj inversion. I honestly don't think it's D.
@ianw.91852 жыл бұрын
@@andthebeatgoeson69 I really don't think it is either, even though a lot of smart players say it is
@mr.iiconic Жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more.
@adambarkermusic3 жыл бұрын
This blew my mind. This has always messed with my ears/mind, thank you!
@smarkmalark2 жыл бұрын
Aye! Love the "They Live" shirt!
@clownpocket3 жыл бұрын
That riff always puzzled me, thanks for breaking it down so it makes some sense. I had given up on it. I have really bad rhythm, and get thrown off the beat very easily, so I’m always drilling repeatedly with a drum machine to get parts down.
@ASSASSIN-ej7pp3 жыл бұрын
You should do a lesson on Of Wolf and Man
@WizardOfArc3 жыл бұрын
Shape shiiiiiiiift!
@gageclark23903 жыл бұрын
Dude that’s like one of my favorite Metallica riffs right there.
@phadrus3 жыл бұрын
@@gageclark2390 I’ll second that
@voronOsphere3 жыл бұрын
Great tune!
@keyable3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for anothet Metallica Rythm lesson, waiting for more Metallica stuff! cheers
@lucalapaglia39413 жыл бұрын
Oh my god I looked for a video like this for so long
@mikkelbomholt2472 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! i finally learnt the right timing of the riff:)
@MirrorMountain3 жыл бұрын
Really cool lesson, thanks! Never realised that i missed a couple of nuances.
@floridajim30233 жыл бұрын
You are a good man ! Thank you
@satchrules1013 жыл бұрын
if it wasn't from one of ur older lessons on how to position ur wrist when down picking fast riffs ... my wrist would not be able to keep up it would die out! Thanks bro.
@zane45753 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@mrbigg72553 жыл бұрын
Really liked the slowed down version. Sounded cool.
@warrenstilwell20223 жыл бұрын
Love you. Stop the contacts!!!!
@rickgriego2844 Жыл бұрын
At first I thought this was a lot of hacking,but this is actually GOOD ADVICE.Thanks for the video bud!
@doubleXchris3 жыл бұрын
Incroyable. Je travaille ce morceau a la guitare depuis 2 jours et youtube me propose cette vidéo alors que je lui ai rien demandé et que je ne connaissais pas cette chaîne... Cela dit bonne vidéo. Merci pour les explications 🙂
@koalanectar93822 жыл бұрын
There are so many metallica songs where it sounds like the snare drum is alternating between emphasizing downbeats and upbeats, but the part never changes. I can never tell if that's on purpose or not.
@shaunshuping97683 жыл бұрын
Heavy metal Paul Rudd has new video!!!! Lol,. Just picking.... You're a great teacher bro, really appreciate the videos and the piece by piece breakdowns you do, very very helpful!
@v0ver2 жыл бұрын
The battery gallop riff is mistery for me =) thanks a lot!
@Maxbev143 жыл бұрын
You’ve earned a new subscriber 👌
@ThrashRoC Жыл бұрын
I´ve seen Metallica back in 91 in Basel /Swiss Live @the "Monsters of Rock" ..first row (standing at the PA) They were INCREDIBLE good on the day.. not ONE fucking wrong note !! I will NEVER forget this show, especially since I had a backstage pass and "meet & greet" with Hetfield .. They played Battery and it was so FUCKING good ..
@alkamali76793 жыл бұрын
Love the shirt
@Metron33 жыл бұрын
You should have posted this when I was like 16
@corporalrich3 жыл бұрын
Your amazing. When you slowed it down I almost heard a malcolm young riff... you can guess which.
@Mistertyrannosaurus3 жыл бұрын
Nice video dude, subscribed 👍
@siddharthasiddhibajrachary44003 жыл бұрын
thanks it helped me alot even if i m doing this in acoustic
@satchrules1013 жыл бұрын
killer lesson ! more lessons on timing please .
@dml-_21203 жыл бұрын
Idk if you did this beforehand but I love how everyone plays that major 3rd diad after Uncle Ben's video :D
@Squall65753 жыл бұрын
dude i recently watched that vid and switched my playing too lmao
@jdaniel.guitar3 жыл бұрын
But isn’t supposed to be a minor 3rd of D#,F# vs the major 3rd of D,F#? I am confused.
@morganneher86433 жыл бұрын
That shirt is lit!!!
@aryankarecha57933 жыл бұрын
I think that Lars’ crashes on the and, along with the snare, also make a big difference, because if you if listen to Seattle 89, where he does not hit the crashes, the snare still sounds like it’s on the and, but on the master of puppets tour, Lars does the crashes. So both the drums and the riff make a difference in this case.
@sn00k243 жыл бұрын
My thing is still getting lost when I focus on the drums. I can play the riff fine, it sounds like it adds a beat and then loses a beat somewhere in the phrase to me. I could hear the proper way on of the audio clips of them playing this during Jason's audition I believe, at least a lot better than the official album version and it made the song sound way better i thought. Not sure if that would help anyone too.
@Swampster706 ай бұрын
As the great bassist Billy Sheehan once said, "if you have to think about it, you didn't practice enough." Battery isn't technically difficult, just be aware of the timing and the 'on' beats. Being able to dig into the strings and get the chug required in order to not crank the gain to get the sound, that for me was the really hard part. Jame's iron grip on the pick is key. You have command of the pick to that degree, the rest rhythmically is achievable He is smacking the crap out of his strings playing this whilst being super accurate. That's the hard bit..
@Truthosaurus Жыл бұрын
Ah man .... guitar and shirt are perfect match ))
@yeetfeet18783 жыл бұрын
Hey my birthday is tommorow. Thanks for this early gift. By the way I love playing battery on drums. Always very inspiring thank you for this. Have a great day.
@DwayneRidgwayOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Hope you have a happy birthday! Mine's less than a week from now so I'm considering this a week-early birthday present.
@yeetfeet18783 жыл бұрын
@ Dwayne Ridgway Thanks. And happy birthday to you as well.
@romanshredz2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video and thanks ! Slowing it down did finally make it it click … damn 👍
@termikes1743 жыл бұрын
Nice shirt!
@operationthrash96452 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: It’s obviously still hard, but actually easier than you think to play and sing this song. Once you get into it, “meshing” the galloping motion with your vocals is actually pretty doable. I’d say the most impossible Metallica song to play and sing is creeping death.
@TheRichie2133 жыл бұрын
This riff actually sounds really good slow!
@voronOsphere3 жыл бұрын
Yeah! Like a whole new tune!
@Frenchmelodymaker3 жыл бұрын
And what about the gallop picking of James in My apocalypse ? He somehow alternates between down picking and gallop picking, it’s quite difficult to get it by ear and it’s even harder to play. Any advise ?
@nickweiler36933 жыл бұрын
I find the album version to be especially difficult to listen to "correctly" because of the way it's played. The downbeat seems to be de-emphasized on both the drums and the guitar in such a way that it's uniquely confusing to keep the rhythm. I've had better luck with live versions of the song.
@Perri1383 жыл бұрын
Nice shirt
@oneminutefixed5003 Жыл бұрын
I play this everyday, but I can't go over 90% speed without getting sloppy
@sillybastard793 жыл бұрын
Love that your also a CNLien!
@TheArtofGuitar3 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Craig's Newwwthhhhh. haha
@sillybastard793 жыл бұрын
@@TheArtofGuitar Indeed!
@sillybastard793 жыл бұрын
@@TheArtofGuitar while I have your attention, I would be remiss if I didn't mention how much your channel has inspired and helped me along my guitar quest. You rock, dude! Much love!
@revolverrr3 жыл бұрын
Sick shirt
@clownpocket3 жыл бұрын
I use index/pinky power chords a lot because of Iommi.
@theendpyro47573 жыл бұрын
1:53 i thought he was gonna play Barracuda for a moment there
@jrb80813 жыл бұрын
Nice
@gregd55693 ай бұрын
I believe there is one more trick to the gallop. The accent in the 16h-16th-8th (3-note gallop grouping) is on the first note (TA-da-da) not the last one (ta-da-DA). In the context of the bar the accent is on AND ([one]-e-[AND-a-two]-e-[AND-a-three]-e). The first note in bar is never accented. It is very audible in the original song but not never in Guitar Pro style tabs. I suspect that when James created the riff he counted (or felt) it differently (to how it is represented in the tabs) with the first single open E of the riff being the AND of the previous bar and with the first notes of "the gallop 3" falling on ONE a TWO of the new bar.
@8tonystark83 жыл бұрын
Would've have loved to see you play at '86 speed 😊