🤘 Steal These 5 INSANE James Hetfield Guitar Habits

These are the 5 most used James Hetfield habits and signature guitar-playing styles that sets him apart from any guitarists in the world!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro to sound like James Hetfield
1:00 James Hetfield downpicking riff technique
4:45 Chromatic notes and riffs
7:17 Triplet gallops
10:34 Fast thrash picking - 80s metal speed picking technique!
14:25 Clean playing with drones

When it comes to the sound and style of Metallica's James Hetfield, there are a few things that stand out. His guitar tone is aggressive and biting, with lots of midrange punch. He also has a very distinctive playing style, which is heavily based on palm muting and downpicking. In this guitar lesson, we'll take a closer look at Hetfield's approach to rhythm guitar, and explore some of the techniques and habits that contribute to his unique sound when playing with Metallica.

One of the things that makes Hetfield's guitar playing so recognisable is his use of palm muting and down picking. This technique is used to muffle the strings and create a more percussive sound. To do this, you need to hold the palm of your picking hand against the bridge or strings of the guitar. This will dampen the notes and give them a more "chunky" quality.

Hetfield often uses palm-muting to create powerful rhythmic patterns in conjunction with triplets. One of his trademark techniques is the "triplet gallop", which is a three-note rhythm technique using three notes (or chords) on each beat of the bar, usually with a slight pause between them. This creates a driving, "thumping" effect that is perfect for metal music. He often uses fast alternate picking and sweep picking techniques to create a sense of speed and power, too!

In addition to his rhythmic playing, Hetfield is also known for his powerful clean playing with drone notes. This technique uses simple melodies and scales, but he plays them with a lot of intensity and emotion that really sets Metallica apart from the other metal bands out there.

If you want to learn how to play like James Hetfield, you need to start by mastering the basics. Start by practising basic chords and rhythms, and then move on to learning some of his signature techniques. Once you've got those down, start working on some Metallica songs!


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