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Metallica Thrash Metal E minor
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About One - Dual

Few songs in Thrash Metal demand as much from a guitarist across a single performance as "One" by Metallica. The arrangement splits into two very distinct halves: a clean, arpeggiated intro section in E minor that rewards a light pick touch and precise fretting, followed by a relentlessly heavy, palm-muted riff section that accelerates into one of the most recognisable machine-gun triplet passages in the genre. At 120 BPM, the opening clean work feels measured and manageable, but those same arpeggios need to ring clearly with no string noise creeping in, which is trickier than it first looks. The real challenge arrives in the final third, where rapid alternate picking and tight palm muting have to stay locked together under fatigue. Use the Practice Toolbar to isolate the triplet gallop section and loop it slowed down until your picking hand stays relaxed at speed. Building up gradually rather than forcing full tempo is the only reliable way through it.

  • The song's signature ending features a rapid palm-muted triplet riff played in E Standard that requires strict alternate picking and strong right-hand endurance.
  • The clean intro arpeggios in E minor demand careful fingering to let notes ring without unwanted string noise, making left-hand muting discipline essential.
  • The contrast between the delicate clean section and the heavy picked riff section means you are effectively practising two very different guitar techniques in one song.

How to Play One - Dual

Tuning: E Standard · Key: E minor · Tempo: 110 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 110 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Standard

Kirk Hammett's vintage 1959 'Greeny' Les Paul Standard delivers warmer, more dynamic PAF-style tones that contrast his EMG-equipped ESP guitars, adding organic sustain to his lead work. This guitar's traditional construction gives his solos a thicker, less compressed character than his signature models.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Custom

While not Hammett's primary choice, the Les Paul Custom shares the Les Paul's warm PAF pickup character and thick body resonance, offering heavier players an alternative to Strat-style designs for achieving Metallica's crushing rhythm tones.

Gibson Explorer
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Gibson Explorer

James Hetfield's early Gibson Explorer established his signature angular shape and thick body tone, delivering the aggressive midrange attack essential to Metallica's crushing rhythm style before his ESP signature models became his primary tool.

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

Kirk Hammett's Dual Rectifier heads provide the high-gain, midrange-forward aggression that lets his solos cut through Hetfield's scooped rhythm tone, creating definition and clarity in Metallica's dense wall of distortion.

EMG 81
Pickup

EMG 81

Hetfield's bridge EMG 81 delivers the hot, compressed output with tight low-end that defines Metallica's palm-muted riffs, the ceramic magnet and active preamp cutting through heavy arrangements with focused, aggressive attack.

EMG 60
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EMG 60

Both guitarists use the neck EMG 60 for warmer, more articulate rhythm tones and smoother lead voicings, balancing the 81's aggression with clearer note definition across Metallica's dense arrangements.

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