The 12 days of riffmas: learn the intro riff to Metallica's Master Of Puppets

By Total Guitar
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Day 11: you've got to downpick everything to do it right

The 12 days of riffmas day 11: there are no shortcuts to the top when it comes to playing metal, and few bands will give your picking a better grounding than Metallica. Many don't downpick this riff like Hetfield does – but they're just not playing it right. 

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