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About The Unforgiven III chords
Guitar chords, tabs and chord shapes for Metallica — The Unforgiven III are on this page. The track is in Em, 123 BPM, 7:46 long, released on the album Death Magnetic (2008).
Chords used: Em, G, D, Am, C, B, F#m, E
The song's original key is Em. If it does not suit your voice, move the chords a semitone up or down with the transpose buttons and take them from Em to any key you like; the shapes are redrawn for the new key.
The song uses 8 different chords and counts as moderate on guitar; 2 of them need a barre (B, F#m).
The Unforgiven III ukulele chords
Ukulele shapes (G-C-E-A, fret string): Em 0402 · G 0232 · D 2220 · Am 2000 · C 0003 · B 4322 · F#m 2120 · E 1402. Hard shape: B. Use the tuning selector on the page to switch the fretboard to ukulele. Easy songs to play on ukulele.
Repeated patterns: Em (45 bars), E (39 bars), C – Em (32 bars), F#m G – G F#m – F#m E – F#m (12 bars), Em – C (11 bars). Most frequent changes: C → Em (16×), Em → C (15×), G → F#m (13×), Em → Am (12×), Am → D (11×).
The track runs 7:46. Entries: bas 1:03, davul 1:11, vokal 1:36.
Tablarda ne var: Ritim Gitar: frets 1–10, 292 notes per minute; Solo Gitar: frets 2–8, 33 notes per minute; Bas Gitar: frets 2–12, 106 notes per minute; Davul: 203 hits per minute (hi-hat 795, bas davul 433, trampet 328).
Metallica chords · Death Magnetic album
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How to play The Unforgiven III by Metallica
Start with the chords. The Unforgiven III uses 8 different chords; Em is held longest — about 40% of the song — so it is the one to make comfortable first. 2 of them need a barre (B, F#m). If barres are new to you, read the barre guide.
Then the changes. The change that repeats most is C → Em (16 times), followed by Em → C (15 times). Drill that pair on its own before the song: the chords change roughly every 2.3 seconds (26 changes per minute), so each change needs to be ready in about a beat. See faster chord changes.
Strumming. At 123 BPM this is a fast song; a good starting pattern is D U D U D U D U (eighths, or the classic pop pattern in half time). Play along with the song and land your downstrokes on the kick drum. More in strumming patterns.
Practise with the page. Turn on lyric mode and loop the chorus; play the loop at a slower tempo until it is clean, then at full speed. The song is in Em; if it sits wrong for your voice, use the transpose buttons — see transposing.
How to play the chords in The Unforgiven III
Finger numbers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Strings are named from the thickest (low E) to the thinnest (high E).
- Em: index finger on the 2nd fret of the A string; middle finger on the 2nd fret of the D string; let the low E, G, B, high E strings ring open; strum all six strings.
- G: middle finger on the 3rd fret of the low E string; index finger on the 2nd fret of the A string; ring finger on the 3rd fret of the high E string; let the D, G, B strings ring open; strum all six strings.
- D: index finger on the 2nd fret of the G string; ring finger on the 3rd fret of the B string; middle finger on the 2nd fret of the high E string; let the D string ring open; strum from the D string down.
- Am: middle finger on the 2nd fret of the D string; ring finger on the 2nd fret of the G string; index finger on the 1st fret of the B string; let the A, high E strings ring open; strum from the A string down.
- C: ring finger on the 3rd fret of the A string; middle finger on the 2nd fret of the D string; index finger on the 1st fret of the B string; let the G, high E strings ring open; strum from the A string down.
- B: index finger flat across the A string through the high E string at the 2nd fret; middle finger on the 4th fret of the D string; ring finger on the 4th fret of the G string; pinky on the 4th fret of the B string; strum from the A string down.
- F#m: index finger flat across all six strings at the 2nd fret; middle finger on the 4th fret of the A string; ring finger on the 4th fret of the D string; strum all six strings.
- E: middle finger on the 2nd fret of the A string; ring finger on the 2nd fret of the D string; index finger on the 1st fret of the G string; let the low E, B, high E strings ring open; strum all six strings.
Easier substitutes
- Instead of B, try B7: an open shape that sits naturally in songs in E and A.
- Instead of F#m, try F#m7: keeps the same bass note with fewer fingers.
Swap one chord at a time and play along; if it still sounds right with the band, keep it.
Where this page's content comes from
Source: the audio on this page is played through the YouTube player from youtube.com/watch?v=VD4PYP7WUCA. Chords, tabs, drum notation and the timing of the lyrics were derived from that recording by automated analysis and reviewed by hand. The recording and the video belong to their publisher and rights holders; nothing is hosted or downloadable here. Lyrics are shown for learning and sing-along only. Rights holders can request removal from the contact page.