The Day That Never Comes from Metallica - Learn

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Description & Musical Analysis

The Day That Never Comes is a song by Metallica from their ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. The song was written by the band's lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett.

How to Play & Trivia

To play the song's iconic riff on guitar, focus on switching between Am and C/E chords quickly.

Available Instruments: Piano (Grand, Upright, Electric), Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Viola Caipira, Ukulele, Bass (4 and 5 strings), Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Kalimba, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Recorder, Flute, Ocarina, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.

MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale

E Minor

Pitch Range

A0 (21) - E6 (88)

Total Notes

9939

Note Distribution

1625 16.3%

474 4.8%

342 3.4%

10 0.1%

3018 30.4%

120 1.2%

725 7.3%

953 9.6%

91 0.9%

1155 11.6%

347 3.5%

1079 10.9%

Tracks & Instruments

Track	Instrument	Notes
Track 2	distortion guitar	565
Track 3	distortion guitar	1891
Track 4	overdriven guitar	1905
Track 5	distortion guitar	413
Track 6	overdriven guitar	112
Track 7	electric guitar (clean)	644
Track 8	electric bass (finger)	1464
Track 9	acoustic grand piano	2945

Chord Timeline

Time	Beat	Chord
00:00	M1.1	Am
00:00	M1.2	C/E
00:01	M1.3	Am
00:01	M1.4	C/E
00:02	M2.1	G
00:02	M2.2	Bsus4/E
00:03	M2.3	G
00:03	M2.4	Bsus4/E
00:04	M3.1	G5
00:04	M3.2	D/F#
00:05	M3.3	G5
00:05	M3.4	D/F#
00:06	M4.1	Am
00:06	M4.2	C/E
00:07	M4.3	Am
00:07	M4.4	C/E
00:08	M5.1	Am
00:08	M5.2	C/E
00:09	M5.3	Am
00:09	M5.4	C/E
00:10	M6.1	G
00:10	M6.2	Bsus4/E
00:11	M6.3	G
00:11	M6.4	Bsus4/E
00:12	M7.1	G5
00:12	M7.2	D/F#
00:13	M7.3	G5
00:13	M7.4	D/F#
00:14 - 00:16	M8.1 - M8.4	Am
00:16	M9.1	Asus4
00:17 - 00:17	M9.2 - M9.3	Am
00:18	M9.4	Am(add9)
00:18	M10.1	G
00:19	M10.2	G6
00:19	M10.3	G
00:20	M10.4	G6
00:20	M11.1	Dsus4
00:21	M11.2	Dadd9/A
00:21	M11.3	Dsus4/A
00:22	M11.4	Bm
00:22 - 00:24	M12.1 - M12.4	Am
00:24	M13.1	Asus4
00:25 - 00:25	M13.2 - M13.3	Am
00:26	M13.4	Am(add9)
00:26	M14.1	G
00:27	M14.2	G6
00:27	M14.3	G
00:28	M14.4	G6
00:28	M15.1	Dsus4
00:29	M15.2	Dadd9/A
00:30	M15.3	Dsus4/A
00:30	M15.4	Bm
00:31 - 00:32	M16.1 - M16.4	Am
00:33	M17.1	Asus4
00:33 - 00:34	M17.2 - M17.3	Am
00:34	M17.4	Am(add9)
00:35	M18.1	G
00:35	M18.2	Gadd9
00:36	M18.3	Gadd9/A
00:36	M18.4	Cmaj7/B
00:37	M19.1	G/B
00:37	M19.2	Gsus2
00:38	M19.3	Gadd9/A
00:38	M19.4	Bm
00:39	M20.1	Am
00:39 - 00:40	M20.2 - M20.3	Am7
00:40 - 00:41	M20.4 - M21.1	Am
00:41	M21.2	C6/A
00:42 - 00:42	M21.3 - M21.4	Am(add9)
00:43	M22.1	G/D
00:43	M22.2	Cmaj7/B
00:44	M22.3	G/B
00:45	M22.4	Bsus4
00:45	M23.1	G/B
00:46	M23.2	D7/A
00:46	M23.3	Asus4/E
00:47	M23.4	D7/A
00:47	M24.1	Cadd9
00:48	M24.2	Csus4
00:48	M24.3	C
00:49	M24.4	Fsus2/C
00:49	M25.1	A5
00:50	M25.2	Am
00:50	M25.3	Asus2
00:51	M25.4	A
00:51	M26.1	Gadd9/A
00:52	M26.2	Dsus4/A
00:52	M26.3	Gadd9/A
00:53	M26.4	Dsus4/A
00:53	M27.1	E5
00:54	M27.2	Am(add9)/B
00:54	M27.3	Asus2/B
00:55	M27.4	Am(add9)/B
00:55	M28.1	C
00:56	M28.2	C/E
00:56	M28.3	G/B
00:57	M28.4	Asus2
00:57	M29.1	A5
00:58	M29.2	Am
00:58	M29.3	Asus2
00:59	M29.4	A
01:00	M30.1	G
01:00	M30.2	G5
01:01	M30.3	G
01:01	M30.4	G5
01:02	M31.1	E5
01:02	M31.2	Cmaj7/E
01:03	M31.3	Esus4
01:03	M31.4	Cmaj7/E
01:04 - 01:04	M32.1 - M32.2	C
01:05	M32.3	G/D
01:05	M32.4	Bm7/D
01:06	M33.1	A5
01:06	M33.2	Am
01:07	M33.3	Asus2
01:07	M33.4	A
01:08	M34.1	G
01:08	M34.2	G5
01:09	M34.3	G
01:09	M34.4	G5
01:10	M35.1	E5
01:10	M35.2	Cmaj7/E
01:11	M35.3	Esus4
01:11	M35.4	Cmaj7/B
01:12 - 01:12	M36.1 - M36.2	C
01:13	M36.3	G/B
01:13	M36.4	Gadd9
01:14	M37.1	A5
01:15	M37.2	Am
01:15	M37.3	Asus2
01:16	M37.4	A
01:16	M38.1	G
01:17	M38.2	G5
01:17	M38.3	G
01:18	M38.4	G5
01:18	M39.1	E5
01:19	M39.2	Cmaj7/E
01:19	M39.3	Esus4
01:20	M39.4	Cmaj7/B
01:20 - 01:21	M40.1 - M40.2	C
01:21	M40.3	Csus2
01:22	M40.4	Bm7/D
01:22	M41.1	A5
01:23	M41.2	Am/C
01:23	M41.3	Esus4
01:24	M41.4	A
01:24	M42.1	G
01:25	M42.2	G5
01:25	M42.3	G
01:26	M42.4	G5
01:26	M43.1	E5
01:27	M43.2	Cmaj7/E
01:27	M43.3	Esus4
01:28	M43.4	Cmaj7/B
01:28 - 01:29	M44.1 - M44.2	C
01:30	M44.3	G/B
01:30	M44.4	Gadd9
01:31	M45.1	A5
01:31	M45.2	Am
01:32	M45.3	Asus2
01:32	M45.4	A
01:33	M46.1	G
01:33	M46.2	G5
01:34	M46.3	G
01:34	M46.4	G5
01:35	M47.1	E5
01:35	M47.2	Cmaj7/E
01:36	M47.3	Esus4
01:36	M47.4	Cmaj7/B
01:37 - 01:37	M48.1 - M48.2	C
01:38	M48.3	G/B
01:38	M48.4	Gadd9
01:39	M49.1	A5
01:39	M49.2	Am
01:40	M49.3	Asus2
01:40	M49.4	A
01:41	M50.1	G
01:41	M50.2	G5
01:42	M50.3	G
01:42	M50.4	G5
01:43	M51.1	E5
01:43	M51.2	Cmaj7/E
01:44	M51.3	Esus4
01:45	M51.4	Cmaj7/B
01:45 - 01:46	M52.1 - M52.2	C
01:46	M52.3	G/B
01:47	M52.4	Gadd9
01:47	M53.1	A5
01:48	M53.2	Am
01:48	M53.3	Asus2
01:49	M53.4	A
01:49	M54.1	G
01:50	M54.2	G5
01:50	M54.3	G
01:51	M54.4	G5
01:51	M55.1	E5
01:52	M55.2	Cmaj7/E
01:52	M55.3	Esus4
01:53	M55.4	Cmaj7/B
01:53 - 01:54	M56.1 - M56.2	C
01:54	M56.3	Gadd9/D
01:55	M56.4	Bm7/D
01:55 - 01:56	M57.1 - M57.2	A5
01:56	M57.3	Am
01:57	M57.4	Gsus2
01:57 - 01:58	M58.1 - M58.2	G5
01:58	M58.3	Gsus2/A
01:59 - 02:01	M58.4 - M59.3	E5
02:01	M59.4	Cmaj7
02:02 - 02:02	M60.1 - M60.2	C5/G
02:03	M60.3	Am7/G
02:03 - 02:04	M60.4 - M61.1	A5
02:04	M61.2	Am
02:05	M61.3	Dsus4/G
02:05	M61.4	G5
02:06	M62.1	Dsus4/G
02:06	M62.2	Fadd9/G
02:07 - 02:08	M62.3 - M63.2	E5
02:09 - 02:10	M63.3 - M64.1	C5/G
02:10	M64.2	C6/G

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The Day That Never Comes - Metallica

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