The Thing That Should Not Be - Metallica - Learn

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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Description & Musical Analysis

The Thing That Should Not Be by Metallica, from the album Master of Puppets. Written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

The Thing That Should Not Be - Metallica is arranged as a practical study page so you can hear the full MIDI playback, watch the notes land in time, and compare the same passage across piano, guitar, sheet music, and wind-friendly views.

A simple practice path

Start by listening to the full arrangement once. Then slow the tempo, isolate the phrases that repeat, and compare the visual keyboard, chord cues, and notation to confirm both melody and harmony.

Musical snapshot

Tempo: 116 BPM
Key / scale: E Minor
Note count: 6783
Duration: 6:16

What to focus on

Use the piano view to clean up timing, follow the chord cues to understand harmonic movement, and open the wind view when you want a clearer melodic contour for recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, or trumpet practice.

Related context

This arrangement also sits close to Metallica, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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

D1 (26) - G5 (79)

Total Notes

6783

Note Distribution

582 8.6%

321 4.7%

993 14.6%

446 6.6%

1109 16.3%

314 4.6%

200 2.9%

534 7.9%

285 4.2%

854 12.6%

937 13.8%

208 3.1%

Tracks & Instruments

Track	Instrument	Notes
Track 2	cello	224
Track 3	overdriven guitar	1776
Track 4	distortion guitar	1621
Track 5	electric bass (finger)	952
Track 6	acoustic grand piano	2210

Chord Timeline

Time	Beat	Chord
00:01	M1.4	D5
00:02 - 00:05	M2.1 - M3.3	E5
00:05	M3.4	Bm7/E
00:06 - 00:09	M4.1 - M5.3	E5
00:09	M5.4	Bm7/E
00:10	M6.1	E5
00:10	M6.2	E5/Bb
00:11	M6.3	Bb
00:11	M6.4	E5
00:12	M7.1	B
00:12	M7.2	C/E
00:13	M7.3	C
00:13	M7.4	F6/D
00:14	M8.1	E5
00:15	M8.2	E5/Bb
00:15	M8.3	Bb
00:16	M8.4	E5
00:16	M9.1	B
00:17	M9.2	C/E
00:17	M9.3	C
00:18	M9.4	D5
00:18	M10.1	Bbmaj7/D
00:19	M10.2	E5
00:19	M10.3	Bb5
00:20	M10.4	Esus2
00:20	M11.1	B5
00:21	M11.2	C/E
00:21	M11.3	C5
00:22	M11.4	Gsus4/D
00:22	M12.1	Bbmaj7/D
00:23	M12.2	E5
00:23	M12.3	Bb5
00:24	M12.4	Esus2
00:24	M13.1	B5
00:25	M13.2	C/E
00:25	M13.3	C5
00:26	M13.4	Gsus4/D
00:26	M14.1	Bbmaj7/D
00:27	M14.2	E5
00:27	M14.3	Bb5
00:28	M14.4	Esus2
00:28	M15.1	B5
00:29	M15.2	C/E
00:30	M15.3	C5
00:30	M15.4	Gsus4/D
00:31	M16.1	Bbmaj7/D
00:31	M16.2	E5
00:32	M16.3	Bb5
00:32	M16.4	Esus2
00:33	M17.1	B5
00:33	M17.2	C/E
00:34	M17.3	C5
00:34	M17.4	Gsus4/D
00:35	M18.1	Bbmaj7/D
00:35	M18.2	E5
00:36	M18.3	Ebsus2
00:36	M18.4	Esus2
00:37	M19.1	B/Eb
00:37	M19.2	C/E
00:38	M19.3	Eb6
00:38	M19.4	Dsus2/E
00:39	M20.1	Bbmaj7/D
00:39	M20.2	E5
00:40	M20.3	Ebsus2
00:40	M20.4	Esus2
00:41	M21.1	B/Eb
00:41	M21.2	C/E
00:42	M21.3	Eb6
00:42	M21.4	Dsus2/E
00:43 - 00:43	M22.1 - M22.2	A5
00:44	M22.3	Am7
00:45	M22.4	C5
00:45	M23.1	Fm7/Ab
00:46	M23.2	F5
00:46	M23.3	Fm7/Ab
00:47	M23.4	Ab5
00:47	M24.1	F#m7/A
00:48	M24.2	F#5
00:48	M24.3	F#m7/A
00:49	M24.4	A5
00:49	M25.1	Ebm7/F#
00:50 - 00:51	M25.2 - M25.4	Eb5
00:51 - 00:54	M26.1 - M27.3	E5
00:55	M27.4	Dsus2
00:55 - 00:58	M28.1 - M29.3	E5
00:59	M29.4	Dsus2
01:00 - 01:03	M30.1 - M31.3	E5
01:03	M31.4	Dsus2
01:04 - 01:04	M32.1 - M32.2	E5
01:05	M32.3	C7/E
01:05 - 01:06	M32.4 - M33.1	E5
01:06	M33.2	Cadd9/E
01:07	M33.3	Cmaj9/E
01:07	M33.4	Cmaj9/D
01:08	M34.1	Bbmaj7/D
01:08	M34.2	E5
01:09	M34.3	Bb5
01:09	M34.4	Esus2
01:10	M35.1	B5
01:10	M35.2	C/E
01:11	M35.3	C5
01:11	M35.4	Gsus4/D
01:12	M36.1	Bbmaj7/D
01:12	M36.2	E5
01:13	M36.3	Bb5
01:13	M36.4	Esus2
01:14	M37.1	B5
01:15	M37.2	C/E
01:15	M37.3	C5
01:16	M37.4	Gsus4/D
01:16 - 01:19	M38.1 - M39.3	E5
01:20	M39.4	Dsus2
01:20 - 01:21	M40.1 - M40.2	E5
01:21	M40.3	C7/E
01:22 - 01:22	M40.4 - M41.1	E5
01:23	M41.2	Cadd9/E
01:23	M41.3	Cmaj9/E
01:24	M41.4	Cmaj9/D
01:24	M42.1	Bbmaj7/D
01:25	M42.2	E5
01:25	M42.3	Bb5
01:26	M42.4	Esus2
01:26	M43.1	B5
01:27	M43.2	C/E
01:27	M43.3	C5
01:28	M43.4	Gsus4/D
01:28 - 01:29	M44.1 - M44.2	A5
01:30	M44.3	Am7
01:30	M44.4	C5
01:31	M45.1	Fm7/Ab
01:31	M45.2	F5
01:32	M45.3	Fm7/Ab
01:32	M45.4	Ab5
01:33	M46.1	F#m7/A
01:33	M46.2	F#5
01:34	M46.3	F#m7/A
01:34	M46.4	A5
01:35	M47.1	Ebm7/F#
01:35 - 01:36	M47.2 - M47.4	Eb5
01:37 - 01:37	M48.1 - M48.2	A5
01:38	M48.3	Am7
01:38	M48.4	C5
01:39	M49.1	Fm7/Ab
01:39	M49.2	F5
01:40	M49.3	Fm7/Ab
01:40	M49.4	Ab5
01:41	M50.1	F#m7/A
01:41	M50.2	F#5
01:42	M50.3	F#m7/A
01:42	M50.4	A5
01:43	M51.1	Ebm7/F#
01:43 - 01:45	M51.2 - M51.4	Eb5
01:45 - 01:46	M52.1 - M52.2	A5
01:46 - 01:47	M52.3 - M52.4	Bb5
01:47	M53.1	Ebmaj7/G
01:48	M53.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
01:48	M53.3	Absus4
01:49 - 01:51	M53.4 - M54.4	D5
01:51	M55.1	Ebmaj7/G
01:52	M55.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
01:52 - 01:53	M55.3 - M55.4	A5
01:53 - 01:54	M56.1 - M56.2	Bb5
01:54	M56.3	Ebmaj7/G
01:55	M56.4	Ebmaj7/Ab
01:55	M57.1	Absus4
01:56 - 01:58	M57.2 - M58.2	D5
01:58	M58.3	Ebmaj7/G
01:59	M58.4	Ebmaj7/Ab
02:00 - 02:00	M59.1 - M59.2	A5
02:01 - 02:01	M59.3 - M59.4	Bb5
02:02 - 02:02	M60.1 - M60.2	Eb5
02:03	M60.3	A5
02:03	M60.4	Dsus2/A
02:04	M61.1	Bbmaj7/D
02:04	M61.2	E5
02:05	M61.3	Bb5
02:05	M61.4	Esus2
02:06	M62.1	B5
02:06	M62.2	C/E
02:07	M62.3	C5
02:07	M62.4	Gsus4/D
02:08	M63.1	Bbmaj7/D
02:08	M63.2	E5
02:09	M63.3	Bb5
02:09	M63.4	Esus2
02:10	M64.1	B5
02:10	M64.2	C/E
02:11	M64.3	C5
02:11	M64.4	Gsus4/D
02:12	M65.1	Bbmaj7/D
02:12	M65.2	E5
02:13	M65.3	Ebsus2
02:13	M65.4	Esus2
02:14	M66.1	B/Eb
02:15	M66.2	C/E
02:15	M66.3	Eb6
02:16	M66.4	Dsus2/E
02:16	M67.1	Bbmaj7/D
02:17	M67.2	E5
02:17	M67.3	Ebsus2
02:18	M67.4	Esus2
02:18	M68.1	B/Eb
02:19	M68.2	C/E
02:19	M68.3	Eb6
02:20	M68.4	Dsus2/E
02:20 - 02:23	M69.1 - M70.3	E5
02:24	M70.4	Dsus2
02:24 - 02:27	M71.1 - M72.3	E5
02:28	M72.4	Dsus2
02:28 - 02:32	M73.1 - M74.3	E5
02:32	M74.4	Dsus2
02:33 - 02:33	M75.1 - M75.2	E5
02:34	M75.3	C7/E
02:34 - 02:35	M75.4 - M76.1	E5
02:35	M76.2	Cadd9/E
02:36	M76.3	Cmaj9/E
02:36	M76.4	Cmaj9/D
02:37	M77.1	Bbmaj7/D
02:37	M77.2	E5
02:38	M77.3	Bb5
02:38	M77.4	Esus2
02:39	M78.1	B5
02:39	M78.2	C/E
02:40	M78.3	C5
02:40	M78.4	Gsus4/D
02:41	M79.1	Bbmaj7/D
02:41	M79.2	E5
02:42	M79.3	Bb5
02:42	M79.4	Esus2
02:43	M80.1	B5
02:43	M80.2	C/E
02:44	M80.3	C5
02:45	M80.4	Gsus4/D
02:45 - 02:48	M81.1 - M82.3	E5
02:49	M82.4	Dsus2
02:49 - 02:50	M83.1 - M83.2	E5
02:50	M83.3	C7/E
02:51 - 02:51	M83.4 - M84.1	E5
02:52	M84.2	Cadd9/E
02:52	M84.3	Cmaj9/E
02:53	M84.4	Cmaj9/D
02:53	M85.1	Bbmaj7/D
02:54	M85.2	E5
02:54	M85.3	Bb5
02:55	M85.4	Esus2
02:55	M86.1	B5
02:56	M86.2	C/E
02:56	M86.3	C5
02:57	M86.4	Gsus4/D
02:57 - 02:58	M87.1 - M87.2	A5
02:58	M87.3	Am7
02:59	M87.4	C5
03:00	M88.1	Fm7/Ab
03:00	M88.2	F5
03:01	M88.3	Fm7/Ab
03:01	M88.4	Ab5
03:02	M89.1	F#m7/A
03:02	M89.2	F#5
03:03	M89.3	F#m7/A
03:03	M89.4	A5
03:04	M90.1	Ebm7/F#
03:04 - 03:05	M90.2 - M90.4	Eb5
03:06 - 03:06	M91.1 - M91.2	A5
03:07	M91.3	Am7
03:07	M91.4	C5
03:08	M92.1	Fm7/Ab
03:08	M92.2	F5
03:09	M92.3	Fm7/Ab
03:09	M92.4	Ab5
03:10	M93.1	F#m7/A
03:10	M93.2	F#5
03:11	M93.3	F#m7/A
03:11	M93.4	A5
03:12	M94.1	Ebm7/F#
03:12 - 03:13	M94.2 - M94.4	Eb5
03:14 - 03:15	M95.1 - M95.2	A5
03:15 - 03:16	M95.3 - M95.4	Bb5
03:16	M96.1	Ebmaj7/G
03:17	M96.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
03:17	M96.3	Absus4
03:18 - 03:20	M96.4 - M97.4	D5
03:20	M98.1	Ebmaj7/G
03:21	M98.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
03:21 - 03:22	M98.3 - M98.4	A5
03:22 - 03:23	M99.1 - M99.2	Bb5
03:23	M99.3	Ebmaj7/G
03:24	M99.4	Ebmaj7/Ab
03:24	M100.1	Absus4
03:25 - 03:27	M100.2 - M101.2	D5
03:27	M101.3	Ebmaj7/G
03:28	M101.4	Ebmaj7/Ab
03:28 - 03:29	M102.1 - M102.2	A5
03:30 - 03:30	M102.3 - M102.4	Bb5
03:31 - 03:31	M103.1 - M103.2	Eb5
03:32 - 03:33	M103.3 - M104.2	A5
03:34	M104.3	Ebmaj7/G
03:34	M104.4	AbmMaj7
03:35	M105.1	Abdim
03:35 - 03:36	M105.2 - M105.4	Bm7/D
03:37	M106.1	Asus4/D
03:37	M106.2	Dsus2
03:38	M106.3	C#m(add9)/G
03:38	M106.4	Ebmaj7/Ab
03:39	M107.1	F#m(add9)/Ab
03:39 - 03:41	M107.2 - M108.1	D
03:41	M108.2	D5
03:42	M108.3	Abmaj7/G
03:42	M108.4	Abmaj7
03:43	M109.1	Amaj7/Ab
03:43	M109.2	Dmaj7
03:44 - 03:45	M109.3 - M109.4	D5
03:45	M110.1	Bm7/D
03:46	M110.2	Bbmaj7/D
03:46	M110.3	Gm7
03:47	M110.4	Fm9/Ab
03:47	M111.1	Dsus4/Ab
03:48	M111.2	Dsus4
03:48 - 03:50	M111.3 - M112.2	D
03:50 - 03:51	M112.3 - M112.4	Ebmaj7/G
03:51	M113.1	Fmaj9/A
03:52	M113.2	Gsus2
03:52	M113.3	Gm9/F
03:53	M113.4	Gm(add9)/Bb
03:53	M114.1	Fmaj7/A
03:54	M114.2	Gsus2
03:54	M114.3	Fsus4
03:55	M114.4	Gm(add9)/Bb
03:55 - 03:56	M115.1 - M115.2	A5
03:56 - 03:57	M115.3 - M115.4	Bb5
03:57	M116.1	Fmaj7/A
03:58	M116.2	Gsus2
03:58	M116.3	Fsus4
03:59	M116.4	Gm(add9)/Bb
04:00 - 04:00	M117.1 - M117.2	A5
04:01 - 04:01	M117.3 - M117.4	Bb5
04:02 - 04:02	M118.1 - M118.2	Eb5
04:03	M118.3	A5
04:03	M118.4	Dsus2/A
04:04	M119.1	Bbmaj7/D
04:04	M119.2	E5
04:05	M119.3	Ebsus2
04:05	M119.4	Esus2
04:06	M120.1	B/Eb
04:06	M120.2	C/E
04:07	M120.3	Eb6
04:07	M120.4	Dsus2/E
04:08	M121.1	Bbmaj7/D
04:08	M121.2	E5
04:09	M121.3	Ebsus2
04:09	M121.4	Esus2
04:10	M122.1	B/Eb
04:10	M122.2	C/E
04:11	M122.3	Eb6
04:11	M122.4	Dsus2/E
04:12	M123.1	Bbmaj7/D
04:12	M123.2	E5
04:13	M123.3	Ebsus2
04:13	M123.4	Esus2
04:14	M124.1	B/Eb
04:15	M124.2	C/E
04:15	M124.3	Eb6
04:16	M124.4	Dsus2/E
04:16	M125.1	Bbmaj7/D
04:17	M125.2	E5
04:17	M125.3	Ebsus2
04:18	M125.4	Esus2
04:18	M126.1	B/Eb
04:19	M126.2	C/E
04:19	M126.3	Eb6
04:20	M126.4	Dsus2/E
04:20 - 04:23	M127.1 - M128.3	E5
04:24	M128.4	Dsus2
04:24 - 04:27	M129.1 - M130.3	E5
04:28	M130.4	Dsus2
04:28 - 04:32	M131.1 - M132.3	E5
04:32	M132.4	Dsus2
04:33 - 04:33	M133.1 - M133.2	E5
04:34	M133.3	C7/E
04:34 - 04:35	M133.4 - M134.1	E5
04:35	M134.2	Cadd9/E
04:36	M134.3	Cmaj9/E
04:36	M134.4	Cmaj9/D
04:37	M135.1	Bbmaj7/D
04:37	M135.2	E5
04:38	M135.3	Bb5
04:38	M135.4	Esus2
04:39	M136.1	B5
04:39	M136.2	C/E
04:40	M136.3	C5
04:40	M136.4	Gsus4/D
04:41	M137.1	Bbmaj7/D
04:41	M137.2	E5
04:42	M137.3	Bb5
04:42	M137.4	Esus2
04:43	M138.1	B5
04:43	M138.2	C/E
04:44	M138.3	C5
04:45	M138.4	Gsus4/D
04:45 - 04:48	M139.1 - M140.3	E5
04:49	M140.4	Dsus2
04:49 - 04:50	M141.1 - M141.2	E5
04:50	M141.3	C7/E
04:51 - 04:51	M141.4 - M142.1	E5
04:52	M142.2	Cadd9/E
04:52	M142.3	Cmaj9/E
04:53	M142.4	Cmaj9/D
04:53	M143.1	Bbmaj7/D
04:54	M143.2	E5
04:54	M143.3	Bb5
04:55	M143.4	Esus2
04:55	M144.1	B5
04:56	M144.2	C/E
04:56	M144.3	C5
04:57	M144.4	Gsus4/D
04:57 - 04:58	M145.1 - M145.2	A5
04:58	M145.3	Am7
04:59	M145.4	C5
05:00	M146.1	Fm7/Ab
05:00	M146.2	F5
05:01	M146.3	Fm7/Ab
05:01	M146.4	Ab5
05:02	M147.1	F#m7/A
05:02	M147.2	F#5
05:03	M147.3	F#m7/A
05:03	M147.4	A5
05:04	M148.1	Ebm7/F#
05:04 - 05:05	M148.2 - M148.4	Eb5
05:06 - 05:06	M149.1 - M149.2	A5
05:07	M149.3	Am7
05:07	M149.4	C5
05:08	M150.1	Fm7/Ab
05:08	M150.2	F5
05:09	M150.3	Fm7/Ab
05:09	M150.4	Ab5
05:10	M151.1	F#m7/A
05:10	M151.2	F#5
05:11	M151.3	F#m7/A
05:11	M151.4	A5
05:12	M152.1	Ebm7/F#
05:12 - 05:13	M152.2 - M152.4	Eb5
05:14 - 05:15	M153.1 - M153.2	A5
05:15 - 05:16	M153.3 - M153.4	Bb5
05:16	M154.1	Ebmaj7/G
05:17	M154.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
05:17	M154.3	Absus4
05:18 - 05:20	M154.4 - M155.4	D5
05:20	M156.1	Ebmaj7/G
05:21	M156.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
05:21 - 05:22	M156.3 - M156.4	A5
05:22 - 05:23	M157.1 - M157.2	Bb5
05:23	M157.3	Ebmaj7/G
05:24	M157.4	Ebmaj7/Ab
05:24	M158.1	Absus4
05:25 - 05:27	M158.2 - M159.2	D5
05:27	M159.3	Ebmaj7/G
05:28	M159.4	Ebmaj7/Ab
05:28 - 05:29	M160.1 - M160.2	A5
05:30 - 05:30	M160.3 - M160.4	Bb5
05:31 - 05:31	M161.1 - M161.2	Eb5
05:32 - 05:32	M161.3 - M161.4	A5
05:33	M162.1	Fmaj7/A
05:33	M162.2	Gsus2
05:34	M162.3	Fsus4
05:34	M162.4	Gm(add9)/Bb
05:35	M163.1	Ebmaj7/G
05:35	M163.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
05:36	M163.3	Absus4
05:36 - 05:38	M163.4 - M164.4	D5
05:39	M165.1	Ebmaj7/G
05:39	M165.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
05:40	M165.3	Absus4
05:40 - 05:42	M165.4 - M166.4	D5
05:43	M167.1	Ebmaj7/G
05:43	M167.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
05:44	M167.3	Absus4
05:45 - 05:47	M167.4 - M168.4	D5
05:47	M169.1	Ebmaj7/G
05:48	M169.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
05:48	M169.3	Absus4
05:49 - 05:51	M169.4 - M170.4	D5
05:51	M171.1	Ebmaj7/G
05:52	M171.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
05:52	M171.3	Absus4
05:53 - 05:55	M171.4 - M172.4	D5
05:55	M173.1	Ebmaj7/G
05:56	M173.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
05:56	M173.3	Absus4
05:57 - 05:59	M173.4 - M174.4	D5
06:00	M175.1	Ebmaj7/G
06:00	M175.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
06:01	M175.3	Absus4
06:01 - 06:03	M175.4 - M176.4	D5
06:04	M177.1	Ebmaj7/G
06:04	M177.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
06:05	M177.3	Absus4
06:05 - 06:07	M177.4 - M178.4	D5
06:08	M179.1	Ebmaj7/G
06:08	M179.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
06:09	M179.3	Absus4
06:09 - 06:11	M179.4 - M180.4	D5
06:12	M181.1	Ebmaj7/G
06:12	M181.2	Ebmaj7/Ab
06:13	M181.3	Absus4
06:13 - 06:16	M181.4 - M182.4	D5

The Thing That Should Not Be - Metallica

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