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 +3, 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

Emphasize the heavy riff on guitar with palm muting, or play the iconic intro on piano with a focus on the low D note.

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, 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

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