Metallica
Em = 0 2 2 0 0 0 Am = x 0 2 2 1 0 C = x 3 2 0 1 0 D = x x 0 2 3 2 Intro: | Em | Em | Am | C | D | Em |
Strumming Pattern
Fingerpicking: p-m-i-m-a-m-i-m (repeat)
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Nothing Else Matters by Metallica (1991) surprised many fans with its gentle, fingerpicked acoustic intro. The intro uses open strings almost exclusively.
The pattern is: thumb (bass), middle finger (G), index finger (B), middle (G), ring finger (e), middle (G), index (B), middle (G). This creates a flowing, symmetrical arpeggio pattern.