Leper Messiah Intro: The Right Way

JTR HomePage Full disclosure: this rabbit hole was prompted by the work of Ben Eller on YouTube and his video showing the correct way to play this intro on the guitar. It got me wondering what Cliff was up to… After doing some more digging I found a video with the audio of Cliff’s bass […]
Metallica – Fight Fire With Fire Intro Bass The Right Way

Metallica Fight Fire With Fire starts with an iconic, Baroque style Harpsichord type intro under which Cliff is playing a counter melody. Let’s take a look at what he’s doing.
Metallica – Master of Puppets Verse Riff Bass The Right Way

Metallica Master of Puppets: genuinely a collection of the some the greatest metal riffs of all time. The verse riff, however, has bee tying musicians up in knots for decades when the solution is actually quite simple…