31 MASTER OF PUPPETS Riffs Ranked and Performed!

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  • čas přidán 13. 03. 2019
  • This is my 3rd installment of the Riffs Ranked Series. Let me know what your top 10 would be. ;)
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  • @TheArtofGuitar
    @TheArtofGuitar  Před 5 lety +177

    Hey everyone. I got so many comments at once for this vid that it'll take me forever to answer them so please be patient. I'm practicing Justice riffs as we speak. I know I don't play every riff exactly correct, that's a combo of playing them wrong my whole life, playing them live and not wanting to detune a whole step, and also just not knowing. But my aim is to play them as well as I can at this time. I'm learning a lot and having a blast doing this. Thanks for watching and for all the awesome comments and tips. :) -Mike

    • @beaubrks
      @beaubrks Před 5 lety +2

      So awesome!

    • @martingaray14
      @martingaray14 Před 5 lety +3

      If you'll do justice you should check the riff James plays in the frayed ends of sanity during Kirk's solo, it's probably the best one

    • @ckvfamily
      @ckvfamily Před 5 lety

      Lol, asking CZcamsrs to be patient? Haha nice try, we’ll never learn! Nice vid, dude! 👍🏻

    • @kacecannon6972
      @kacecannon6972 Před 3 lety

      I know it's kinda off topic but do anyone know a good website to stream newly released series online ?

    • @mike04574
      @mike04574 Před 2 lety

      where is bridge riff from battery

  • @maxdurk4624
    @maxdurk4624 Před 2 lety +147

    The Master of Puppets pre chorus riff is criminally underrated here.

  • @Leo-hs4xx
    @Leo-hs4xx Před 5 lety +232

    Everyone seems to forget the riff James plays in Battery when Kirk is doing the interlude before the solo. It’s such a badass riff

    • @adameves5970
      @adameves5970 Před 5 lety +15

      Everyone? Most people not only don't forget, but it's a lot of people's favorite riff in that song. Who are these people that are forgetting it? Weird...

    • @mike04574
      @mike04574 Před 2 lety +2

      why is not on this list

  • @blade4174
    @blade4174 Před 5 lety +477

    Obey your master
    You will learn riff faster

  • @michaelwalshe1799
    @michaelwalshe1799 Před 5 lety +151

    He's only gone and done it again, the absolute madman, love these vids man!

  • @isaacrumley
    @isaacrumley Před 5 lety +76

    6:50 me 2 seconds into playing the riff

  • @lordgluten7248
    @lordgluten7248 Před 5 lety +103

    You know it’s a great album when the “worst” riff kicks ass

    • @nishanth6403
      @nishanth6403 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Ngl disposable heroes intro is one of my favs

  • @kleenklyine
    @kleenklyine Před 5 lety +281

    Can't wait for justice!

  • @nhproductions1895
    @nhproductions1895 Před 5 lety +99

    Happy with more treble than last time.

  • @andrengrimsley3813
    @andrengrimsley3813 Před 5 lety +53

    Damage inc. bridge riff is definitely one of my top five Metallica riffs

    • @aSecretPlace22
      @aSecretPlace22 Před 10 měsíci

      that and the sanitarium riff at number 4 are my favorite he played

  • @nikhilbarretto5804
    @nikhilbarretto5804 Před 5 lety +89

    5:04 not a breakdown, more of an interlude. Great video!

  • @ilyasantonov212
    @ilyasantonov212 Před 3 lety +12

    My favourite to play is the outro riff to Battery (where you just hammer F, Bb, B, and F# power chords). So simple but aggressive

  • @mauro1427
    @mauro1427 Před 5 lety +104

    Again man, i love disposable heroes intro and bridge riff, they are in my top 10 also xd
    AJFA video incoming?

    • @Tomversal
      @Tomversal Před 5 lety +2

      Hopefully, then the rest of their albums :D

    • @antoniocenteno1483
      @antoniocenteno1483 Před 5 lety +2

      He´s going in order so OBVIOUSLY he will release the AJFA video

    • @kcmet79
      @kcmet79 Před 5 lety

      i also LOVE the bridge riff of disp heroes (leading into the blazing--if not that hard, relatively speaking--solo)... hated to see the intro n bridge riff at 31 n 29 heh. master of puppets (the song) gets repetitve for me, but hey, that's after thousands of listens. For the same reasons I rarely visit the Black Album anymore aside from My Friend of Misery and Wherever I may Roam, they never get old for me.
      Love #6 and #4 #3 n #2 :-) Great playing and great channel.

  • @danielblake1537
    @danielblake1537 Před 4 lety +9

    I think #15 would of been my #1 riff or that bridge part in Damage Inc. where he sings "We laugh, You scream and shout" Master Of Puppets is my all time favorite Metal album I listen to it practically everyday or at the very least I listen to certain songs off that album everyday

    • @danielblake1537
      @danielblake1537 Před 4 lety

      Well just finished the video and see you actually did put that Damage Inc. part as your #2 pick lol good choice \m/ (≥≤) \m/

  • @evanhooper1
    @evanhooper1 Před 5 lety +35

    Do this for the first few Megadeth albums too!

  • @Zleek
    @Zleek Před 5 lety +6

    Coincidentally, i had my bass guitar in my hand when i clicked on this video, so i played along with you!

  • @xTheDvl
    @xTheDvl Před 5 lety +10

    My fave riff is probably the Outro riff in Battery. So intense!

  • @dhruvlevel9641
    @dhruvlevel9641 Před 2 lety +6

    4:21 and 4:31 probably the best song they made in that album or maybe they're over all best song (yet very underrated)

  • @markosvafeas
    @markosvafeas Před 5 lety

    Love the series man great work!

  • @markryan9132
    @markryan9132 Před rokem

    Very cool video! The riffs sound right on, and it's inspiring

  • @HiroP1
    @HiroP1 Před 8 měsíci

    Good job, inspired me to learn a few Puppets riffs I never realized I need to try

  • @leonid7785
    @leonid7785 Před 5 lety +9

    I hope youll do Hardwired too :) so much great riff there. (Love the series btw)

  • @gregbell2117
    @gregbell2117 Před 5 lety

    Thanks for these Mike. So fun.

  • @zacharyg623
    @zacharyg623 Před 5 lety

    Cool vids man. Let’s see your fave solos next

  • @justincase8533
    @justincase8533 Před 5 lety +1

    That is a sweet SG! Thanx for the riffs man, great album!

  • @jtm45stratman69
    @jtm45stratman69 Před 5 lety +1

    Wow great job ... love those pickups too

  • @metalheadmaynard2684
    @metalheadmaynard2684 Před 5 lety

    thanks. i gotta go back and revisit these songs. its been years. almost forgot how many kickass riffs this album contains

  • @PinoyGuitarTutorials
    @PinoyGuitarTutorials Před rokem

    All riffs are all perfect! Good job!

  • @coldbastard6859
    @coldbastard6859 Před 3 lety

    That is actually a good Master of Puppets tone, congratz since many youtubers / guitarists struggle with that aspect.

  • @justinp3384
    @justinp3384 Před 5 lety

    What an amazing video, published on my birthday too.

  • @tgeorg12
    @tgeorg12 Před 5 lety

    These videos are so lit dude

  • @rubenjo
    @rubenjo Před 5 lety

    I was expecting this video after the Ride The Lightning one. Nice video! 2nd most favorite album.

  • @wurstbrot3124
    @wurstbrot3124 Před 5 lety

    Dude i wanna say thank you for your lessons :D

  • @Loogiz
    @Loogiz Před 5 lety +3

    pretty much 100% agree! especially with #2 and #1!

  • @kartikchandrasekhar2762

    "Kirk Hammett: We were drinking at the Carlson house one night, and Lars turned on the tape deck: "Listen to this, man. Fostex Multitrack Mesa/Boogies with James playing the heaviest riff ever!" It was the main riff to 'Master of Puppets', which had been quadrupled on all four tracks and sounded super heavy. And I knew it immediately as this joke riff that James would always play on the D string. He just dropped it down to the low E string and it was suddenly this whole other thing."
    "HAMMETT: I’ll tell you how the main [descending] riff to “Master of Puppets” came about. On the Ride the Lightning tour, James would always play the riff in the dressing room, but on the D string, and I’d play it simultaneously on the G string as a parallel-fourths harmony line. It sounded really dorky and funny. Then one day at rehearsal, James said, “Let me show you this really heavy song intro,” and proceeded to play that exact riff on the low E string. I said, “Ah, so you finally found a use for that dorky little thing!” It’s anything but dorky now."
    "HETFIELD: "I remember writing the chorus to "Master of Puppets" in our living room and thinking it was too commercial, too obvious. "If it's too easy, something's wrong." That was kind of the Metallica mantra. Lars said, "No, no, it's really good. It's catchy." I thought, 'Well, maybe I'm the melody, catchy guy, and that's okay.' Cliff was certainly a bit part of the [writing] process. Musically, he was so well respected, that we'd often look to him for modulations, or where the next part should come from, or go. He just KNEW.""
    ''KIRK HAMMETT: James would show Cliff and me the riffs, and we'd build the songs from there. Some I'd already be familiar with. The main riff in ''Battery'', for instance: the first time I heard James play that was in England, on his acoustic guitar. We were watching THE YOUNG ONES on the BBC, and all of a sudden he started messing around with this sort of galloping rhythm. I said, ''Wow, that's cool''. And so when it came time to start learning stuff, I'd often hear a riff and say, ''Oh, okay. I know that one.""
    "JAMES HETFIELD: The ''Battery'' intro happened pretty much out of boredom. I remember sitting on the couch at Carlson, not being able to sleep. Back then, when channels signed off at night, they'd play the national anthem, but Channel Four in the Bay Area played a classical piece [Faure's ''Pavane'']. It was such a great melody. I'd grab an acoustic, play along, and eventually wound up with a chord progression that got me thinking, WHAT WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE INTRO? I wanted something with a lot of build that would raise your hair up and give your goosebumps. The acoustic part starts, and it's building like an approaching storm. Something's coming. You can feel it. It starts off soft and quiet, then boom! The heaviness takes you to another level. I thought, 'Oh, man. This is how I want to start the record. This is how I want to start the show.'"

  • @assarhenden959
    @assarhenden959 Před 5 lety +1

    these vids are bonkers man

  • @superdawwe007
    @superdawwe007 Před 5 lety +25

    Putting Sanitariums verse riff in the #24 spot is a little unfair I think. But still a great video.

  • @WoodyWoodyWoody
    @WoodyWoodyWoody Před 5 lety

    Your clean tone is gorgeous!

  • @aktheg3nius
    @aktheg3nius Před 5 lety +1

    This album was such a huge package of awesome riffs.. 🤩

  • @Simon_Rix
    @Simon_Rix Před 5 lety +1

    You absolutely nailed the tone on #6 Puppets breakdown riff, just amazing. Me personally would've put #14 Orion section b riff up a little higher, but that's just my opinion. I've always loved that riff. Overall, bad ass!!!!!!!

  • @palanthis
    @palanthis Před rokem

    I see you fixed the minor issue in the MoP intro riff that was present in your 2017 video where you played it. Kudos. It's easy to miss that 2, 1 at the very end.

  • @pepijndegroot7728
    @pepijndegroot7728 Před 3 lety +4

    1:38 the best imo

  • @brendangallaher7697
    @brendangallaher7697 Před 5 lety

    Amazing man

  • @SwagHorse
    @SwagHorse Před 5 lety

    Very good job, thank you

  • @mitchvitale7370
    @mitchvitale7370 Před 5 lety +1

    Looking forward to the top riffs from St. Anger!

  • @kartikchandrasekhar2762

    "KIRK HAMMETT: I remember getting home and working religiously to improve my technique. I was still living at my mom's in El Sobrante, but spending quite a bit of time up in Sonoma. I knew a guy with a recording studio there, so I'd hang out with him, play guitar, and just gather ideas together, one of which was the pre-chorus to ''Master of Puppets'', the ''come crawling faster'' part. Generally, though, I was taking stock of my situation and catching up with friends at places like Ruthie's (Inn), or the Stone. The local metal scene had grown exponentially while we were away, and everyone was kind of abuzz. Exodus was releasing their first album, and [Slayer's] Haunting the Chapel was out. There was a lot of exciting stuff going on. Things were also beginning to loosen up a bit for us, financially."

  • @gbirdo4718
    @gbirdo4718 Před 5 lety +6

    Atta boy now we’re getting some aggressive bite off the strings. Treble ftw

  • @steveurquell3031
    @steveurquell3031 Před 5 lety +8

    Master of Puppets chorus is an easy top ten! But great playing

  • @kiddoo13
    @kiddoo13 Před 5 lety

    This is so awesome! :D

  • @BRIDKIE
    @BRIDKIE Před 3 lety +1

    The master of puppets intro riff is so simple yet so genius and catchy...

  • @Nyoshi219
    @Nyoshi219 Před 5 lety

    Great tone!

  • @ghjk2722
    @ghjk2722 Před 3 lety +1

    Your guitar tone is so f***ing juicy and rich and everything damn

  • @dishsoap8428
    @dishsoap8428 Před 5 lety +3

    While I'm not a big Metallica fan anymore, this series is cool. Blast of nostalgia. I appreciate it dude.

  • @Ghostplayer796
    @Ghostplayer796 Před 5 lety +2

    I'm lookin forward to see every album^^
    Keep up your awesome work man. \m/

  • @ranhold1
    @ranhold1 Před 5 lety

    Thanks for the videos, would love it if you would give some instructional videos on all these riffs

  • @antoniocenteno1483
    @antoniocenteno1483 Před 5 lety +1

    My Favorite RIff of Master of Puppets is Master of Puppets, the whole intro, everything on it, three riffs a variaton riff and the tritone running, and the tone and Everything.

  • @uhhhhyourmom
    @uhhhhyourmom Před 5 lety +5

    Johnny Marr Guitar Techniques plz!

  • @VictorAnselm0
    @VictorAnselm0 Před 5 lety

    What kind of gear are you using besides the SG?Awesome vid as always :)

  • @JeffBailey1999
    @JeffBailey1999 Před 5 lety

    So well done!!!!! Such awesome riffs.

  • @barbutahelmet8966
    @barbutahelmet8966 Před 5 lety

    Glad to see some recognition for Damage, Inc. Nice job!

  • @joyvin.tannooguitar8923

    You are well talented man!!. Can you plzz give lessons on how to use the scales mode with advanced chords :)

  • @peterscalise3101
    @peterscalise3101 Před 5 lety +4

    Obey your…
    MASTER! MASTER!

  • @Chositogames0744
    @Chositogames0744 Před 7 měsíci

    I think the riff right after the first battery solo and also is pretty cool

  • @jamesb95
    @jamesb95 Před rokem +2

    Here’s my top 10 (in no order) PS - I love your bad tab book videos. They totally messed me up in the 80’s.
    DH - Intro
    B - Intro
    MoP - 2nd Intro Riff
    DI - Bridge Riff
    LM - Bridge Riff
    B - Bridge Riff
    MoP - Interlude
    O - Cliff’s 1st lead fill near beginning
    O - All of Cliff’s writing 4:00 and on (more than a riff)
    S - Guitar Harmony right before KH’s last lead

  • @alexcunningham4847
    @alexcunningham4847 Před 5 lety +1

    Putting that Disposable Heroes intro riff as last place is just criminal.

  • @cobain_92
    @cobain_92 Před 5 lety +67

    Next one is prrrooooobably going to be Rust In Peace, right? ;)

    • @minigungaming5915
      @minigungaming5915 Před 5 lety +4

      You. I don't like you.

    • @irishRocker1
      @irishRocker1 Před 5 lety +6

      Not so easy to do ;) I think it would take him more than a day.

    • @nickp3949
      @nickp3949 Před 5 lety +3

      @@irishRocker1 Also RiP has like 800 riffs on that album lol

    • @viktorfant9182
      @viktorfant9182 Před 4 lety

      Hey you stole my profile avatar

    • @andjustjizzforall
      @andjustjizzforall Před 3 lety

      @@nickp3949 800 riffs on Holy Wars alone bruh. But I'm sure we all know the number one would be the harmonic riff right?

  • @Taxable_Trophy
    @Taxable_Trophy Před rokem +1

    6:13 I was waiting for this the whole vidio and got nervous when I got to the end like “ he’s not even gonna include it ? !! “ but then I saw it 😂 kirks masterpiece

  • @rocco_yonadab
    @rocco_yonadab Před 5 lety

    Excelent video

  • @rickfeith6372
    @rickfeith6372 Před 5 lety +2

    #18 Disposable Heroes verse chug...easy way to remember the rhythm:
    Shave and a haircut bum bum digga digga.
    It works lovely

  • @cassidymartin5995
    @cassidymartin5995 Před 5 lety +6

    I honestly thought Number 2 was gonna be master of puppets, number 1 was gonna be Orion

  • @praisethesay10
    @praisethesay10 Před 5 lety

    Do you use your kemper profiler for record? Your tone was awesome and of course your playing was stellar

  • @barjjb
    @barjjb Před 5 lety

    You are awsome! Please do it for hardwired too!

  • @kylergarcia7359
    @kylergarcia7359 Před 5 lety

    ...And Justice For All is going to be sick! What a great series man.

  • @LuisSilva-iq5is
    @LuisSilva-iq5is Před 5 lety

    Love it!

  • @Robin-tt4lo
    @Robin-tt4lo Před 5 lety

    The clean riff in master of puppets and the battery verse riffs are probably my favorites

  • @benbenben279
    @benbenben279 Před 5 lety +1

    That pre-bridge riff in Leper Messiah might actually be my favorite riff of all time

  • @hondaaguero
    @hondaaguero Před rokem +1

    Damage inc bridge riff is a master piece

  • @augiemesa9429
    @augiemesa9429 Před 5 lety

    Nice man. So, not hating on the "my friend of misery" bass line played on the guitar (haha) but with the "Orion" bass part you played, I believe there actually is an acoustic guitar doubling that bass riff. There are a few riffs from all three vids I've seen so far I'd have placed higher on the list. All good tho man, great job. I'll prob even learn a few riffs I never got around to by watching these. Thanks for the good content. Rock on.

  • @joshmark5297
    @joshmark5297 Před 5 lety

    finally some appreciation for the damage inc bridge riff

  • @full-grim
    @full-grim Před 5 lety

    Great! Which tabs do you use? Especially Leper Messiah looks quite different.

  • @vozdetrovao2009
    @vozdetrovao2009 Před 5 lety

    Hey, man!!! What's the brand of this brigde that you're using??? That's so nice!!!

  • @tymanning2832
    @tymanning2832 Před 5 lety

    I gotta say your videos on downpicking have been extremely helpful. It always bugs me when I see certain Metallica riffs alternate picked, so being able to play them properly feels and sounds much better.

  • @jto541
    @jto541 Před 5 lety +3

    The ...And Justice for All video will be 10 hours long with all of its riffs

    • @tomwallace6451
      @tomwallace6451 Před 5 lety +1

      And you can bet your ass I’ll watch all 10 in one sitting

  • @trickshotsmoviesandcubing2317

    Even though Justice is still my favorite album, this made me realize Master is my favorite based on purely riffs

  • @metmike21
    @metmike21 Před 5 lety

    Thanks Mike! :) Was waiting for this. I guess Justice is coming up soon :P

    • @beerman7079
      @beerman7079 Před 5 lety

      I hate the master of puppets song

  • @andyt8551
    @andyt8551 Před 5 lety

    Can't wait for the 'and justice...' one :)!

  • @arnavsawhney
    @arnavsawhney Před 5 lety

    That realisation that the riffs are going to become more and more intense as the list progresses. _Screams in Hetfield -_ *YEAH* \m/

  • @dirtyglasses1665
    @dirtyglasses1665 Před rokem

    Disposable Heroes at #31 hurts my soul… I know it’s personal preference but I really love this riff🥲😂

  • @ZeRoSkAtEr361
    @ZeRoSkAtEr361 Před 5 lety +8

    Do Pantera-Cowboys from hell!!!

  • @harrylamont6007
    @harrylamont6007 Před 4 lety

    The syncopation in Battery is so interesting

  • @boadosheavy6137
    @boadosheavy6137 Před 5 lety

    Lovely !!!!

  • @vpd5419
    @vpd5419 Před 5 lety +3

    Battery intro clean riff?

  • @jmunley5714
    @jmunley5714 Před 5 lety

    Thank you!!! Also, what strings do you use

  • @asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792

    good stuff

  • @squidsquirthd2684
    @squidsquirthd2684 Před 5 lety +2

    The main riff in Leper Messiah is so underrated to me honestly

  • @alexemanuel1535
    @alexemanuel1535 Před 5 lety

    Loved the video but what about the interlude after the breakdown in master of puppets

  • @matko8038
    @matko8038 Před 5 lety +3

    #23 one of my favourite riffs of all time

    • @rome8180
      @rome8180 Před 3 lety

      I was just coming here to type that. That one was way too low.

  • @rockoutconsiderably
    @rockoutconsiderably Před 2 lety

    I love how you have to put that disclaimer

  • @martingeorgiev999
    @martingeorgiev999 Před 5 lety

    they are all great :)

  • @phillipwatson1821
    @phillipwatson1821 Před 5 lety

    Great video! I'm requesting some early Megadeth as well, and what kind of tail/bridge piece is that on your SG? Keep it up👍