Loading song
Fetching song
So close, no mat ter (D)how far,
could n’t be much more (D)from the heart,
for ev er trust ing (D)who we are
and (B7)noth ing else (Em)mat ters.
Nev er o pened my (D)self this way.
Life is ours, we live it (D)our way.
All these words I don’t (D)just say
and (B7)noth ing else (Em)mat ters.
Nev er cared for what they (C)do,
nev er cared for what they (C)know,
(D)oh, but I (Em)know.
This page shows “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 72 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.
This arrangement is a great way to get comfortable with an Alberti bass pattern in your left hand — instead of holding block chords, you'll break them into a rolling bottom-middle-top-middle figure that gives the piece its gentle, swaying feel. At 72 BPM you have plenty of time, so focus on keeping that left-hand pattern smooth and even across all six chords. The trickiest transition will be moving into and out of B7: that chord shape sits differently under your fingers than the others, so isolate the bars around it and loop them slowly until the reach feels natural. Practice hands separately at first — get the left-hand pattern almost automatic before adding the melody. Once you combine hands, watch that your right-hand melody notes sing out above the bass; keep your left hand lighter. If any transition feels rushed, drop the tempo until it doesn't. This is the piece that will train your fingers to roll chords effortlessly, and that skill transfers to almost everything you'll play next.