Chords of: King Nothing by: Metallica. (Emaj7, Ebm, Eb, Ebmaj7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“King Nothing” by Metallica is in Db Minor and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 206 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Ebm, Eb, Ebmaj7.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 6:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Ebm → Ebm7b5/Db → Ebm → Eb → Ebm → Eb → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 1:31 | 24% |
| Eb | 1:24 | 22% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:24 | 6% |
| Eb7 | 0:19 | 5% |
| Ab7 | 0:18 | 5% |
| Emaj7 | 0:16 | 4% |
| Ab | 0:15 | 4% |
| Ebm7 | 0:14 | 4% |
Ebmaj7 – Ebm – Adim – Abmaj7 – Eb – Ebm – Ebm7b5/Db – Ebm – Eb – Ebm – A – Ab – Ebm7b5/Db – Eb – Ebm – A7 – Ab – Eb – Adim – Ab – Eb7 – Ebm – A – Ab – Eb7 – Ebm – A – Ab – Eb – A – Ab7 – Eb7 – Ebm – A – Ab – Ebm – Am7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Ab7 – D – Ab – Abm7 – D – Eb – Bmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Abm7 – …
