Chords of: Leper Messiah by: Metallica. (Emaj7, Eb, F7, F) 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.
“Leper Messiah” by Metallica is in Eb Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 54 different chords across 225 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Eb, F7, F.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 6:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Bmaj7 → Ab → F# → F#6 → Emaj7 → Eb7 → F7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:06 | 17% |
| F7 | 0:37 | 10% |
| F | 0:30 | 8% |
| F# | 0:28 | 7% |
| Eb/Bb | 0:24 | 6% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:22 | 6% |
| Emaj7 | 0:18 | 5% |
| Eb7 | 0:13 | 3% |
Eb – Bmaj7 – Ab – Bmaj7 – F# – F#6 – Emaj7 – Eb7 – F7 – Eb – F7 – Eb7 – F7 – Eb – F7 – F#maj7 – Eb – Eb6 – F7 – Ebm7 – F6 – Ebm7 – F7 – Eb – Bmaj7 – Ab – Bmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Ebm – Abm7 – Ebmaj7 – F#maj7 – F – Eb/Bb – F#m7b5 – F – Eb/Bb – F# – F – F#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – F# – F – Eb – D – C# – C – Eb – …
