Chords of: Master Of Puppets by: Metallica. (G, C, Fmaj7, Cmaj7) 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.
“Master Of Puppets” by Metallica is in C Major and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 59 different chords across 266 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, C, Fmaj7, Cmaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 10% of the 8:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → E → Emaj7 → Cmaj7 → Fmaj7 → B → C7/E → E7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:52 | 10% |
| C | 0:47 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:46 | 9% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:41 | 8% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:30 | 6% |
| B | 0:25 | 5% |
| D | 0:24 | 5% |
| F# | 0:23 | 5% |
C – Fmaj7 – E – Ddim – C – Emaj7 – D – C# – C – Emaj7 – D – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gm7b5 – Abm7b5/Gb – Fmaj7 – B – C7/E – E7 – A7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em6 – Amaj7 – Em7 – A7 – F#7 – B7 – E7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Ebm – Em7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – E6 – Gaug – Cmaj7 – C#m7b5/B – D – Em6 – Cmaj7 – Eb7 – E/B – Fmaj7 – E – …
