Chords of: The Four Horsemen by: Metallica. (E, Eb, Eb7, Ebm7) 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.
“The Four Horsemen” by Metallica is in E Major and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Eb, Eb7, Ebm7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 5:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Eb6 → Ebm → Eb7 → Eb → Ebmaj7 → Abm7 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 2:13 | 38% |
| Eb7 | 1:02 | 18% |
| Ebm7 | 0:19 | 5% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:14 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| E | 0:13 | 4% |
| B | 0:10 | 3% |
| B6 | 0:10 | 3% |
Gmaj7 – Bmaj7 – A/B – Gm – F# – Eb6 – F# – Ebm – Eb7 – B6 – Eb7 – Ebm7 – Eb – C# – Eb – B6 – Eb – F#6 – Ebmaj7 – Abm7 – Eb – F#6 – Eb – C#6 – Eb – B6 – Eb – B6 – Eb – C#m – B – Bb7 – Eb – C# – Bmaj7 – Eb – Ebm7 – Eb7 – F#m6 – Eb7 – Abm7 – Eb – F#6 – Eb – B6 – Eb – B6 – Eb – …
