Chords of: You Must Burn! by: Metallica. (Em7, E, F#7, Em) 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.
“You Must Burn!” by Metallica is in E Major and runs at about 87 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 58 different chords across 335 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, E, F#7, Em.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 7:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → E → A7 → E → A7 → E → A7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2:15 | 32% |
| F#7 | 0:32 | 8% |
| Am7 | 0:28 | 7% |
| A7 | 0:20 | 5% |
| Em | 0:16 | 4% |
| A | 0:14 | 3% |
| E7 | 0:13 | 3% |
| G | 0:11 | 3% |
Emaj7 – E – A7 – Bb6 – E – A7 – Bb7 – A7 – Bb6 – E – A7 – Bb6 – E – A7 – Bb7 – Am7 – Bb – A7 – Bb7 – A7 – F7 – E – A – G – A – C6 – Bb7 – E – Am7 – G – A – Am7 – Bb – E7 – A – G7 – A – Am7 – Bb7 – E – A7 – Bb7 – Am7 – Bb – A7 – F7 – E – Em7 – …
