How to Play "Seek and Destroy" by Metallia on the Guitar

Have you ever wanted to try playing the guitar? Look no further. "Seek and Destroy" by Metallica is an easy, but awesome song to learn for beginners. Learning to play is straight-forward, and easy to pick up with some practice. I hope you give it a try!

Guitar (acoustic or electric), guitar pick, amplifier (for electric guitar, but not required), and guitar cable (also optional for electric guitar).

Attached are guitar tabs and a video demonstration on how to play the riff.

Gather your guitar (acoustic or electric), guitar pick, amplifier (for electric guitar, but not required), and guitar cable (also optional if using electric guitar)

Tune the guitar to standard tuning, and if you’re using an electric guitar, plug it into the amp if you have one

Start by plucking the open A string two times, while slightly muting it with your palm

Press down on the 7th fret of the G string with your index finger, and pluck one time downward

Hammer on the 8th fret of the G string with your middle finger

Pluck the G string on the 7th fret again downward, holding with your index finger, returning to the note played before the hammer on

Pluck the open A string one time downward, muting it again slightly

Press down on the 7th fret of the D string with your index finger and pluck downward once

Hammer on the 8th fret of the D string using the same fingers used in step 5

Return to the 7th fret of the D string and pluck it downward once, like in step 6

Move your index finger to the 5th fret of the A string and pluck once downward 

Hold down the 8th fret of the A string with your ring finger and pluck upward

Use your middle finger to then hold down the 7th fret of the A string and pluck downward

Move your index finger to the D string and hold down the 5th fret and pluck once downward

Return to the A string and pluck the 7th fret one time upward while holding with your ring finger

Move your index finger to the 5th fret of the G string and pluck downward once

Hold down the 7th fret of the D string with your ring finger and pluck once upward

Repeat steps 3-17 4 times

Move to the 9th fret of the G string with your ring finger and pluck downward once

Pluck upward on the 7th fret of the G string once while holding with your index finger 

Use your ring finger to hold the 9th fret of the D string and pluck once upward, keeping your index finger used in step 20 on the 7th fret of the G string

Pluck down on the 7th fret of the G string again while still holding with your index finger

Return to the 9th fret of the D string with your ring finger and pluck once upward again

Release the 9th fret and press down the 8th fret of the D string with your middle finger and pluck once downward

Release the 8th fret and hold down the 7th fret of the D string with your index finger and pluck upward

Slide your index finger quickly from the 7th fret to the 5th fret of the D string and pluck once downward

Repeat steps 19-26 two times, then start over with step 3.