Released in 1992, Nothing Else Matters is one of the most popular songs of Metallica. In the piano notes of the song, the intro is an E minor arpeggio beginning with the open low E followed by the open G, B
So close no matter how far
Couldn’t be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
E E E E-E F# E
So close no matter how far
E – E E E E D D E
Couldn’t be much more from the heart
E-G-F# E – E D D E-D-C
Forever trusting who we are ~
G F#-F# G F#-E
And nothing else matters
E – E E – E E – F# G E
Never opened myself this way
E E E E E E D E
Life is ours, we live it our way
B A G F# E F# G
All these words I don’t just say
G F#-F# G F#-E
And nothing else matters
E E E E E F# G E
Trust I seek and I find in you
B – B – B A G A – A B-^C
Everyday for us something new
B – B B A G A – B G
Open mind for a different view
G F#-F# F# F#-G
And nothing else matters
^G-^G ^G# ^G ^F ^G ^G-^F
Never cared for what they do
^G-^G ^G# ^G ^F ^G ^G-^G#-^F-^G
Never cared for what they know
^G ^G ^G-^F
But I know…
E E E E-E F# E
So close no matter how far
E – E E E E D D F#-E-F#-G
Couldn’t be much more from the heart ~
F#-G-F# E – E D D E
Forever trusting who we are
G F#-F# G F#-E
And nothing else matters
^G-^G ^G# ^G ^F ^G ^G-^F
Never cared for what they do
^G-^G ^G# ^G ^F ^G ^G-^G#-^F-^G
Never cared for what they know
^G ^G ^G-^F
But I know…
E E-E E – E E-F# G E-D-E
I never opened myself this way ~
E E E E E E D E-G-F#-E
Life is ours, we live it our way ~
B A G F# E F# G-F#-G
All these words I don’t just say ~
B A – A A B-B
And nothing else matters
G G G G G A B G
Trust I seek and I find in you
B-B-B A G A – A B-^C
Everyday for us something new
B-B B A G A-B G
Open mind for a different view
B A-A A B-B-^C
And nothing else matters ~
^G-^G ^G# ^G ^F ^G ^G-^F
Never cared for what they say
^G-^G ^G# ^G ^F ^G ^G-^G#-^F
Never cared for games they play
^G-^G ^G# ^G ^F ^G ^G-^F
Never cared for what they do
^G-^G ^G# ^G ^F ^G ^G-^G#-^F-^G
Never cared for what they know
^G ^G ^G-^G#
But I know…
E E E E-E F# E
So close no matter how far
E – E E E E D D F#-E-F#-G
Couldn’t be much more from the heart ~
F#-G-F# E E D D E
Forever trust in who we are
G F#-F# G F#-E
And nothing else matters
