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Metallica - Kill 'Em All* (Play it Like it is)

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DONT GET THIS BOOK! IT DOESNT EVEN HAVE THE VERY BEGINING TO THE 4 HORSEMEN. IT DOESNT HAVE THE SOLOS AND IS VERY BAD QUALITY. ITS MISSING ABOUT HALF THE SONG OF ALL THE SONGS! DONT GET THIS BOOK.

I must say, This is by far the worst tab book I have ever purchased. On top of NOT including the solos, it is very unclear how to play the songs. I have even found a one mistake in the book, and I have only had it one day. I am the biggest Metallica fan you'll ever find, and I am a decent guitarist. This is a horrible book. I have found that all Cherry Lane Music books are disgusting quality. I would definitely recomend you pitch in the extra 3 or 4 dollars and get the other Kill Em All tab book. I can surely say that the other tab book can not remotely be as sh*ty as this. WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK.

As soon as you learn a couple of bars you realize this is mostly James' rhythm parts without any Kirk leads. I'm not quite sure why they would label this book "Play it like it is". That title makes one think this is a note for note transcription which it is far from. It's not a terrible book. I'm sure a beginning guitarist could really benefit from it, but I just feel like the marketers at this company are bold faced liers for the title. I would give it more stars if it had a more honest title like "Easy Metallica" "Beginner's Metallica" or, more aptly, "Wound 'em All".

Hello.

Have you heard Metallica's debut album "Kill 'Em All" yet? You haven't? Well, you better go out and get it then! For those of you that have, you're probably hooked.

This product is the sheet music that goes along with the album with a bonus two songs from Metallica's newest album Garage, Inc.

Question: What's better than listening to "Kill 'Em All"?

Answer: Playing it, of course.

This book is excellent. It features all of the music from "Kill 'Em All" complete with note-for-note transcriptions for the electric guitar (as opposed to the bass guitar). I've only been playing my electric guitar for a couple of months now and I'm only fourteen years old. With no guitar lessons (only the CD to listen to and the sheet music to read), I can proudly play some of the songs pretty well. I got this book for Christmas this year, and after a couple of times of listening to the CD while following along in the book, I learned how the book works.

(In case you have never seen guitar sheet music, it's pretty neat. The songs are divided into little riffs and sections that are labeled and are played in different orders to complete the song. In other words, instead of writing the same riff over and over again, it just says "Play with Rhythm 3." So, you go back to the page that first featured "Rhythm 3" and play that there. Of course, this is how all guitar books are written, but I still find it very neat!)

For those of you who are just starting out on the guitar (like me), this is a good book to choose. It doesn't just contain the guitar chord pictures and diagrams, but it also contains the music in tab form. Tab is short for tableture and is a simplified version of the song. It gives you easier fingerings to help you understand how to play the song, get your rhythm down first, and then work your way up to playing the official chords.

I love this album a lot. I know it's not Metallica's best album, and it certainly isn't my favorite, but you must remember that this was only Metallica's first album. Imagine that! They started out pretty well, huh?

I can probably play "The Four Horsemen" the best. This is one of the better songs in this book. "Motorbreath" and "The Four Horsemen" are the easiest for me. "Jump in the Fire" is also in my "easy" category. Among the hardest songs, in my opinion, are "No Remorse," "Seek and Destroy," "Phantom Lord," and "Metal Militia." "Anesthesia - (Pulling Teeth)" is just one big bass solo, and "Hit the Lights" and "Whiplash" are intermediate.

I don't have "Garage, Inc." yet, so I haven't even tried out "Am I Evil?" or "Blitzkrieg".

Of course, you can't forget one of the things that makes Metallica "Metallica"--the crazy Kirk Hammet riffs. Actually, when this album came out, it wasn't Hammet. It was Dave Mustaine--of Megadeth today. Still, these two lead guitarists are unbelievable. I'm nowhere near ready to tackle their solos, but I still recommend this book. If for no other reason, buy this book to support Metallica! :-D