Learn to play the guitar riff to Metallica's classic Master Of Puppets

Eddie Munson playing Master Of Puppets on a BC Rich Warlock in the Upside Down in the final episode of Stranger Things season 4 is going to be hard to top for 2022's most metal moment. And if there is anyone out there who hadn't heard the track before and wants to learn it, we've got good and bad news. 

The bad news is Metallica's riff machine James Hetfield plays it all downpicked, and that is not easy. The good news is learning it will develop your right hand rhythm chops massively, and if you want to use upstrokes, that's fine too! 

Whichever way you want to play it, Total Guitar's video riff lesson below is here to help.

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Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.