Hate Train Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays494
Hate Train by Metallica is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Am and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
  			

 Opening Riff 

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--4---5---7--10-------------------4---5---12--10--------------------| 
A|--2---3---5---8----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-2---3---10---8----4-4-4-4--4-4-4--| 
E|--2---3---5---8----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---3---10---8----2-2-2-2--2-2-2--| 
 p.m.                .......  .....                   .......  ..... 



e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--4---5---7--10-------------------4---5---12--10--6-6-6-6-6-6----2----3--| 
A|--2---3---5---8----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-2---3---10--10--4-4-4-4-4-4--x-2--x-3--| 
E|--2---3---5---8----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---3---10---8---------------x-0--x-1--| 


e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6----2----3-777777--| 
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4--x-2--x-3-555555--| 
E|---------------x-0--x-1---------| 


 Solo Riff 1 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--5h7-----5h7-----5h7-------------5h7-----5h7----5---------5--| 
E|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-3p0-3p0-0---0-0-0---5h7-7-5p0-3h5---| 
 p.m.   ...     ...     ...             ... 

 Tail end 

e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|--------------7------------------| 
A|------5---5-7---------5-------7\-| 
E|--5-7-------------5-7-----5-7----| 
p.m......   .....   .....   ..... 


Rhythm Riff 1 

e|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------7--8--9--|--9--8--7--| 
E|--0-0-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0--0-0-3p0-0-3p0-0-5--6--7--|--7--6--5--| 


Verse Riff 

e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-5-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------| 
E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-3-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-6p5-6~--5--| 
p.m..  .......  ...  ...      .  ....... 


Pre-chorus Riff 

e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--4--2--5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--4--2--5--| 
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--2--0--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--2--0--3--| 
pm. ..................................................... 


Chorus Riff 1 

e|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----7h9-7~~-0h7-9--7--10--7--9^10-7~~--0h7-9--7--10--7--| 
E|--0-----------------------------------------------------| 
  "You took away tomorrow..." 

Chorus 

Em              Am    C                Em 
I ride into the sorrow, but still I stand 

Em                Am     C 
You took away tomorrow, 



Chorus Riff 2 

e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------| 
D|--7~-7--7/9\7--5~-5--5/7\5--4--4--4/5-4/5-/9~--13~--| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|--5~-5--5/7\5--3~-3--3/5\3--2--2--2/3-2/3-/7~--11~--| 
 "Still I stand... straight down into the sorrow..." 



Solo Riff 2 (Guitar 1) 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--9h10------------9h10------------9h10----7h9----5h7----4h5------| 
E|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---| 
p.m.    ...........     ...........     ...    ...    ...    ... 

(Guitar 2) 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--7h9------------7h9------------7h9----5h7----4h5----2h4------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0---| 
       ...........    ...........    ...    ...    ...    ... 

(Guitar 2 cont.) 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--7h9~~-----------7h9------------7h9----9h10----10h12----12h14------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-----0-0------0-0------0-0---| 
            .......    ...........    ...     ...      ...      ... 

Outro Riff 

e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x---| 
A|----8-4---4-5-4-5---8-4---x-x-x-x-x-x---| 
E|--0-6-2-0-2-3-2-3-0-6-2-0---------------| 
pm  .     .         .   n.h............ 


Outro Riff 1(Guitar 2) 

e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|---12~---9-7-9---/12-12-12-12-9-9-7-9/12~---| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
A|---10~---7-5-7---/10-10-10-10-7-7-5-7/10~---| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
  "And hate is a train..." 



Outro Riff 2 

e|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--5h7--------5h7--------5h7----5---------5---------5------| 
E|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
p.m.   .......    .......    ...   .......   .......   ... 

e|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--5---------5---------5---------------------------------| 
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7---------7---------7-------| 
E|----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
p.m.  .......   .......   ...   .......   .......   ...
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