Stone Cold Crazy Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays402

Stone Cold Crazy by Metallica is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, Bb and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
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Main riff: 
 
As usual h=hammer on, p=pull off 
 
E-- 
B-- 
G-- 
D-----------------2-------------4---4--------------- } 
A---4---4-4-4-4-4-0-----4---4-4-0h2-2--2--1--2--3--4 } Play twice 
E---0h2-2-2-2-2-2-------0h2-2-2--------------------- } 
 
E- 
B- 
G- 
D--2h4-4-4-4p2---2-------------4---4--------------- } 
A--------------4-0-----4---4-4-0h2-2--2--1--2--3--4 } Twice 
E----------------------0h2-2-2--------------------- } 
 
Verse 1: 
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(No more guitar as the singing starts..) 
 
Guitar comes in with a B power chord (x244xx) as Freddie sings 
 
'crazy' for the first time (BEFORE the harmony vocals on 'Stone 
 
cold crazy') 
 
 
Then back to the main riff as before 
 
 
Verse 2 same as Verse 1 
 
Now, after the harmony vocals on 'Stone cold crazy' : 
A power chord (x022xx), then Bb power chord (x133xx) leads into 
the guitar break which is all over the Bb chord 
 
(Half way through there is a little downward bit : 
 
E 
B 
G--3--1------------ 
D--------3--2--1--- 
A-----------------4- 
E 
 
   ...then back to Bb for the rest of the solo) 
 
 
After the solo, the main riff again , another verse, another 
chorus over a B power chord, then it ends with: 
  
 
(attack the muted strings for the xs) 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

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