This is a list of 25 easy metal songs on guitar. The songs are in no particular order.
Also, just so you know, I handpicked every song on this list based on my experience as a metal guitar teacher with 8 years of teaching experience.
I’ve included a YouTube video lesson for each metal song. All videos are from Carl Brown from Guitarlessons365. He’s a legendary guitar teacher.
Every song on this list includes a Songsterr tab. Songsterr is my favorite guitar tab website. It’s super easy to use, and it has interactive features that make learning songs more fun and efficient.
Most of these songs are in standard tuning, which means you can grab your guitar and start learning right away! That said, there are a few riffs that use drop tunings.
Now let’s dive in and learn some songs and riffs!
Table of Contents
Metallica – “Nothing Else Matters“
- Album: Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
- Tab: Nothing Else Matters Tab
Black Sabbath – “Iron Man”
- Album: Paranoid (1970)
- Tab: Iron Man Tab
Ozzy Osbourne – “Crazy Train”
- Album: Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
- Tab: Crazy Train Tab
Judas Priest – “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'”
- Album: Screaming for Vengeance (1982)
- Tab:
Metallica – “Fade to Black”
- Album: Ride the Lightning (1984)
- Tab: Fade to Black Tab
Metallica – “Seek & Destroy”
- Album: Kill ‘Em All (1983)
- Tab: Seek and Destroy Tab
Metallica – “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
- Album: Ride the Lightning (1984)
- Tab:
Pantera – “Walk”
- Album: Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
- Tab: Walk Tab
Motörhead – “Ace of Spades”
- Album: Ace of Spades (1980)
- Tab: Ace of Spades Tab
Tool – “Forty Six & 2”
- Album: Ænima (1996)
- Tab: Forty Six & 2 Tab
Megadeth – “Symphony of Destruction”
- Album: Countdown to Extinction (1992)
- Tab: Symphony of Destruction Tab
System of a Down – “Aerials”
- Album: Toxicity (2001)
- Tab: Aerials Tab
Avenged Sevenfold – “Bat Country”
- Album: City of Evil (2005)
- Tab: Bat Country Tab
Gojira – “Stranded”
- Album: Magma (2016)
- Tab: Stranded Tab
Black Sabbath – “Paranoid”
- Album: Paranoid (1970)
- Tab: Paranoid Tab
Metallica – “Enter Sandman”
- Album: Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
- Tab: Enter Sandman Tab
Judas Priest – “Breaking the Law”
- Album: British Steel (1980)
- Tab: Breaking The Law Tab
Megadeth – “Peace Sells”
- Album: Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying? (1986)
- Tab: Peace Sells Tab
System of a Down – “Toxicity”
- Album: Toxicity (2001)
- Tab: Toxicity Tab
Avenged Sevenfold – “Hail to the King”
- Album: Hail to the King (2013)
- Tab: Hail to The King Tab
Disturbed – “Down with the Sickness”
- Album: The Sickness (2000)
- Tab: Down with The Sickness Tab
Ghost – “Cirice”
- Album: Meliora (2015)
- Tab: Cirice Tab
Slipknot – “Duality”
- Album: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004)
- Tab: Duality Tab
Rammstein – “Du Hast”
- Album: Sehnsucht (1997)
- Tab: Du Hast Tab
Linkin Park – “One Step Closer”
- Album: Hybrid Theory (2000)
- Tab: One Step Closer Tab
25 Easy Metal Songs on Guitar Conclusion: Here Are More Lessons
Now that you’ve learned some easy metal songs and riffs, the next step is to learn the metal guitar chords commonly used in them.
And if you want to learn more about how these songs were composed, then check out these guitar scales for metal.
Thanks for reading! You’re awesome. Keep shredding and playing metal!