Dad binges Stranger Things and immediately remembers how to play Metallica’s Master of Puppets 🤘

Dad binges Stranger Things and immediately remembers how to play Metallica’s Master of Puppets 🤘

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[JacksonS]

HIs nod said "yep still got it"

[MoonshineSazerac]

Everyone who's ever enjoyed guitar and forgotten riffs understands that final nod intimately.

[wtsang]

Dad was 100% slaying demons back in his day

[michaelmorin]

He wasnt happy because he remembered the song. He was happy because of how perfectly he hit that pinch harmonic

[DemiHavok]

Muscle memory is no joke. I once met an old man who use to play country music in the 50s and 60s, but hadn't played in over 20 years. He wasn't fully able to play the notes anymore (mostly because his finger strength wasn't what it use to be), but it was obvious he knew what he was doing. He would sit in his garage, and I'd bring my acoustic over from time to time, and after about 3 months he was jamming again rather decently. RIP to Bill, the old musician that use to live a few doors down from my house.

[hushex]

The thing with that type of muscle memory is when you find the notes on the frets and whatnot, it comes back to you Instantly

[RYVENANT]

Even hit the pinch harmonic, like riding a bike. Good job dad!

[ryla]

The dad nod. One of the most pure and wholesome emotional responses there is.

[NickyWaters]

the look of satisfaction at the end when he knows he's still rockin' is the wholesome metal content i needed this week

[RmNaNtCbScRrn]

He didnt relearn it, that riff is like riding a bicycle, once you learn it.. you cant forget

[Quicksilver_Cookie]

There are two standard gestures every dad in the world instinctively knows. Slapping something you just put together as a sign of "this ain't going nowhere", and a nod with a slight smile signifying "still got it".

[patrickbateman]

And in that moment, in his mind's eye, his luscious locks returned to grace the metal gods once more

[blunderbuss]

I can only imagine how a beast of a guitarist your dad was in his prime.

[petecicero]

That pinch harmonic was the perfect ender. “Yup, still got it”

[UlfhedinnNorsk]

This is what an awesome pops looks like. That smile at the end was “a smile of a kid who loves metal” ❤️🤘🏻

[calvinwhelan]

That “I still got it” smile and nod was pure joy for me

[FrankieAmadeian.]

look at his picking technique!!! dude was a beast back in the day and he still is

[elijahgodfrey]

This song was released in 1984 and is so much more than just stranger things, Ur dad is just a true born legend to know that

[kunk]

*Calls drummer
“What do you mean arthritis?”

[orlandofebus]

You know dad was a badass back in the day