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Enter Sandman by Metallica

Enter Sandman tab by Metallica

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Enter Sandman - Metallica

[intro]
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-------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------- repeat 4 times
---------5----------------------5----------------
------7--------------7-------7--------------7----
---0--------6--5----------0--------6--5----------

[destortion]

E5 / / F5 E5 / / F5 E5 / / F5       repeat several times

E5 / / F5 E5 / / A#5 E5 / / F5       repeat several times
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

E5 / / A#5 A5     E5 / / A#5 A5

E5 / / A#5 A5     G5 E! F#5 E! F#5 G5 F#5

Note : E! is just an open E played on the lower E string
or you can play it like this

---3--0--2--0--2--3--2--0---------


[end intro]
[couplet]

E5 / / / / / / F5 E5 / / / / / / F5
E5 / / / / / / G5 E! F#5 E! F#5 G5 F#5

E5 / / / / / / F5 E5 / / / / / / F5
E5 / / / / / / G5 E! F#5 E! F#5 G5 F#5


-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
---------2----------------------2----------------
------4--------------4-------4-------------4-----
------------3--2-------------------3--2----------
---2----------------------2----------------------


-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
---------2---------------------------------------
------4--------------4---------------------------
------------3--2---------------------------------
---2--------------------------0------------------

-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
---------2---------------------------------------
------4--------------4---------------------------
------------3--2---------------------------------
---2--------------------------0------------------

-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
---5-----4-----4--5--4--2------------------------
---5-----4-----4--5--4--2------------------------
---3--0--2--0--2--3--2--0------------------------

E5 / / A#5 A5     E5 / / A#5 A5

E5 / / A#5 A5     G5 E! F#5 E! F#5 G5 F#5

E5 / / A#5 A5     E5 / / A#5 A5

E5 / / A#5 A5     G5 E! F#5 E! F#5 G5 F#5
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Solo while playing ^^^^ :

------------------------------------B--15S\\\------
-12----------------P--------------14B--15S\\\------
-12--------12-14-14-12----12-14---14---------------
--------14-------------14--------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------

note : P := 14 pull off 12
    B := use your tremelo to bend them both slowly up
    S := slowly slide both down.


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Other version:


Intro:  (Play 12 times)
======

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|------------5--------------------------------------------------------------
5|--------7---------------7--------------------------------------------------
6|----0-----------6---5------------------------------------------------------


Rhythm Fill 1:
==============

  E5

	PM------------------|  sl  PM----------------------| sl

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5|--2---------------------------/7------------------------------/7-----------
6|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------

				   |-------------3x------------|



			   F5 E5               *F5 E5

  PM--|     PM------|  P   PM--|        PM--|   P

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5|----------7------------------3\2-------------7-------------------3\2-------
6|--0---0------6---0---0---0---1\0-----0---0-------6---5---0---0---1\0-------

  |-------------4x-------------|   |--------------8x-------------|

		 When playing the F5-E5 pulloffs, the E5 is not strummed.
			 * Skip the F5-E5 pulloff on the 8th repetition.


Rhythm Fill 2:
==============

  E5            G5 E5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5

	   sl    V     PM------------------|

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5|--2---2----/7--------------5-------5-------4---5---4-----------------------
6|--0---0---------6---5------3---0---3---0---2---3---2-----------------------

  |-------3x--------|

(Repeat Rhythm Fill 2 once)








Rhythm Fill 3:
==============

  E5             F5 E5               F5 E5

	PM------------------|   P  PM-----------------------|  P

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5|--2----------------------------3\2-------------------------------3\2-------
6|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0----1\0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---1\0-------



  E5               G5 E5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5


  PM----------------------|     PM-----------|

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5|---------------------------------5-------5-------4---5---4-----------------
6|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0------3---0---3---0---2---3---2-----------------


Say your prayers.......
Don’t forget.........
To include ........

(Repeat Rhythm Fill 3 once)

Tuck you in.......
Keep you free .........
Till the sandman ......



Bridge:
=======

			 F#5         E5 F5 F#5

			  PM--------------------------|

1|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
3|---------2-----------|-----------------------------------------------------
4|-----4---------------|-----------------------------------------------------
5|-------------3---2---|---4---4---4---4---4---2---3---4---------------------
6|--2------------------|---2---2---2---2---2---0---1---2---------------------

  |------3x------|


Sleep with one.......
Gripping your ........



Chorus Fill:
============

 F#5 C5 B5  F#5 C5 B5  F#5 C5 B5 E5

						 PM-----------|

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|----------------------------------------------------------------2----------
4|------5---4---------5---4---------5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2------
5|--4---3---2-----4---3---2-----4---3---2----2-------------------------------
6|--2-------------2-------------2------------0-------------------------------


Exit light
Enter night



 F#5 C5 B5  E5              G5       F5 G5

		   PM----------|      PM----------|

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|------------------------------------2--------------------------------------
4|------5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2----------------------------------
5|--4---3---2-----2----------------------------5-------5-------4---5---5-----
6|--2-------------0----------------------------3---0---3---0---2---3---3-----


Take my hand
We’re off to never.......


(Repeat Rhythm Fill 2 twice)

Something’s wrong..........
Heavy thoughts ........
And they aren’t ..........
Dreams of War...........
Dreams of dragon’s .....
And of things ...........

(Repeat Bridge)

Sleep with .............
Gripping you ...........

(Repeat Chorus Fill)

Exit ....
Enter .....
Take my .....
Off to never-......

Solo
	 N.C.     E5        N.C.         E5
	    1/4
e:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-15-15-15-12-----12---------|------12-12----15b(17)-15b(17)-(15)/-|
G:-------------14b----14b(16)-|-(14)-------14-----------------------|
D:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|



	    N.C.             G5

e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|
G:-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|



	  F#5      G5 F#5 E5
			   ~~~~~~
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|
G:-14p12-------------------------------|
D:-------14-14p12----------------------|
A:----------------14-14p12/10----------|
E:----------------------------12-(12)/-|



		  N.C.                     E5

e:---------12-12-12---------12-12-12---------12-12-12---------12-12-12-|
B:-15b(17)----------15b(17)----------15b(17)----------15b(17)----------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|



		  N.C.                E5

e:---------12-12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12-15-12-12-14-14-|
B:-15b(17)----------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|



	   N.C.              G5

e:-17p14----17p14----17p14-19p15----19p15----19p15-|
B:-------15-------15-------------17-------17-------|
G:-------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|


						   Half-Time Feel
	   F#5         G5 F#5  N.C.
			   ~~~~~~~~~~
e:-21p17----21p17----21p17----22b(24)-(22)/--------|------------------|
B:-------17-------17-------17---------------9b(10)-|-(9)---9b(10)---9-|
G:------------------------------------------9b(11)-|-(9)---9b(11)---9-|
D:-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|------------------|




		   ~~~~~      ~~~~~~~~
e:-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:-9b(10)--9b(10)-----------------10-|-(10)----10-8-7---7/8\7---7---------|
G:-9b(11)--9b(11)--7--9--------7-----|----------------9-------9---9-7---7-|
D:------------------------7h9--------|--------------------------------9---|
A:-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


		   End HTF
				 F#5        B5      F#5
							  ~~~~~
e:-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G:-9p7-------------------------|-16b(18)-14-----14-16b(18)--14------14-|
D:-----9p7---7-9-7-------------|------------16------------------16-----|
A:---------9-------9-6-7-------|---------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------10-7\-|---------------------------------------|



		   B5      F#5

e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:-16b(18)-14----14-16b(18)-14-------14-|
D:------------16---------------16-16----|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|



				 B5    E5    Grad. Trem.
						   Release
e:------------------------------------------------|------------|
B:---------17---------17---------------17---------|------------|
G:-16b(18)----16b(18)----16b(18)----------16b(18)-|-(16)-------|
D:------------------------------------------------|------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|------------|



  F#5            B5        E5

e:-21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----|
B:-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-|
G:-------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|




				 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e:-22b(24)--22-22--22b(24)--22-22-22b(24)-------(22)\-|
B:----------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------|



  E5
					~~~~trem~~~~
e:-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-10p8p7----------------------|-------------------------|
G:--------9-9p7----------------|-------------------------|
D:--------------9-9p7-5--7b(9)-|-5-----------------------|
A:-----------------------------|----7---(7)----------5h7-|
E:-----------------------------|-------------------------|




    ~~~~~~~trem~~~~~~~
e:--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|
G:--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|
A:-4---(4)----------------0-|
E:--------------------------|

(Repeat Rhythm Fill 2 twice)
(Repeat Bridge)
(Repeat Chorus Fill)
(Repeat Intro 8 times)

Now I lay me .....
Pray the lord my ......
If I die before ......
Pray the lord ...............

(Repeat Bridge, 1st measure only, 6 times)

Hush little baby................
And never mind ............
It’s just the ............
In your closet..................

(Repeat Chorus Fill twice)

Exit ......
Enter ........
Take my .....
Off to never...............

(Repeat Rhythm Fill 2 twice)

BOOM!

(Repeat Rhythm Fill 2 4 times)



Outro:
======

  E5             F5 E5              F5 E5

	PM       PM--|  P  PM---------------------|  P

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5|--2-------7-------------------3\2-----------7------------------3\2---------
6|--0---0-------6---5---0---0---1\0---0---0------6---5---0---0---1\0---------

				   |-------------3x-------------|



			   F5 E5

  PM--|     PM------|  P   PM--------------------------|
1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5|----------7------------------3\2-------------7-----------------------------
6|--0---0------6---0---0---0---1\0-----0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---------

  |------------4x--------------|   |------------4x-------------|




  PM------------------------------|

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
6|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------------------------------

  |--- Repeat while fading out ---|



--
  Struggling to come to terms with | This message brought to you by the
  This God-awful life that I live | amazing I.R.PURDIE@BRADFORD.AC.UK
  Stumbling, but still I try    |____________________ Deliberate
  To get out from under your grip (Anthrax - Invisible) |  Gap

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"Enter Sandman" (solo) by Metallica
-----------------------------------


     N.C.     E5        N.C.         E5
        1/4
e:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-15-15-15-12-----12---------|------12-12----15b(17)-15b(17)-(15)/-|
G:-------------14b----14b(16)-|-(14)-------14-----------------------|
D:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|



        N.C.             G5

e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|
G:-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|



      F#5      G5 F#5 E5
               ~~~~~~
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|
G:-14p12-------------------------------|
D:-------14-14p12----------------------|
A:----------------14-14p12/10----------|
E:----------------------------12-(12)/-|



          N.C.                     E5

e:---------12-12-12---------12-12-12---------12-12-12---------12-12-12-|
B:-15b(17)----------15b(17)----------15b(17)----------15b(17)----------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|



          N.C.                E5

e:---------12-12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12-15-12-12-14-14-|
B:-15b(17)----------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|


       N.C.              G5

e:-17p14----17p14----17p14-19p15----19p15----19p15-|
B:-------15-------15-------------17-------17-------|
G:-------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|


                           Half-Time Feel
       F#5         G5 F#5  N.C.
               ~~~~~~~~~~
e:-21p17----21p17----21p17----22b(24)-(22)/--------|------------------|
B:-------17-------17-------17---------------9b(10)-|-(9)---9b(10)---9-|
G:------------------------------------------9b(11)-|-(9)---9b(11)---9-|
D:-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|------------------|




           ~~~~~      ~~~~~~~~
e:-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:-9b(10)--9b(10)-----------------10-|-(10)----10-8-7---7/8\7---7---------|
G:-9b(11)--9b(11)--7--9--------7-----|----------------9-------9---9-7---7-|
D:------------------------7h9--------|--------------------------------9---|
A:-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


           End HTF
                 F#5        B5      F#5
                              ~~~~~
e:-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G:-9p7-------------------------|-16b(18)-14-----14-16b(18)--14------14-|
D:-----9p7---7-9-7-------------|------------16------------------16-----|
A:---------9-------9-6-7-------|---------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------10-7\-|---------------------------------------|



           B5      F#5

e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:-16b(18)-14----14-16b(18)-14-------14-|
D:------------16---------------16-16----|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|


                 B5    E5    Grad. Trem.
                           Release
e:------------------------------------------------|------------|
B:---------17---------17---------------17---------|------------|
G:-16b(18)----16b(18)----16b(18)----------16b(18)-|-(16)-------|
D:------------------------------------------------|------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|------------|



  F#5            B5        E5

e:-21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----|
B:-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-|
G:-------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|




                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e:-22b(24)--22-22--22b(24)--22-22-22b(24)-------(22)\-|
B:----------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------|



  E5
                    ~~~~trem~~~~
e:-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-10p8p7----------------------|-------------------------|
G:--------9-9p7----------------|-------------------------|
D:--------------9-9p7-5--7b(9)-|-5-----------------------|
A:-----------------------------|----7---(7)----------5h7-|
E:-----------------------------|-------------------------|




    ~~~~~~~trem~~~~~~~
e:--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|
G:--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|
A:-4---(4)----------------0-|
E:--------------------------|

Enter Sandman tab

Metallica tabs for Enter sandman This is a classic heavy metal song by Metallica from their fifth studio album, The Black Album. The opening riff, played by lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, is one of the most iconic in rock history - it’s a series of palm-muted power chords with a descending melody.

Hammett’s guitar style is known for his emphasis on melody and emotion, often incorporating elements of blues and jazz into his metal playing. When playing "Enter Sandman," it’s important to get the rhythm and timing of the riff just right, making it a fun challenge for guitarists of all levels.

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