Enter Sandman tab by Metallica
Guitar Tab
Enter Sandman - Metallica [intro] ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 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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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
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---------2----------------------2----------------
------4--------------4-------4-------------4-----
------------3--2-------------------3--2----------
---2----------------------2----------------------
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---------2---------------------------------------
------4--------------4---------------------------
------------3--2---------------------------------
---2--------------------------0------------------
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---------2---------------------------------------
------4--------------4---------------------------
------------3--2---------------------------------
---2--------------------------0------------------
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---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--------------------------
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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)
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1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|------------5--------------------------------------------------------------
5|--------7---------------7--------------------------------------------------
6|----0-----------6---5------------------------------------------------------
Rhythm Fill 1:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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
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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.
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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
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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:
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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 ---|
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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:-------------------------------------------------------|
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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:--------------------------|
About 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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