Blood Red Sandman tab by Lordi

Tabs

Song: Blood Red Sandman
Band: Lordi
Tuning: 1 whole step down (D-G-C-F-A-D)

I gather from some Lordi forums that this song is actually played in
standard tuning; however, Lordi's guitarist Amen apparently uses a baritone
guitar under a lot of the parts in this song, which sounds great but is
difficult to duplicate without some down-tuning.

If some of the chords and timings don't make sense at first, listen to the
song and keep trying. I play a lot of the power chords with the fifth added
as the lowest note to make it sound more chunky.


🏷Legend:
pm = palm mute
 = slide
x = heavy palm muting

Intro
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
FF|------5-7---------------------5-7--|
C majorC|--7---5-7-5---3-5-----7---3-5-5-7--| repeat x3
G+G|--5-5-----3-x-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-5------|
D MajorD|--5-5-----3-x-----5-5---5----------|
   pm      pm|  pm

D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
FF|------5-7--------------------------|
C majorC|--7---5-7-5---3-5-----7------------|
G+G|--5-5-----3-x-3-5-5-5-5-5----------|
D MajorD|--5-5-----3-x-----5-5---5----------|
   pm      pm|

Verse
    "They call me..."
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---3-2---5-7---------3-0-|
G+G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---1-0---3-5-----0-3-3-0-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------3-5-----0-3-----|
  pm________________________|

Bridge
 "can you hear how the children weep?"
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G+G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  pm____________________________________________________________|

                              "once again..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-------|
C majorC|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-2-5-7-|
G+G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-5-|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
 pm________________________________________________________|

Chorus
   "there is pain..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------| repeat x3
C majorC|-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-2-5-7-|
G+G|-5-5-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-0-3-5-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
  pm|   pm|   pm|   pm|

 "blood red sandman coming home again..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------3-------------------------|
C majorC|---7-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-5-5-3-3-------------------------|
G+G|---5-5-5-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3-1-1-------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|
   pm__|   pm|   pm pm pm

 "i'm coming home again..."
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-5-5----------5-5----------------------------------------|
C majorC|-5-5----------5-5----------------------------------------|
G+G|-3-3----------3-3----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

Back to intro, verse, bridge, chorus; then

Interlude
               "scream all you want..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------7-5-----------------4-----3-----2---|
C majorC|-2-------5-------4-------2---7-5-----------------4-----3-----2---|
G+G|-2-------5-------4-------2---5-3-----------------2-----1-----0---|
D MajorD|-0-------3-------2-------0---------------------------------------|

                 "no one leaves..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------7-5---------------------------------|
C majorC|-2-------5-------4-------2---7-5-----------------2-0-----2-0-----|
G+G|-2-------5-------4-------2---5-3---------------------3-2-----3-2-|
D MajorD|-0-------3-------2-------0---------------------------------------|
                          pm____________|
  "the monsterican dream..."
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------|
C majorC|-6---------------7---------------|
G+G|-6---------------7---------------|
D MajorD|-4---------------5---------------|

  (only bass here)                  "once again..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------2-5-7-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------0-3-5-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus
   "there is pain..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------|
C majorC|-----5-3-----3-5-----5-7-----2-5-7-|
G+G|-----3-1-----1-3-----3-5-----0-3-5-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|


D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------|
C majorC|(7)-----5-3-----3-5-----7-----2-5-7-|
G+G|(5)-----3-1-----1-3-----5-----0-3-5-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|


 "blood red sandman..."
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------3-------------------------|
C majorC|-------5-3-----3-5---7---5---3-3-------------------------|
G+G|-------3-1-----1-3---5---3---1-1-------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|


 "i'm coming home again..."
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
FF|-5-5----------5-5-------|
C majorC|-5-5----------5-5-------|
G+G|-3-3----------3-3-------|
D MajorD|------------------------|


Chorus modulates up:

  (drums) "once again..."
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
FF|-----------------|
C majorC|-----------4-7-9-|
G+G|-----------2-5-7-|
D MajorD|-----------------|

   "there is pain..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------| repeat x3
C majorC|-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-4-7-9-|
G+G|-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-2-5-7-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
  pm|   pm|   pm|   pm|

 "blood red sandman coming home again..."
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------5-------------------------|
C majorC|-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-7-7-5-5-------------------------|
G+G|-7-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-5-5-3-3-------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
  pm__|   pm|   pm  pm  pm

 "i'm coming home again..."
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-7-7----------7-7----------------------------------------|
C majorC|-7-7----------7-7----------------------------------------|
G+G|-5-5----------5-5----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

Then back to intro:

D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
FF|------5-7---------------------5-7--|
C majorC|--7---5-7-5---3-5-----7---3-5-5-7--| repeat x3
G+G|--5-5-----3-x-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-5------|
D MajorD|--5-5-----3-x-----5-5---5----------|
   pm      pm|  pm
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
FF|------5-7-------------------------------|
C majorC|--7---5-7-5---3-5------------6---5---3--|
G+G|--5-5-----3-x-3-5------------6---5---3--|
D MajorD|--5-5-----3-x---------------------------|
   pm

D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------7---------7-----------------7--------------|
C majorC|-------7---------7-----------------7--let ring----|
G+G|-5-5---------5----------5---5---5-----------------|
D MajorD|-5-5---------5----------5---5---5-----------------| end.


J.