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Enter Sandman tab by Metallica (Ver. 3)

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Enter Sandman by Metallica: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Enter Sandman" by Metallica features a distinctive main riff played by James Hetfield using palm muting and downpicking. The song's eerie atmosphere is enhanced by Kirk Hammett's use of a wah-wah pedal for the solo. Lars Ulrich's drumming drives the song with its powerful, steady beat. Released in 1991, the track became one of Metallica's most popular songs, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Author/Artist: Metalica - Enter Sandman
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---0--------6--5------|--1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|--------------
 Rift 1                    Rift 2             Rift 3

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   Rift 4               Rift 5            Rift 6          Rift 7
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 Rift 8          Rift 9


Intro

Play Rift 1 11 times than rift once that rift three six times than rift four six times,
than rift five six times than rift six once than rift five again.

Verse

repeat rift 7 through the verse with six at the end of each line.

Chorous

Repeat rift nine through the chorus then play rift six at the end

Pre chorus

Play rift eight

And Now The Lyrics:

Verse 1

Say Your Prayers Little One, Don’t Forget My Son, To Inclued Every One
I tuck you In Warm Withen, Keep you free from sin, ’till The Sandman He Comes

Pre Chorus
Sleep With One Eye Open, Gripping your pillow tight

Chorus

Exit Light,

Enter Night,

Take My Hand,

Were off to never never land

(play rift 5 twice before starting the next verse)

Verse 2

Somthings Wrong Shut the light, many thought tonight, and they arn’t of snow white

Dreams of War, Dreams of Liers, Dreams Of Dragons Fire, and Of thing that will bite.

Pre Chorus

Chorus

Exit Light,

Enter Night,

Grain Of Sand,

Exit Light,

Enter Night,

Take My Hand,

Were off to never never land

(play rift 5 twice before starting the next verse)

Bridge.

(lyrics are spoken, Play rift one once for each line

Now I lay Me
Down To Sleep
I Pray the Lord
My Soul To Keep
If I should Die
Before I wake
I pray the Lord
My Soul To take

(for this part, stike the top string 8 times for each measure w/ ------------
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That you have to listin for in the song.

Hush Little Baby Don’t Say A Word,
And Never Mind That Noise You Heard,
It’s Just The Beasts Under Your Bed,
In Your Closet, In Your Head

Chorus

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