Tabs
Enter Sandman - Metallica
[intro]
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------------------------------------------------- repeat 4 times
---------5----------------------5----------------
------7--------------7-------7--------------7----
---0--------6--5----------0--------6--5----------
[destortion]
E5E5 / / 
F5F5 E5E5 / / F5F5 E5E5 / / F5F5 repeat several times
E5E5 / / F5F5 E5E5 / / 
A#5A#5 E5E5 / / F5F5 repeat several times
E5E5 / / A#5A#5 
A5A5 E5E5 / / A#5A#5 A5A5
E5E5 / / A#5A#5 A5A5 
G5G5 E! 
F#5F#5 E! F#5F#5 G5G5 F#5F#5
Note : E! is just an open 
E MajorE played on the lower E MajorE string
or you can play it like this
---3--0--2--0--2--3--2--0---------
[end intro]
[couplet]
E5E5 / / / / / / F5F5 E5E5 / / / / / / F5F5
E5E5 / / / / / / G5G5 E! F#5F#5 E! F#5F#5 G5G5 F#5F#5
E5E5 / / / / / / F5F5 E5E5 / / / / / / F5F5
E5E5 / / / / / / G5G5 E! F#5F#5 E! F#5F#5 G5G5 F#5F#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------------------------
E5E5 / / A#5A#5 A5A5 E5E5 / / A#5A#5 A5A5
E5E5 / / A#5A#5 A5A5 G5G5 E! F#5F#5 E! F#5F#5 G5G5 F#5F#5
E5E5 / / A#5A#5 A5A5 E5E5 / / A#5A#5 A5A5
E5E5 / / A#5A#5 A5A5 G5G5 E! F#5F#5 E! F#5F#5 G5G5 F#5F#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
BB := 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:
E5E5
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------------|
F5F5 E5E5 *F5 E5E5
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 E5E5 is not strummed.
* Skip the F5-E5 pulloff on the 8th repetition.
Rhythm Fill 2:
E5E5 G5G5 E5E5 G5G5 E5E5 F#5F#5 G5G5 F#5F#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:
E5E5 F5F5 E5E5 F5F5 E5E5
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-------
E5E5 G5G5 E5E5 G5G5 E5E5 F#5F#5 G5G5 F#5F#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#5F#5 E5E5 F5F5 F#5F#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#5F#5 
C5C5 
B5B5 F#5F#5 C5C5 B5B5 F#5F#5 C5C5 B5B5 E5E5
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#5F#5 C5C5 B5B5 E5E5 G5G5 F5F5 G5G5
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. E5E5 N.C. E5E5
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. G5G5
e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|
G:-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
F#5F#5 G5G5 F#5F#5 E5E5
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e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|
G:-14p12-------------------------------|
D:-------14-14p12----------------------|
A:----------------14-14p12/10----------|
E:----------------------------12-(12)/-|
N.C. E5E5
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. E5E5
e:---------12-12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12-15-12-12-14-14-|
B:-15b(17)----------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|
N.C. G5G5
e:-17p14----17p14----17p14-19p15----19p15----19p15-|
B:-------15-------15-------------17-------17-------|
G:-------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
Half-Time Feel
F#5F#5 G5G5 F#5F#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#5F#5 B5B5 F#5F#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\-|---------------------------------------|
B5B5 F#5F#5
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:-16b(18)-14----14-16b(18)-14-------14-|
D:------------16---------------16-16----|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|
B5B5 E5E5 Grad. Trem.
Release
e:------------------------------------------------|------------|
B:---------17---------17---------------17---------|------------|
G:-16b(18)----16b(18)----16b(18)----------16b(18)-|-(16)-------|
D:------------------------------------------------|------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|------------|
F#5F#5 B5B5 E5E5
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:----------------------------------------------------|
E5E5
~~~~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:
E5E5 F5F5 E5E5 F5F5 E5E5
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-------------|
F5F5 E5E5
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 [email protected]
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. E5E5 N.C. E5E5
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. G5G5
e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|
G:-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
F#5F#5 G5G5 F#5F#5 E5E5
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e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|
G:-14p12-------------------------------|
D:-------14-14p12----------------------|
A:----------------14-14p12/10----------|
E:----------------------------12-(12)/-|
N.C. E5E5
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. E5E5
e:---------12-12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12-15-12-12-14-14-|
B:-15b(17)----------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|
N.C. G5G5
e:-17p14----17p14----17p14-19p15----19p15----19p15-|
B:-------15-------15-------------17-------17-------|
G:-------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
Half-Time Feel
F#5F#5 G5G5 F#5F#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#5F#5 B5B5 F#5F#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\-|---------------------------------------|
B5B5 F#5F#5
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:-16b(18)-14----14-16b(18)-14-------14-|
D:------------16---------------16-16----|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|
B5B5 E5E5 Grad. Trem.
Release
e:------------------------------------------------|------------|
B:---------17---------17---------------17---------|------------|
G:-16b(18)----16b(18)----16b(18)----------16b(18)-|-(16)-------|
D:------------------------------------------------|------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|------------|
F#5F#5 B5B5 E5E5
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:----------------------------------------------------|
E5E5
~~~~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
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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Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Enter sandman intro by Metallica
