Enter Sandman Tab by Metallica

Enter Sandman tab by Metallica (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

Intro:   (Play 12 times)
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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------------|

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			      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:
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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, little one
Don't forget, my son
To include everyone
(Repeat Rhythm Fill 3 once)
Tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
Till the sandman comes


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 eye open
Gripping your pillow tight


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 never land
(Repeat Rhythm Fill 2 twice)
Something's wrong, shut the light
Heavy thoughts tonight
And they aren't of Snow White
Dreams of War, dreams of lies
Dreams of dragon's fire
And of things that will bite, yeah!
(Repeat Bridge)
Sleep with one eye open
Gripping you pillow tight
(Repeat Chorus Fill)
Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
Off to never-never land
Solo while playing ^^^^ :
1|------------------------------------B--15S\\\------|
2|-12----------------P--------------14B--15S\\\------|
3|-12--------12-14-14-12----12-14---14---------------|
4|--------14-------------14--------------------------|
5|---------------------------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------------------------|
note : P := 14 pull off 12
       B := use your tremelo to bend them both slowly up
       S := slowly slide both down.


Solo
w/ wah
1|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
2|-15-15-15-12----12--------|------12-12----15b17-15b17-(15)\-|
3|-------------14-----14b16-|-(14)-------14-------------------|
4|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
5|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
6|--------------------------|---------------------------------|

1|-------------------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------------------|
3|-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-|
4|-------------------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------------------|

1|-----------------------------------------|
2|-----------------------------------------|
3|-14p12-----------------------------------|
4|-------14--14p12-------------------------|
5|-----------------14--14p12\10------------|
6|------------------------------12-~-(12)\-|

1|-------12-12-12-------12-12-12-------12-12-12-------12-12-12-|
2|-15b17----------15b17----------15b17----------15b17----------|
3|-------------------------------------------------------------|
4|-------------------------------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------------------------------|

1|-------12-12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12-15-12-12-14-14-|
2|-15b17----------------------------------------------------|
3|----------------------------------------------------------|
4|----------------------------------------------------------|
5|----------------------------------------------------------|
6|----------------------------------------------------------|

1|-17p14----17p14----17p14-19p15----19p15----19p15-|
2|-------15-------15-------------17-------17-------|
3|-------------------------------------------------|
4|-------------------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------------------|

1|-21p17----21p17----21p17----22b24-(22)\------|-----------------|
2|-------17-------17-------17-------------9b10-|-(9)---9b10---9--|
3|----------------------------------------9b11-|-(9)---9b11---9--|
4|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|
5|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|
6|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|

1|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
2|-9b10--9b10-----------------10-|-(10)----10-8-7---8\7---7---------|
3|-9b11--9b11--7--9--------7-----|----------------9-----9---9-7---7-|
4|--------------------7h9--------|------------------------------9---|
5|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

1|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
3|-9p7-------------------------|-16b18-14-----14-16b18--14------14-|
4|-----9p7---7-9-7-------------|----------16----------------16-----|
5|---------9-------9-8-7-------|-----------------------------------|
6|-----------------------10-7\-|-----------------------------------|

1|-----------------------------------|
2|-----------------------------------|
3|-16b18-14----14-16b18-14--------14-|
4|----------16-------------16--16----|
5|-----------------------------------|
6|-----------------------------------|
					 Grad. release
1|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
2|-------17-------17------------17-------|------------------------------|
3|-16b18----16b18----16b18---------16b18-|-(16)-\1/-\1/-\1/-\1/-\1/-\1/-|
4|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------------|------accentuate-w/bar--------|
6|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|

1|-21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----|
2|-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-|
3|-------------------------------------------------------|
4|-------------------------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------------------------|

1|-22b24--22-22-22b24--22-22-22b24-~-~-(22)\-|
2|-------------------------------------------|
3|-------------------------------------------|
4|-------------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------------|

1|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
2|-10p8p7----------------------|-------------------------|
3|--------9--9p7---------------|-------------------------|
4|---------------9--9p7-5--7b9-|-5-----------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----7---(7)-~-~-~----5h7-|
6|-----------------------------|------------w/bar--------|

1|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
3|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-4---(4)-~-~-~-~-----0-|--2--\1/-\1/-\1/-\1/-\1/-\1/-|
6|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
                              w/ bar
(Repeat Rhythm Fill 2 twice)
(Repeat Bridge)
(Repeat Chorus Fill)
(Repeat Intro 8 times)
Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the lord my soul to keep
If I die before I wake
Pray the lord my soul to take
(Repeat Bridge, 1st measure only, 6 times)
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
(Repeat Chorus Fill twice)
Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
Off to never-never land
(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----------------------------------------|

Last updated: September 17, 2025

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