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Enter Sandman Bass Tab by Metallica

Enter Sandman bass tab by Metallica (Ver. 3)

Bass Tab

Song: Enter Sandman
Artist: Metallica
Album: Metallica (aka "The Black Album," 1991)
Bassist: Jason Newsted

Standard tuning (EADG)

LEGEND:
() = sustained note
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
s = 16th note (appears above bar)


INTRO:

   (Guitar; rest x8)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-5---5---0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---------7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(0)0-0-6-5-5-0-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-0-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-5-3-|(3)0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(0)0-0-6-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-0-3-|(3)0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1 (x2):                                            _________________ _________________
                                                        /1                /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|(3)0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|(3)0-2-0-2-3-0-2-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-------------4---|-------------4---|-------------4---|-----------------|
D |-----------4-----|-----------4-----|-----------4-----|-----------------|
A |---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|
E |(2)------------2-|(2)------------2-|(2)------------2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A |-------3-2-2-2---|-------3-2-2-2---|-------3-2-2-2---|------5---7-5-----|
E |-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2---------0-|(0)/7---7-----7-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------3-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-2---2---------0-|-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0-|-0-r-----------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(0)0-0-6-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-5-3-|(3)0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(0)0-0-6-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-0-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-5-3-|(3)0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|(3)0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|(3)0-2-0-2-3-0-2-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-------------4---|-------------4---|-------------4---|-----------------|
D |-----------4-----|-----------4-----|-----------4-----|-----------------|
A |---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|
E |(2)------------2-|(2)------------2-|(2)------------2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---2-0-----------|
A |-------3-2-2-2---|-------3-2-2-2---|-------3-2-2-2---|---------3-2-0---|
E |-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2---------0-|-0-------------3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------3-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-2-2-2---------0-|-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0-|-0-r-----------0-|(0)------------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(0)0-0-6-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-5-3-|(3)0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(0)0-0-6-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-5-3-|(3)0-2-0-2-3-0-2-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-------------4---|-------------4---|-------------4---|-----------------|
D |-----------4-----|-----------4-----|-----------4-----|-----------------|
A |---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|
E |(2)------------2-|(2)------------2-|(2)------------2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---2-0-----------|
A |-------3-2-2-2---|-------3-2-2-2---|-------3-2-2-2---|---------2-1-0---|
E |-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2---------0-|(0)------------3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                                               (x4)
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
A |-------3-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
E |-2-2-2---------0-|(0)0-2-0-3-0-5-0-|-0-r-------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


INTERLUDE:
                ( x4 )
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------3-2-2-2---|-------3-2-2-2---|-------3-2-2-2---|---7---5---2-----|
E |-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2---------0-|-0---0---0---0-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------3-2-2-2---|-----------------|
E |-2-2-2---------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                            s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A |-------3-2-2-2---|-------3-2-2-2---|-------3-2-2-2---|------5---7-5-----|
E |-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2---------0-|-0-5h7--------7-\-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 &  2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------3-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-2-2-2---------0-|-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0-|-0-r-----------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BREAKDOWN:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |(0)--------------|(0)--------------|(0)------------0-|(0)0-0-6-5-5-5-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-6-5-5-0-0-|(0)0-0-6-5-5-0-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-0-0-|-0-0-0-6-5-5-3*3-|(3)0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO:
                 (x4)               (Repeat to fade-out)
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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