Metallica – Enter Sandman (Guitar Tab)
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[Intro]
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| x12 D|----------5--------------| A|-------7--------------7--| E|-0-----------6--5--------|
[Build Up]
E5
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------/7--|
E|-0-----0--0--0--0--0--0------|
PM--------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------| x3
D|--------------------------|
A|----------------------/7--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
PM-----------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| x4
A|-------/7--------------3--|
E|-0--0------6--0--0--0--1--|
PM--| PM-----|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------| x7
D|--------------------------|
A|-------/7--------------3--|
E|-0--0------6--5--0--0--1--|
PM--| PM--|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-------/7--------------|
E|-0--0------6--5--0--0--|
PM--| PM--|[Main Riff] (play x2)
E5 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| x3 D|--------------------------| A|-2-----2--/7--------------| E|-0-----0------6--5~----0--| PM G5 F#5 G5 F#5 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-5--------4-----4--5--4--| E|-3-----0--2--0--2--3--2--| PM--------------|
[Verse 1]
E5 F5 E5 F5 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-2-----------------------3-----------------------3--| E|-0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--| PM--------------| PM-----------------| x2 E5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------5--------4-----4--5--4--| E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-----0--2--0--2--3--2--| PM-----------------| PM--------|
Say your prayers, little one
Don't forget, my son
To include everyone
I tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
Till the sandman he comes
[Pre-chorus]
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|----------2--------------| D|-------4--------------4--| x3 A|-------------3--2--------| E|-2-----------------------| F#5 E5 F5 F#5 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-4--4--4--4--4--2--3--4--| E|-2--2--2--2--2--0--1--2--| PM--------------------|
Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
[Chorus]
F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 E5 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------2-------4----------| D|-----5---4---------5---4---------5---4---------5---2-------2-------5------| A|-4---3---2-----4---3---2-----4---3---2----2-------------------------------| E|-2-------------2-------------2------------0-------------------------------| PM-----------| Exit: light Enter: night F#5 C5 B5 E5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------2--------------------------------------| D|-----5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2----------------------------------| A|-4---3---2-----2----------------------------5-------4-------4---5---4-----| E|-2-------------0----------------------------3---0---2---0---2---3---2-----| PM-----------| PM------------| Take my hand We're off to never never land
[Main Riff] (play x2)
E5 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| x3 D|--------------------------| A|-2-----2--/7--------------| E|-0-----0------6--5~----0--| PM G5 F#5 G5 F#5 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-5--------4-----4--5--4--| E|-3-----0--2--0--2--3--2--| PM--------------| Guitar 2 (lead fill over 2nd half of main riff) e|---------------------------------------15\---------| B|-12-------------------------------14b--15\---------| G|-12--------12-14-14p12----12-14---14b--------------| D|--------14-------------14--------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
E5 F5 E5 F5 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-2-----------------------3-----------------------3--| E|-0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--| PM--------------| PM-----------------| x2 E5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------5--------4-----4--5--4--| E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-----0--2--0--2--3--2--| PM-----------------| PM--------|
Something's wrong, shut the light
Heavy thoughts tonight
And they aren't of Snow White
Dreams of war, dreams of liars
Dreams of dragon's fire
And of things that will bite, yeah!
[Pre-chorus]
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|----------2--------------| D|-------4--------------4--| x3 A|-------------3--2--------| E|-2-----------------------| F#5 E5 F5 F#5 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-4--4--4--4--4--2--3--4--| E|-2--2--2--2--2--0--1--2--| PM--------------------|
Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
[Chorus]
F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 E5 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------2-------4----------| D|-----5---4---------5---4---------5---4---------5---2-------2-------5------| A|-4---3---2-----4---3---2-----4---3---2----2-------------------------------| E|-2-------------2-------------2------------0-------------------------------| PM-----------| Exit: light Enter: night F#5 C5 B5 E5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------2--------------------------------------| D|-----5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2----------------------------------| A|-4---3---2-----2----------------------------5-------4-------4---5---4-----| E|-2-------------0----------------------------3---0---2---0---2---3---2-----| PM-----------| PM------------| Take my hand We're off to never never land, yeah-eah
[Solo]
w/ wah
e|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-15-15-15-12----12--------|-----12-12----15b17-15b17r15\--|
G|-------------14-----14b16-|-r14-------14------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----------------------------------|
D|-------14--14p12-------------------------|
A|-----------------14--14p12\10------------|
E|------------------------------12~\-------|
e|-------12-12-12-------12-12-12-------12-12-12-------12-12-12-|
B|-15b17----------15b17----------15b17----------15b17----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------12-12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12-15-12-12-14-14-|
B|-15b17----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p14----17p14----17p14-19p15----19p15----19p15-|
B|-------15-------15-------------17-------17-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-21p17----21p17----21p17----22b24r22\-------|-----------------|
B|-------17-------17-------17------------9b10-|-r9----9b10---9--|
G|---------------------------------------9b11-|-r9----9b11---9--|
D|--------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------|
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-9b10--9b10-----------------10-|---------10-8-7---8\7---7---------|
G|-9b11--9b11--7--9--------7-----|----------------9-----9---9-7---7-|
D|--------------------7h9--------|------------------------------9---|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-9p7-------------------------|-16b18-14-----14-16b18--14------14-|
D|-----9p7---7-9-7-------------|----------16----------------16-----|
A|---------9-------9-8-7-------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------10-7\-|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-16b18-14----14-16b18-14--------14-|
D|----------16-------------16--16----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------17-------17------------17-------|-----------------------------|
G|-16b18----16b18----16b18---------16b18-|-r16-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
accentuate w/bar
e|-21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----|
B|-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-22b24--22-22-22b24--22-22-22b24-~-~r22\--|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-10p8p7----------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------9--9p7---------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------9--9p7-5--7b9-|-5-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----7~~~-------------5h7-|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
w/bar
e|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-4~~~~---------------0-|--2--------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
w/ bar[Interlude]
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----------5--------------| x8 A|-------7--------------7--| E|-0-----------6--5--------|
Now I lay me down to sleep (Now I lay me down to sleep)
Pray the Lord my soul to keep (Pray the Lord my soul to keep)
If I die before I wake (If I die before I wake)
Pray the Lord my soul to take (Pray the Lord my soul to take)
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|----------2--------------| D|-------4--------------4--| x7 A|-------------3--2--------| E|-2-----------------------| F#5 E5 F5 F#5 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-4--4--4--4--4--2--3--4--| E|-2--2--2--2--2--0--1--2--| PM--------------------|
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]
F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 E5 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------2-------4----------| D|-----5---4---------5---4---------5---4---------5---2-------2-------5------| A|-4---3---2-----4---3---2-----4---3---2----2-------------------------------| E|-2-------------2-------------2------------0-------------------------------| PM-----------| Exit: light Enter: night F#5 C5 B5 E5 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------2----------| D|-----5---4----------5---2---5---2-------2------| A|-4---3---2-----2-------------------------------| E|-2-------------0-------------------------------| PM-----------| Grain of sand F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 E5 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------2-------4----------| D|-----5---4---------5---4---------5---4---------5---2-------2-------5------| A|-4---3---2-----4---3---2-----4---3---2----2-------------------------------| E|-2-------------2-------------2------------0-------------------------------| PM-----------| Exit: light Enter: night F#5 C5 B5 E5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------2--------------------------------------| D|-----5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2----------------------------------| A|-4---3---2-----2----------------------------5-------4-------4---5---4-----| E|-2-------------0----------------------------3---0---2---0---2---3---2-----| PM-----------| PM------------| Take my hand We're off to never never land
[Main Riff Variation]
E5 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| x7 D|--------------------------| A|-2-----2--/7--------------| E|-0-----0------6--5~----0--| PM G5 F#5 G5 F#5 E5 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-5--------4-----4--5--4--2--| E|-3-----0--2--0--2--3--2--0--| PM--------------|
[Outro]
E5 F5 E5 F5 e|--------------------------| |--------------------------| B|--------------------------| |--------------------------| G|--------------------------| |--------------------------| D|--------------------------| x4, |--------------------------| x4, A|-------/7--------------3--| |-------/7--------------3--| E|-0--0------6--5--0--0--1--| |-0--0------6--0--0--0--1--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM-----| E5 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| (repeat and fade) A|-------/7-----------------| E|-0--0------0--0--0--0--0--| PM--| PM-----------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| r Release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
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