Enter Sandman Guitar Tablature

Enter Sandman Guitar Tablature
Enter Sandman - Complete tab, with fills and solo.

Written by Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett
Performed by Metallica on : The Black album
Performed live on : S&M and a year and a half, parts one and two.

I searched the net for a tab for this song that had Kirk's guitar part,
but couldnt find one that had it all. So I decided to tab it out. It's
as accurate as possible, and I figured alot out from watching "a year 
and a half" parts one and two and from watching S&M.

Rythm - Distorted Guitar
Lead  - Whip out the wah pedal and crank up the distortion.


Tablature explanation :

/        = slide up
        = slide down
h        = hammer on
p        = pull off
fb       = full bend (whole step)
fb(r)    = full bend and relaese
hb       = half bend (half step)
~~~~~~   = vibrato (tremolo or with left hand)
x        = Muted string string


Tab is in form - James on top, Kirk below.

 Intro : 6x
            
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------5-----------------------5----------------------|
|-------7-------------7---------7--------------7-----------|
|---0----------6---5--------0-----------6---5--------------|
|                                                          |
|---0------------------------------------------------------|
|---0------------------------------------------------------|
|---0------------------------------------------------------|
|---2------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
           ^
W/ Wah - Listen to recording, he does it twice. At 0:07 and 0:16

0:23

Play this Twice

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5/7---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5/7---|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
|  							   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)---------|
|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)---------|
|-0------------(0)-------------(0)-------------(0)---------|

0:32

Play this twice

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2---5/7----2--2--2--3-----2--2---5/7-----2--2--2--3---|
|-0--0-------6--0--0--0--1-----0--0--------6--0--0--0--1---|
|  							   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------2-|
|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)-------2-|
|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)-------0-|
|-0------------(0)-------------(0)-------------(0)---------|

0:39
Play this 4 times.	

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2---5/7-------2--2--3-----2--2---5/7--------2--2--3---|
|-0--0-------6--5--0--0--1-----0--0--------6--5--0--0--1---|
|  							   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)---------|
|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)---------|
|-0------------(0)-------------(0)-------------(0)---------|


0:55			
Main Riff : play twice

<-------3x------------->		
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2----2-----7----------|-----5------4-------4---5---4-----|
|-0----0---------6----5-|-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2-----|
|  							   |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2----2-----7----------|-----5------4-------4---5---4-----|
|-0----0---------6----5-|-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2-----|

Verse Riff
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1----|
|  							   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------32----------------------------32--|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|

1Say your prayers little one,          Don't forget my son
2      I tuck you in,  warm within, Keep you free from sin


|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----5------4-------4---5---4----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2----|
|  					              |
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5------4-------4---5---4----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2----|

1       To include Every      One
2            Till the sandman he comes.           Ah

Pre chorus.
|--------3x---------|

|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------2----------|---------------------------|
|------4--------------|---------------------------|
|-------------3---2---|--4--4--4--4--2--3--4------|
|--2------------------|--2--2--2--2--0--1--2------|
|  						  |
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------2----------|----------2----------------|
|------4--------------|-------4-------------------|
|-------------3---2---|--------------3---2--------|
|--2------------------|---2------------------14/--|

Sleep with one eye open, Gripping your pillow tight.

Chorus

|------3x------|

|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------5----4-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---4----3----2-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---2-----------|---0---------------------------------------|
|  						 	    |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------4--0---------------|
|--------3----2-|------5---2---5---4--0---------------------|
|---2-----------|-------------------------------------------|

Exit Light
Enter Ni-ight


|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------5----4-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---4----3----2-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---2-----------|---0---------------------------------------|
|  						 	    |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------2------------------|
|--------3----2-|------5---2---5---2--2-----2---------------|
|---2-----------|-------------------------------------------|

Take my hand

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---5------4-------4---5---4----|
|---3---0--2---0---2---3---2----|
|                               |
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

We're off to never-never land


<-------3x------------>		
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2----2-----7----------|-----5------4-------4---5---4-----|
|-0----0---------6----5-|-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2-----|
|  							   |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2----2-----7----------|-----5------4-------4---5---4-----|
|-0----0---------6----5-|-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2-----|


<-------3x------------->		
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2----2-----7----------|-----5------4-------4---5---4-----|
|-0----0---------6----5-|-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2-----|
|  							   |
|-----------------------------Gradually Bend----------12/--|
|-12hb----14-12-14------14fb--------------------------14/--|
|-12------14-12-14------14fb-------------------------------|
|-------15----------12-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
W/Wah



|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1----|
|  							   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------32----------------------------32--|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|

Somethings wrong, shut the light, heavy thoughts tonight



|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----5------4-------4---5---4----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2----|
|  					              |
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------12fb--12fb--12fb----------|
|---------------------------12hb--12fb--12fb----------|
|---------------------------------------------14/-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------|
			     W/Wah	

And they arent of snow wh-------ite


|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1----|
|  							   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------32----------------------------32--|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--|

Dreams of war, dreams of lies, dreams of dragons fire


|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----5------4-------4---5---4----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2----|
|  					              |
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5------4-------4---5---4----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2----|

And of things that will bite, yeah!


Pre chorus.
|--------3x---------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------2----------|---------------------------|
|------4--------------|---------------------------|
|-------------3---2---|--4--4--4--4--2--3--4------|
|--2------------------|--2--2--2--2--0--1--2------|
|  						  |
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------2----------|----------2----------------|
|------4--------------|-------4-------------------|
|-------------3---2---|--------------3---2--------|
|--2------------------|---2------------------14/--|

Sleep with one eye open, Gripping your pillow tight.

Chorus

|------3x------|

|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------5----4-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---4----3----2-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---2-----------|---0---------------------------------------|
|  						 	    |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------4--0---------------|
|--------3----2-|------5---2---5---4--0---------------------|
|---2-----------|-------------------------------------------|

Exit Light
Enter Ni-ight


|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------5----4-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---4----3----2-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---2-----------|---0---------------------------------------|
|  						 	    |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------2------------------|
|--------3----2-|------5---2---5---2--2-----2---------------|
|---2-----------|-------------------------------------------|


Take my hand
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------2-|
|---5------4-------4---5---4--2-|
|---3---0--2---0---2---3---2--0-|
|                               |
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------2-|
|-----------------------------2-|
|-----------------------------0-|
We're off to never-never land


Note : This tab for the solo is greatly inspired by the original
tab of the solo, and many thanks to the author of that tab. It
Was quite accurate but wrong in a couple of places, basiclly here
I changed it to be as close as possible to Kirk.

For the solo, James plays the main riff twice, then his part of
the prechorus, and his part of the chorus. Its amazing how well
the solo fits in.

W/Wah        
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-15---15---15---12-----15---------12-12----15fb-15bfb-/--|
|-14hb-14hb-14hb--14fb--14fb---14hb------14---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

                                                    
Rock back and forth on pedal       
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12/14-14-14-1412-12-12-12/14-14-14-1412-12-12-|
|-10/12-12-12-1210-10-10-10/12-12-12-1210-10-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
                                        
           
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-14p12-------------------------------|
|-------14-14p12----------------------|
|----------------14-14p12-------------|
|--------------------------15--12~~--|
                    

|-------12-10-12-------12-10-12------12-12-12-------12-12-12-|
|-15fb----------15fb--------------15fb-----------15fb--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                               
                   

|-12-12-12-15-12-15p12h15-12h15p12-12-15-12-12-14-14-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


           
|-17p14----17p14----17p14-19p15----19p15----19p15-|
|-------14-------14-------------17-------17-------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


                                                     
             
                              
|-21p17----21p17----21p17----22fb~~~~~~(R)/-------------------|
|-------17-------17-------17---------------9hb--------9hb---9-|
|------------------------------------------9fb--------9fb---9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|




                     
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9hb--9hb-----------------10------10-8-7---7/87---7---------|
|-9fb--9fb--7--9--------7-----------------9-------9---9-7---7-|
|------------------7h9------------------------------------9---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

			      Lots of wah. Treble on all notes in 
			      16th fret. Bass on 14th.(toe up)
                    
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9p7--------------------------16fb-14-----14-16-16fb--14------14-|
|-----9p7---7-9-7----------------------16---------------16--------|
|---------9-------9-6-7-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------10-7-------------------------------------|


                                         
                     
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-16-16fb-14----14-16-16fb-14-------14-|
|---------------16------------16-16----|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


                        Note : Slowly release bend while tremelo picking.
					
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------17---------17--------17---------------|
|-16bfb----16hb----16fb----------16fb---(R)-----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


                                                          
  
|-21p17---21p17---21p17---21p17---21p17---21p17---|
|------17------17------17------17------17------17-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|




|-22fb--21-22--22fb--21-22-22fb~~~~~--22-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|




|----------------------------------------------------|
|-10p9p8p7-------------------------------------------|
|----------9-9p7-------------------------------------|
|----------------9-9p7-5--7fb----5~~-----------------|
|-------------------------------------7~~~~~~~~~-5h7-|
|----------------------------------------------------|


                             

     
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-4~~~~~~~~~~--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
    Wah off.      Dip bar and release on each stroke.


Back to the usual tab form.

Play 4x

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------5-----------------------5----------------------|
|-------7-------------7---------7--------------7-----------|
|---0----------6---5--------0-----------6---5--------------|
|                                                          |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|--------8x-----------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------2----------|---------------------------|
|------4--------------|---------------------------|
|-------------3---2---|--4--4--4--4--2--3--4------|
|--2------------------|--2--2--2--2--0--1--2------|
|  						  |
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------2----------|----------2----------------|
|------4--------------|-------4-------------------|
|-------------3---2---|--------------3---2--------|
|--2------------------|---2------------------14/--|

Chorus

|------3x------|

|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------5----4-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---4----3----2-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---2-----------|---0---------------------------------------|
|  						 	    |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------4---0--------------|
|--------3----2-|------5---2---5---4--0---------------------|
|---2-----------|-------------------------------------------|

Exit Light
Enter Ni-ight


|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------5----4-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---4----3----2-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---2-----------|---0---------------------------------------|
|  						 	    |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------3----2-|-------------------------------------------|
|---2-----------|-------------------------------------------|

Grain of sand


|------3x------|

|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------5----4-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---4----3----2-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---2-----------|---0---------------------------------------|
|  						 	    |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------4--0---------------|
|--------3----2-|------5---2---5---4--0---------------------|
|---2-----------|-------------------------------------------|

Exit Light
Enter Ni-ight


|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------5----4-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---4----3----2-|---2---------------------------------------|
|---2-----------|---0---------------------------------------|
|  						 	    |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------4------------------|
|--------3----2-|------5---0---5---2--2-----4---------------|
|---2-----------|-------------------------------------------|

Take my hand
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------2-|
|---5------4-------4---5---4--2-|
|---3---0--2---0---2---3---2--0-|
|                               |
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------2-|
|-----------------------------2-|
|-----------------------------0-|

We're off to never-never land

<-------2x-------------->	
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-2----2-----7----------|
|-0----0---------6----5-|
|  			|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-(2)-------------------|
|-(2)-------------------|
|-(0)-------------------|

<-------4x-------------->		
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2----2-----7----------|-----5------4-------4---5---4-----|
|-0----0---------6----5-|-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2-----|
|  							   |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2----2-----7----------|-----5------4-------4---5---4-----|
|-0----0---------6----5-|-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2-----|



|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2---5/7-------2--2--3-----2--2---5/7--------2--2--3---|
|-0--0-------6--5--0--0--1-----0--0--------6--5--0--0--1---|
|							   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------5--------------------------5-------------------|
|-------7-------------7------------7--------------7--------|
|---0----------6---5-----------0-----------6---5-----------|

Repeat and fade.
===================

For a Big ending while plaing it Live just do this:

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------2--|
|---5------4-------4------5------4-----2--|
|---3---0--2---0---2------3------2-----0--|
|                                         |
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------2--|
|---5------4-------4------5------4-----2--|
|---3---0--2---0---2------3------2-----0--|

Those extra spaces are there for a reason :-)

===================


This is as close as one can get. There is a small solo during the
 outro, but whenever Kirk plays it live, he just improvises and 
messes with the wah. Just play around with one of your scales and
 rock the wah. If Kirk doesn't play it the same every time, 
I don't think we have to worry about it.

Any questions or comments can be sent to: [email protected]

Never give up, Never surrender.
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