Metallica Enter Sandman Guitar Tab

So you want to learn guitar? Why not start off with one of the all-time greats, which is also a song on our ‘easy guitar songs for beginners‘ list. “Enter Sandman” is a song by Californian heavy metal band Metallica. Produced by legendary producer, Bob Rock. Enter Sandman was released in 1991 as the lead single and the opening track of the band’s eponymous Black album. Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield wrote the song, and Hetfield scribbled the lyrics.

Metallica Enter Sandman Guitar Tab

Intro:   (Play 12 times)
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2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|------------5--------------------------------------------------------------
5|--------7---------------7--------------------------------------------------
6|----0-----------6---5------------------------------------------------------

Rhythm Fill 1:
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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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2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5|----------7------------------32-------------7-------------------32-------
6|--0---0------6---0---0---0---1?-----0---0-------6---5---0---0---1?-------

    |-------------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:
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   E5                        G5  E5  G5  E5 F#5  G5 F#5

             sl       V          PM------------------|

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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----------------------------32-------------------------------32-------
6|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0----1?---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---1?-------

   E5                              G5  E5  G5  E5 F#5  G5 F#5

    PM----------------------|          PM-----------|

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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:
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                          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:
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  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

(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-------------------32-----------7------------------32---------
6|--0---0-------6---5---0---0---1?---0---0------6---5---0---0---1?---------

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

                              F5 E5

    PM--|          PM------|    P      PM--------------------------|
1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5|----------7------------------32-------------7-----------------------------
6|--0---0------6---0---0---0---1?-----0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---------

    |------------4x--------------|     |------------4x-------------|

    PM------------------------------|

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
6|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------------------------------

    |--- Repeat while fading out ---|

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