Enter Sandman

Words & Music:

James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

 

This is full tabbed in Guitar World with the solo & multiple guitar parts. It is also fully tabbed in the Metallica issue of Guitar Legends.

 

INTRO:

Basic intro riff is:  [12x]         Transposed intro riff is:  [for bridge]

  Em          A5                      F#m       B5

E--------------------|              E--------------------|

B--------------------|              B--------------------|

G--------------------|              G--------2-----------|

D--------5-----------|              D-----4-----------4--|

A-----7-----------7--|              A-----------3--2-----|

E--0--------6--5-----|              E--2-----------------|

 

Basic chords are:  E5  A5  E5  G5  F#5  G5  F#5  E5

 

E5                   F5  E5

Say your prayers, little one.

E5               F5 E5                G5  F#5  G5  F#5

Don't forget, my son, to include everyone.

 

Tuck you in, warm within.

Keep you free from sin 'til the sandman, he comes.

 

PRE-CHORUS:

B5         F#m     B5  F#m  B5  F#m  B5

Sleep with one eye open.

Gripping your pillow tight.

 

CHORUS:

F#5  C5 B5  F#5  C5 B5  F#5  C5 B5  E5

Ex---it---, light----.  Ent--er---- night

F#5 B5    E5          G5     F#5     G5   F#5   E5

Take-- my hand, we're off to Never---Never----land.

 

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.

 

PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS:

 


INSTRUMENTAL OVER VERSE, PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS CHORDS:

 

BRIDGE:

[sung over intro riff:]

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.

[sung over transposed riff for bridge:]

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

 

F#5  C5 B5  F#5  C5 B5  F#5  C5 B5  E5      F#5 C5 B5   E5

Ex---it---, light----.  Ent--er---- night.  Grain--- of sand.

 

CHORUS:

 

OUTRO:  E5  G5  E  F5

 

Outro Tab [tabber unknown]

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|-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---|

|                                                          | Repeat and fade

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------5--------------------------5-------------------|

|-------7-------------7------------7--------------7--------|

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

 

For a Big ending while playing 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 :-)

 

 





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