Guitar tablature for "Enter Sandman" by "Metallica"

Artist: Metallica
Piece: Enter Sandman
Instrument: Guitar
Submitter: KROOK3D
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Author : Metallica                     Double Bars : James top, Kirk down        
Title  : Enter Sandman
Album  : Metallica
Year   : 1991
Tuning : Standard 

Intro
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|-----------5-----------------------5----------------------|
|-------7-------------7---------8--------------7-----------|
|---0----------6---5--------0-----------6---5--------------|
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|w/wah (at 0:07 and 0:16)                                  |                        
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|---0------------------------------------------------------|
|---0------------------------------------------------------|
|---2------------------------------------------------------|
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 0:23 (x2)
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|-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--------|
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|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)---------|
|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)---------|
|-0------------(0)-------------(0)-------------(0)---------|


 0:32 (x2)
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|-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---|
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|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)-------2-|
|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)-------0-|
|-0------------(0)-------------(0)-------------(0)---------|


 0:39 (x4)	
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|-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---|
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|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)---------|
|-2------------(2)-------------(2)-------------(2)---------|
|-0------------(0)-------------(0)-------------(0)---------|


Main Riff 0:55 (x2)			
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|-2----2-----7----------|-----5------4-------4---5---4-----|
|-0----0---------6----5-|-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2-----|
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|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
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|-2----2-----7----------|-----5------4-------4---5---4-----|
|-0----0---------6----5-|-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2-----|


Verse Riff
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|-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----|
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|----------------------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

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|-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----|
|  					              |
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|-------------------------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
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|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------2----------|---------------------------|
|------4--------------|---------------------------|
|-------------3---2---|--4--4--4--4--2--3--4------|
|--2------------------|--2--2--2--2--0--1--2------|
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|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------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---------------------------------------|
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|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------4--0---------------|
|--------3----2-|------5---2---5---4--0---------------------|
|---2-----------|-------------------------------------------|

Exit Light
Enter Night

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

Take my hand

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

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


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


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|-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----|
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|w/wah                                                |
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|---------------------------12fb--12fb--12fb----------|
|---------------------------12hb--12fb--12fb----------|
|---------------------------------------------14/-----|
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|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------|

And they aren’t of snow white

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


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|-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----|
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|-------------------------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
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|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------2----------|---------------------------|
|------4--------------|---------------------------|
|-------------3---2---|--4--4--4--4--2--3--4------|
|--2------------------|--2--2--2--2--0--1--2------|
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|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------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---------------------------------------|
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|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------4--0---------------|
|--------3----2-|------5---2---5---4--0---------------------|
|---2-----------|-------------------------------------------|

Exit Light
Enter Night

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

Take my hand

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


Solo (Kirk) w/wah 
(James plays the main riff twice, then his part of
the prechorus, and his part of the chorus)     
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|-15---15---15---12-----15---------12-12----15fb-15bfb-/--|
|-14hb-14hb-14hb--14fb--14fb---14hb------14---------------|
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Rock back and forth on pedal       
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|-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--|
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|-14p12-------------------------------|
|-------14-14p12----------------------|
|----------------14-14p12-------------|
|--------------------------15--12~~---|
                    

|-------12-10-12-------12-10-12------12-12-12-------12-12-12-|
|-15fb----------15fb--------------15fb-----------15fb--------|
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|-12-12-12-15-12-15p12h15-12h15p12-12-15-12-12-14-14-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
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|-17p14----17p14----17p14-19p15----19p15----19p15-|
|-------14-------14-------------17-------17-------|
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|-21p17----21p17----21p17----22fb~~~~~~(R)/-------------------|
|-------17-------17-------17---------------9hb--------9hb---9-|
|------------------------------------------9fb--------9fb---9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-9hb--9hb-----------------10------10-8-7---7/87---7---------|
|-9fb--9fb--7--9--------7-----------------9-------9---9-7---7-|
|------------------7h9------------------------------------9---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

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

					
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|---------17---------17--------17---------------|
|-16bfb----16hb----16fb----------16fb---(R)-----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
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|-21p17---21p17---21p17---21p17---21p17---21p17---|
|------17------17------17------17------17------17-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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|-22fb--21-22--22fb--21-22-22fb~~~~~--22-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------|


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

 wah off     
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|-4~~~~~~~~~~--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
|--------------------------------------------------|


(x4)
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|-----------5-----------------------5----------------------|
|-------7-------------7---------7--------------7-----------|
|---0----------6---5--------0-----------6---5--------------|
|                                                          |
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<--------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 Night

|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------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 Night


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














Repeat and fade..
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|-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-----------|

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