Enter Sandman - Metallica
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Say your prayers, little one
Don't forget, my son
To include everyone

Tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
Till the Sandman he comes

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight

Exit: light
Enter: night
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

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight

Exit: light
Enter: night
Take my hand
We're off to never never land

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

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

Exit: light
Enter: night
Grain of sand

Exit: light
Enter: night
Take my hand
We're off to never never land
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x12
D|------------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------7---------------7--------------------------------------------------|
E|----0-----------6---5------------------------------------------------------|


[Rhythm Fill 1]

E5
PM------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--2---------------------------/7--|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|

PM------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------/7---|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------|

PM--| PM------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------| x4
A|----------7------------------3p2----|
E|--0---0------6---0---0---0---1p0----|

PM--| PM------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------| x8
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7-------------------3p2-------| Skip the F5-E5 pulloff on the 8th repetition.
E|-----0---0-------6---5---0---0---1p0-------|


[Rhythm Fill 2]

E5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| x3
D|-------------------------|
A|--2---2----/7------------|
E|--0---0---------6---5----|


G5 E5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5
PM------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------4---5---4--------|
E|-3---0---3---0---2---3---2--------|


[Verse 1]

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5
PM------------------| PM-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2----------------------------3p2-------------------------------3p2-------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0----1p0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---1p0-------|


E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 x2

PM----------------------| PM-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------5-------5-------4---5---4-----------------|
E|--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]

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---------2-------------|
D|-----4---------------4-| x3
A|-------------3---2-----|
E|--2--------------------|

F#5 E5 F5 F#5
PM--------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---4---4---4---4---4---2---3---4---------------------|
E|---2---2---2---2---2---0---1---2---------------------|

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight


[Chorus]

F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 E5
PM-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
D|------5---4---------5---4---------5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2------|
A|--4---3---2-----4---3---2-----4---3---2----2-------------------------------|
E|--2-------------2-------------2------------0-------------------------------|
Exit light Enter night


F#5 C5 B5 E5 G5 F5 G5
PM----------| PM----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
D|------5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2----------------------------------|
A|--4---3---2-----2----------------------------5-------5-------4---5---5-----|
E|--2-------------0----------------------------3---0---3---0---2---3---3-----|
Take my hand We're off to never never land


[Instrumental]

E5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| x3
D|-------------------------|
A|--2---2----/7------------|
E|--0---0---------6---5----|

G5 E5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5
PM------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------4---5---4--------|
E|-3---0---3---0---2---3---2--------|


Guitar 1
E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5
PM------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---2----/7--------------5-------5-------4---5---4-----------------------|
E|--0---0---------6---5------3---0---3---0---2---3---2-----------------------|

Guitar 2
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 E5
PM------------------| PM-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2----------------------------3p2-------------------------------3p2-------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0----1p0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---1p0-------|

E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 x2

PM----------------------| PM-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------5-------5-------4---5---4-----------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0------3---0---3---0---2---3---2-----------------|

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!


[Bridge]

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|---------2--------------|
D|-----4----------------4-| x3
A|-------------3---2------|
E|--2---------------------|

F#5 E5 F5 F#5
PM--------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---4---4---4---4---4---2---3---4---------------------|
E|---2---2---2---2---2---0---1---2---------------------|

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping you pillow tight


[Chorus]

F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 E5
PM-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
D|------5---4---------5---4---------5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2------|
A|--4---3---2-----4---3---2-----4---3---2----2-------------------------------|
E|--2-------------2-------------2------------0-------------------------------|
Exit light Enter night

F#5 C5 B5 E5 G5 F5 G5
PM----------| PM----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
D|------5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2----------------------------------|
A|--4---3---2-----2----------------------------5-------5-------4---5---5-----|
E|--2-------------0----------------------------3---0---3---0---2---3---3-----|
Take my hand Off to never-never land


[Solo]

w/ wah
e|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-15-15-15-12----12--------|------12-12----15b17-15b17br15\--|
G|-------------14-----14b16-|-br14-------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----22b24br22\-------|------------------|
B|-------17-------17-------17-------------9b10-|-br9----9b10---9--|
G|----------------------------------------9b11-|-br9----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-|-br16-------------------------|
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-~-~br22\--|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8
D|------------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------7---------------7--------------------------------------------------|
E|----0-----------6---5------------------------------------------------------|

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


e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---------2-------------|
D|-----4---------------4-| x7
A|-------------3---2-----|
E|--2--------------------|

F#5 E5 F5 F#5
PM--------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---4---4---4---4---4---2---3---4---------------------|
E|---2---2---2---2---2---0---1---2---------------------|

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
PM-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
D|------5---4---------5---4---------5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2------|
A|--4---3---2-----4---3---2-----4---3---2----2-------------------------------|
E|--2-------------2-------------2------------0-------------------------------|
Exit light Enter night

F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 E5
PM-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
D|------5---4---------5---4---------5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2------|
A|--4---3---2-----4---3---2-----4---3---2----2-------------------------------|
E|--2-------------2-------------2------------0-------------------------------|
Grain of sand


F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 F#5 C5 B5 E5
PM-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
D|------5---4---------5---4---------5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2------|
A|--4---3---2-----4---3---2-----4---3---2----2-------------------------------|
E|--2-------------2-------------2------------0-------------------------------|
Exit light Enter night

F#5 C5 B5 E5 G5 F5 G5
PM----------| PM----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
D|------5---4---------5---2---5---2-------2----------------------------------|
A|--4---3---2-----2----------------------------5-------5-------4---5---5-----|
E|--2-------------0----------------------------3---0---3---0---2---3---3-----|
Take my hand Off to never-never land


[Outro]

E5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| x4
D|-------------------------|
A|--2---2----/7------------|
E|--0---0---------6---5----|

E5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| x3
D|-------------------------|
A|--2---2----/7------------|
E|--0---0---------6---5----|

G5 E5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5
PM------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------4---5---4--------|
E|-3---0---3---0---2---3---2--------|


[Coda]

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5
PM PM--| PM---------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-------7-------------------3\2-----------7------------------3\2---------|
E|--0---0-------6---5---0---0---1\0---0---0------6---5---0---0---1\0---------|

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5
PM PM--| PM---------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7-------------------3p2-----------7------------------3p2---------|
E|--0---0-------6---5---0---0---1p0---0---0------6---5---0---0---1p0---------|

(repeat and fade)


************************************

| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute

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Song info
Enter Sandman
Metallica
1991
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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