Enter Sandman Solo - Metallica

\ or / = slide (generally down unless indicated with a \u)
/\/ = vibrato
b = bend
r = release
p = pull off
h = hammer on
w\bar = with tremolo bar

Here's the lead as played on the Black album.
Get the timing from the tape for the right feel.


w/ wah
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15--15--15--12-------12-----------12--12------15b17--15b17\------|
|------------------14-------14b16------------14---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12\14--14--14--14/12--12--12--12\14--14--14--14/12--12--12--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------12-12-12-------12-12-12--|
|-----------------------------------------15b17----------15b17-----------|
|--14p12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------14--14p12------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------14--14p12\10----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------12\u----------------------------------|


|-------12-12-12-------12-12-12-------12-12--12h15p12--12h15p12--12h15p12-|
|-15b17----------15b17----------15b17-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-12-15-12-12-14-14--17p14----17p14----17p14-19p15----19p15----19p15------|
|--------------------------15-------15-------------17-------17------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                        Not sure 'bout this bit
|-21p17----21p17----21p17----22b24\/\/------------------------------------|
|-------17-------17-------17-------------9b(10)-----9b(10)--9-------------|
|----------------------------------------9b(10)-----9b(10)--9-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9b(10)--9b(10)---------------------10---10\/\-8-7---7h8p7---7-----------|
|-9b(10)--9b(10)---7-------------7-----------------9-------9---9-7---7----|
|--------------------9\/----7h9------------------------------------9------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9p7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9p7---7-9-7-----------------16b18-14----14-16b18-14\/\----14\/\-----|
|---------9-------9-8-7--------------------16----------------16-----------|
|-----------------------10-7\u--------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------17-------17-------17------------|
|-16b18-14----14-16b18-14-------14--16b18----16b18----16b18----16b18r16*--|
|----------16-------------16-16-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

* => Release that last bend gradually while giving the trem a few thumps.
Listen to the tape , I think this is how it's done.


|-21h17----21h17----21h17----21h17----21h17----21h17----------------------|
|-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-22b24--24-24--22b24--24-24--22b24\/\/-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

this is my favourite part(get the feel from tape, this is awesome!)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10p8p7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------9--9p7---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------9--9p7--5--7h9\/\*-5-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------7\/\*-5--7--4\/(4)*------0-2\/*---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

* => thump the trem where indicated.
After that last note is played I hold on to it as long as there is some
feedback while giving it the trem.
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