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Enter Sandman

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Aminor
90BPM
Tablature
1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|------------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
5|--------7---------------7--------------------------------------------------|
6|----0-----------6---5------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fill 1:
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E5
PM------------------| sl PM----------------------| sl
1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|--2---------------------------/7------------------------------/7-----------|
6|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------|
|-------------3x------------|
F5 E5 *F5 E5
PM--| PM------| P PM--| PM--| P
1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|----------7------------------3\2-------------7-------------------3\2-------|
6|--0---0------6---0---0---0---1\0-----0---0-------6---5---0---0---1\0-------|
|-------------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------------------|
1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----------------------------3\2-------------------------------3\2-------|
6|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0----1\0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---1\0-------|
E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5
PM----------------------| PM-----------|
1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
Solo
N.C. E5 N.C. E5
1/4
e:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-15-15-15-12-----12---------|------12-12----15b(17)-15b(17)-(15)/-|
G:-------------14b----14b(16)-|-(14)-------14-----------------------|
D:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
N.C. G5
e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|
G:-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
F#5 G5 F#5 E5
~~~~~~
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|
G:-14p12-------------------------------|
D:-------14-14p12----------------------|
A:----------------14-14p12/10----------|
E:----------------------------12-(12)/-|
N.C. E5
e:---------12-12-12---------12-12-12---------12-12-12---------12-12-12-|
B:-15b(17)----------15b(17)----------15b(17)----------15b(17)----------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
N.C. E5
e:---------12-12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12h15p12-12-15-12-12-14-14-|
B:-15b(17)----------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|
N.C. G5
e:-17p14----17p14----17p14-19p15----19p15----19p15-|
B:-------15-------15-------------17-------17-------|
G:-------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
Half-Time Feel
F#5 G5 F#5 N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~
e:-21p17----21p17----21p17----22b(24)-(22)/--------|------------------|
B:-------17-------17-------17---------------9b(10)-|-(9)---9b(10)---9-|
G:------------------------------------------9b(11)-|-(9)---9b(11)---9-|
D:-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
e:-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:-9b(10)--9b(10)-----------------10-|-(10)----10-8-7---7/8\7---7---------|
G:-9b(11)--9b(11)--7--9--------7-----|----------------9-------9---9-7---7-|
D:------------------------7h9--------|--------------------------------9---|
A:-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
End HTF
F#5 B5 F#5
~~~~~
e:-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G:-9p7-------------------------|-16b(18)-14-----14-16b(18)--14------14-|
D:-----9p7---7-9-7-------------|------------16------------------16-----|
A:---------9-------9-6-7-------|---------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------10-7\-|---------------------------------------|
B5 F#5
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:-16b(18)-14----14-16b(18)-14-------14-|
D:------------16---------------16-16----|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|
B5 E5 Grad. Trem.
Release
e:------------------------------------------------|------------|
B:---------17---------17---------------17---------|------------|
G:-16b(18)----16b(18)----16b(18)----------16b(18)-|-(16)-------|
D:------------------------------------------------|------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|------------|
F#5 B5 E5
e:-21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----21p17----|
B:-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-|
G:-------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e:-22b(24)--22-22--22b(24)--22-22-22b(24)-------(22)\-|
B:----------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------|
E5
~~~~trem~~~~
e:-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-10p8p7----------------------|-------------------------|
G:--------9-9p7----------------|-------------------------|
D:--------------9-9p7-5--7b(9)-|-5-----------------------|
A:-----------------------------|----7---(7)----------5h7-|
E:-----------------------------|-------------------------|
~~~~~~~trem~~~~~~~
e:--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|
G:--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|
A:-4---(4)----------------0-|
E:--------------------------|
(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-------------------3\2-----------7------------------3\2---------|
6|--0---0-------6---5---0---0---1\0---0---0------6---5---0---0---1\0---------|
|-------------3x-------------|
F5 E5
PM--| PM------| P PM-------------------------------------|
1|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|----------7------------------3\2-------------7------------------------------|
6|--0---0------6---0---0---0---1\0-----0---0-------0---0---0---0---0----------|
|------------4x--------------| |------------4x-------------|
PM------------------------------|
1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------------------------------|

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