Metallica - Sanitarium guitar tab

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Metallica - Sanitarium guitar tab

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                WELCOME HOME (SANITARIUM) - METALLICA

              Copyright Cherry Lane Music Company, Inc.
                     Tabbed by Vassilis Tzerpos

Legend:
<> = Natural Harmonics         s = slide
~ = Cue notes                  p = pull-off
__3__ = Triads                 h = hammer-on
^ = bend                       r = release bend
x = dumped string              % = pick continuously and rapidly
/ = slide up to the note indicated from a few frets below
\ = slide back a few frets from the note indicated 
+ = rapid hammer and pull e.g. 8 = 8 h 10 p 8
                                    +

The song is in exact timing. 
Intro, chorus and rhythm figures 8th = ---- (except else indicated). 
Solos 8th = -------- (except solo 1)
Blank columns do not count in timing. They are just used to separate
adjacent fret numbers.

                        _3_
-------<12>---------3---353-2---|-------<12>---------2---2-----3-|
-----------<12>-----------------|-----------<12>---------0-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

0------<12>---------------------|-------<12>---------------------|
-----------<12>-----------------|-----------<12>-----------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

-------<12>---------------------|-------<12>---------------------|
-----------<12>-----------------|-----------<12>-----------------|
--------------------------------|---------------<12>-------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

Rhy. Fig. 1 (8th=--)
----------------|----------------|--------|   Repeat this figure 4 times
----------------|----------------|--------|   alone, then 4 times under 
------0-------0-|------0---------|--------|   the solo and 6 times under
----4-------5---|----7-------0---|--0-----|   the verse. The notes with
--2-------3-----|--5-------4-----|2-----0-|   a ~ under them are cue notes.
0-------0-------|0-------5---5s3-|--3s5---|   They hardly take time to sound
                             ~      ~ 

Now comes solo 1. Timing isn't always exact but is close.

------------------------------|--------10-s12--15-s17--17----|----------------|
------------------------------|10-s12------------------------|----------------|
--------11--12--9---------12--|------------------------------|----------------|
----9-------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|
7-----------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|

--15--15--12--12s14---12^-r---|---12---------------__3___----|----------------|
------------------------------|15-----15--13--13---121312----|----------------|
------------------------------|--------------------------14--|12-s11----------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|--------12------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|------------14--|
------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|

------------------------------|----19-----19-------------17--|171514----------|
------------------------------|--17---------17---------------|------171514----|
12s14-------------------------|16-------------16-s14-14------|------------1614|
------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|

                               __3___
----------------------------12|101210----------------5-------|----3-----------|
--------------------------13--|------13--12------------------|----------------|
12^-----r---------------14----|------------------6-----------|4-----------6---|
----------------------14------|-------------/7----------/5---|-------/7-------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|

Verses:  (with Rhy. Fig. 1)
1. Welcome to where time stands still, noone lives and noone will
Moon is full never seems to change, just labeled mentally deranged
Dream the sane thing every night, I see our freedom in my sight
No locked doors, no windows barred , no things to make my brain seem scared

2. Build my fear of what's out there, cannot breath the open air
Whisper things into my brain, assuring me that I'm insane
They think our heads are in their hands, but violent use brings violent plans
Keep him tied, it makes him well, he's getting better can't you tell?

1.Sleep my friend and you will see that dream is my reality
2.No more can they keep us in, listen damn it we will win
----------------|----------------|--------|
----------------|----------------|--------|
----------------|----------------|--------| 8th=--
----------------|----------------|--------|
----2-2-----3-3-|----5-5---------|--------|
0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----5-5-5-3-|3-3-5-3-|

1.Keep me locked up in this cage, can't they see it's why my brain says rage?
2.They see it right, they see it well, but they think this saves from our hell
----------------|----------------|--------|
----------------|----------------|--------|
----------------|----------------|--------|8th=--
----------------|----------------|--------|
----2-2-----3-3-|----5-5---------|--------|
0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----5-5-5-3-|3-3-5-3-|

CHORUS
                                                 Sa   -    ni   -
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------5s4-----5s4-|----------------_3_-------------|
------------5s4-----5s4-----5s4-|----------------020-------------|
------------5s4-----3s2-----3s2-|--------------------3-2---------|
0-------x-x-3s2-x-x-----x-x-----|------------------------5-3-2-3-|

tarium                                           leave   me
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------5s4-----5s4-|--------------------------------|
------------5s4-----5s4-----5s4-|--------------------------------|
------------5s4-----3s2-----3s2-|----2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-------x-3---|
0-------x-x-3s2-x-x-----x-x-----|--------------------3-----x-1---|

be                                               Sa   -   ni    -
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------5s4-----5s4-|----------------_3_-------------|
------------5s4-----5s4-----5s4-|----------------020-------------|
------------5s4-----3s2-----3s2-|--------------------3-2---------|
0-------x-x-3s2-x-x-----x-x-----|------------------------5-3-2-3-|

tarium                                  just leave me alone
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1st time
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| go on with
--------------------5s4-----5---|4-------------------------------| the solo
------------5s4-----5s4-----5---|4-------------------------------| 2nd time
------------5s4-----3s2-----3---|2-------------------------------| skip to
0-------x-x-3s2-x-x-----x-x-----|--------------------------------| CODA

Now comes the second solo. The backing guitar plays a B chord for
the next line and then goes on 4 times with the backing rhythm 
of solo 1.


 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------10------|
 ----------------------------------------7---7---9--s11----------|
 ------------------------7---7--s9-------------------------------|
 --------5---5---7--s9-------------------------------------------|
/7---------------------------------------------------------------|

For the next two lines we have two guitars soloing together.
For two notes they play on the same string (high E). In this
case the highest note is indicated above the tablature.

                22      22
--------15--17--19------19------19------------------------------|
17--19--------------------------17------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|


                     
17-h19-p17------15------17-h19--17--------------17--19p17 17------|
19-h20-p19------17------19-h20--19------19------19--20p19 17------|
----------------------------------------19------------ -- --------|
------------------------------------------------------ -- --------|
------------------------------------------------------ -- --------|
------------------------------------------------------ -- --------|


15------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
16------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|

14^---------------------r-------------------------------14--15--|
15^---------------------r-------15------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
                ___3____
17--15--14--15--14h15p14  ----14---------------- -- --------------------|
--------------------      17------17--17--14--15p14 16--14--------------|
--------------------      ---------------------- -- --------16--14-s12--|
--------------------      ---------------------- -- --------------------|
--------------------      ---------------------- -- --------------------|
--------------------      ---------------------- -- --------------------|

--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
14-p12------12------------------|
--------16------16--14--12------|
----------------------------16--|
--------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------17------|
------------------------------------------------17-s15------15-s|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
12-h14----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----15----------14----------12----------10----------7-----------|
14------14-s12------12-s10------10-s8-------8-s-7-------7-------|
------------------------------------------------------------7---|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
----7---9-----9s11------9-------|
9-------------~-----------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
9---------------------------------------9---9---9-------9-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------5---------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
9-------7-------------------------------6-----------------------|
----------------5--------------/7----------------------/5-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

--------3-----------------------|
--------------------------------|
4-----------------------6-------| Now go back and play verse 2.
---------------/7---------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|

CODA

----------------|--------------------------------|
----------------|--------------------------------|
_3_-------------|--------------------5s4-----5---|
020-------------|------------5s4-----5s4-----5---|
----3-2---------|------------5s4-----3s2-----3---|
--------5-3-2-3-|0-------x-x-3s2-x-x-----x-x-----|


--------------------------------|----------------|----------
--------------------------------|----------------|----------
4-------------------------------|_3_-------------|----------
4-------------------------------|020-------------|2---------
2-------------------------------|----3-2---------|2---------
--------------------------------|--------5-3-2-3-|0---------

This last E chord lasts rather long for Metallica, while the song
doubles its tempo and the lyrics go "Just leave me alone".
Then you make a pick slide down the neck and you go:

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
0h2---0h2-------|----------------|0h1---0h1---0h1-|--0h2-----------|
0h2---0h2-------|----------------|0h1---0h1---0h1-|--0h2-----------|
----------0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|------0-0-0-0-0-|

Rhy. Fig. 2                                         (end Rhy.Fig. 2)
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Repeat
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| this
0h1---0h1-------|----------------|0h1---0h1---0h1-|--0h2-----------| line
0h1---0h1-------|----------------|0h1---0h1---0h1-|--0h2-----------| 3 times
----------0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|------0-0-0-0-0-|




             Fear of living on               Natives getting rest-
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------7-7-----------------------|
0-2---2-2-----------------------|0-2---7-7-----------------------|
0-2---2-2-----------------------|0-2---5-5-----------------------|
------0-0-----------------------|--------------------------------|

less now       mutiny in the air              got some death to do
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------5-5-------------4-4-------|
0-2---3-3-----------------------|0-2---5-5-------5-4---4-4-------|
0-2---3-3-----------------------|0-2---3-3-------3-2---2-2-------|
------1-1-----------------------|--------------------------------|

         Mirror stares back hard        "Kill" it's such a friend-
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------7-7-----------------------|
0-2---2-2-----------------------|0-2---7-7-----------------------|
0-2---2-2-----------------------|0-2---5-5-----------------------|
------0-0-----------------------|--------------------------------|

ly word       Seems the only way            for reaching out again
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------5-5-------------4-4-------|
0-2---3-3-----------------------|0-2---5-5-------5-4---4-4-------|
0-2---3-3-----------------------|0-2---3-3-------3-2---2-2-------|
------1-1-----------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12\-----|

Now we have another solo played over Rhy. Fig. 2 (4 times)

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
16--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------12--|
--------------------------------13--12--12--12--15--12--12------|
14--12--12--12--16--12--12--12----------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

                ______3_______
13--12--12--12--15----12----12--17\---------------------12------|
-----------------------------------------------/12--------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

17-p15-p12--------------12------17-p15-p12----------------------|
----------------17-p15--------------------------17-p15-p12------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

17-p15-p12--------------12------17-p15-p12--------------12------|
----------------17-p15--------------------------15-p12----------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                ______3_______
17^---------------------r-------^---------------------17----15--|
------------------------------------------------17--------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

14--------------14----------------------------------------------|
--------15--------------15--------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------2---------------|
--------------------------------------------------------4-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------4-------2---------------2-------4---2-----------|
4^------------------------------4-----------------------4-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------4-------|
3-------2---------------2^--------------------------------------|
----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------5-----------------------5---------------5-------|
7^----------------------7^----------------------7^--------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------5---------------5-------------------------------12------|
7^--------------7^--------------7\--------------14--------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

____________3__________         ___________3___________
--------------------------------15^--------15--------14---------|
15^--------15--------12-----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

____________3__________
12-------------------12-----------------------------------------|
-----------15-------------------15^---------------------17--17--|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

15----------15--17--15------15--19--17-(15)--s--21------19--22--|
----17--18--------------19--------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

22--19------22--22^-------------22^-----------------------------|
--------x-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------End of solo 3--------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|


--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------R-----------|------7-7-------7---R-----------|
0-2---2-2-------2---E-----------|0-2---7-7-------7---E-----------|
0-2---2-2-------2---S-----------|0-2---5-5-------5---S-----------|
------0-0-------0---T-----------|--------------------T-----------|


For the next part of the song there are 4 guitars playing from time
to time. We are going to use the following:

Rhy. Fig. 3
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------7-7-----------------------|
0-2---2-2-----------------------|0-2---7-7-----------------------|
0-2---2-2-----------------------|0-2---5-5-----------------------|
------0-0-----------------------|--------------------------------|

                                                 (end Rhy. Fig. 3)
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------5-5-------------4-4-------|
0-2---3-3-----------------------|0-2---5-5-------5-4---4-4-------|
0-2---3-3-----------------------|0-2---3-3-------3-2---2-2-------|
------1-1-----------------------|--------------------------------|

Riff 1
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|2---------------2-2-2-----2-----|
(5)-------------5-5-5-4---5-----|----------------------5---------|
(7)-------------7-7-7-6---7-----|9---------------9-9-9-7---9-----|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

                                                      (end Riff 1)
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------+-----|--------------------------------|
----4-5---------5-5-5-7---5-----|--------------------------4-----|
5-----------------------------5-|----------------4-4-4-5-------5-|
10--9-8---------8-8-8-10--8---7-|----------------6-6-6-7---9---7-|
--------------------------+-----|--------------------------------|

Until the end of solo 4 one guitar plays Rhy. Fig. 3, another one
plays the following line...

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
------------5-s-7-7-7-5---7-----|9---------------9-9-9-7---9-----|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
10--9-8---------8-8-8-10--8---7-|----------------6-6-6-7---9-----|
--------------------------+-----|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
7---------------7-7-7-5---7-----|9---------------9-9-9-7---9---9-|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------5-|
10--9-8---------8-8-8-10--8---7-|----------------6-6-6-7---9---7-|
--------------------------+-----|--------------------------------|

This last note on 5th fret of D string belongs to another guitar
whose line is tabbed in the upper part of Riff 1. All three
guitars play together Rhy. Fig. 3 and Riff 1 for 2 times, and then
continue for 2 times under the following solo 4.

 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------7---7---7---6-------7------------|
/7---------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
9-------10--12------------------12--12--12--10------12----------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------12--------------12------14^---------14^---------14^-----|
------------14------14------------------------------------------|
12-s14----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------12----------12------------------|
12------------------------------12----------12------------------|
----14------------------14--14------14--14--------------14--14--|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
12----------12------------------__3___------------------12------|
12----------12----------12--14--14^r12--14--14------14----------|
----14--14----------14------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                        ___3____
----12----------------------12--15^---------r-----------12h15p12|
--------12--15^---------15--------------------------------------|
14^-------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

___3____
15p12h15-------------------------------- ------------ ------------|
--------12------------------------------ ------------ ------------|
------------14--12------12--14^-r----p12 14--14^-rp12 14--14^-rp12|
--------------------14------------------ ------------ ------------|
---------------------------------------- ------------ ------------|
---------------------------------------- ------------ ------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
14--14^-rp1214--14^-------------11--11--11--12------14---s--16--|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
12-----s----17--17----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------End of solo 4---------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

Together with the note on 12th fret of B string the backing guitars
go as follows until the end of the song.

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------7-7-----------------------|
0-2---2-2-----------------------|0-2---7-7-----------------------|
0-2---2-2--------------(8)\-----|0-2---5-5--------------(8)\-----|
------0-0--------------(6)\-----|-----------------------(6)\-----|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------5-5-------------4-4-------|
0-2---3-3-----------------------|0-2---5-5-------5-4---4-4-------|
0-2---3-3--------------(8)\-----|0-2---3-3-------3-2---2-2-------|
------1-1--------------(6)\-----|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------___3___---------|
----------------___3___---------|------7-7-------7--7--7-7-------|
0-2---2-2-------2--2--2-2-------|0-2---7-7-------7--7--7-7-------|
0-2---2-2-------2--2--2-2-------|0-2---5-5-------5--5--5-5-------|
------0-0-------0--0--0-0-------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------___3___---------|
----------------___3___---------|------5-5-------4--4--4-4-------|
0-2---3-3-------3--3--3-3-------|0-2---5-5-------4--4--4-4-------|
0-2---3-3-------3--3--3-3-------|0-2---3-3-------2--2--2-2-------|
------1-1-------1--1--1-1-------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___3___---------___3___---------|--------------------------------|
4--4--4-4-------4--4--4-4-------|4-------2-----------------------|
4--4--4-4-------4--4--4-4-------|4-------2-------5-------4-------|
2--2--2-2-------2--2--2-2-------|2-------0-------5-------4-------|
--------------------------------|----------------3-------2-------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----
2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|2\--
2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|2\--
0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|0\--
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