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Sanitarium Tabs

(ver. 1)
Metallica
WELCOME HOME (SANITARIUM) - METALLICA

              Copyright Cherry Lane Music Company, Inc.

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_
----------------3---353-2---|----------------2---2-----3-|
----------------------------|--------------------0-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

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

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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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