This is one of my most favourite pieces from Metallica. It's from their second album called Master of puppets. The intro sounds like some kind of esotheric music, but the following riffs will quickly lead you back to reality. The riffs sound very originally and solos are really perfect. With increasing time (in song :-) the song is getting more and more grades and finishes with devil fast solo... It is quite difficult to play clearily (it's played really fast), but you can manage it if you'll practice it long enough. Pietro Respond to: pietro (at) guitar.sk h - hammer p - pull off s - slide b - bend (full) r - release X - muffled strings Harm. - Natural Harmonics (if you don't know what the hell is this, send me an email ;-) Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - by Metallica Intro Harm... Harm... Harm... E -----12----------3--3h5p3p2--------12--------2--2--3---0---12------- H ---------12---------0------------------12-------0--------------12--- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -0-----------------------------0-----------------------0------------ Harm... Harm... Harm..... E ----12------------12------------12----------------------------------- H --------12------------12-----------12-------------------------------- G --------------------------------------12----------------------------- D --------------------------------------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------------------------------------- E -0-------------0-------------0--------------------------------------- And here comes the main riff E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------------------- D -------4-----------5-----------7-----------0---------0-------0------ A ----2-----------3-----------5-----------4----------2---------------- E -0-----------0-----------0-----------5--------5s3-------3s5--------- And here's the second guitar playing at the beginning E -------------------------------10s12--15s17--17------15--15--12----- H ------------------------10s12--------------------------------------- G -------11--12--9----12---------------------------------------------- D ----9--------------------------------------------------------------- A -7------------------------------------------------------------------ E -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bend and Release E -12s14--12br------------------12------------------------------------ H --------------------------15------15--13--12----12h13p12------------ G ----------------------------------------------------------14-------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------19---19---------------17-------- H ---------------------------------17---------17---------------------- G -12s11------------------------16---------------16s14--14------------ D --------12------12s14----------------------------------------------- A ------------14------------------------------------------------------ E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -17-15-14---------------------------------12--10h12p10-------------- H ----------17-15-14---------------------13---------------13--12------ G -------------------16-14--12br------14------------------------------ D ---------------------------------14--------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- End of second guitar E --------5--------3-------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -----6--------4---------6------------------------------------------- D -s7--------s5--------s7--------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- When Hetfield begins with "Sleep, my friend, and you will see..." go ahead with this and then repeat it once again E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------2--2--------3--3--------5--5--------------------------------- E -0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------5--5--5--3--3--3--5--3--------- And after it, play this one... ****************************** ////////////////// E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------5s4------5s4------------------------------------- D ---------5s4-------5s4------5s4-------0h2p0------------------------- A -----X-X-5s4---X-X-3s2--X-X-3s2-------------3-2--------------------- E -0---X-X-3s2---X-X------X-X---------------------5-3-2-3------------- then again the "asteriksed" part above E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2----X-3-------- E ------------------------------------------------------3--X-1-------- and once more the "asteriksed" part with "backslashed" part E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- ...everything gets silent suddenly and everybody is curious what will follow E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------5s4-------5-4------------------------------------- D --------5s4-------5s4-------5-4----...and follows a little solo----- A ----X-X-5s4---X-X-3s2---X-X-3-2------------------------------------- E -0--X-X-3s2---X-X-------X-X----------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------15-17-19-19--------------- H ------------------------------10----17-19-------------17------------ G ---------------------7-7-9s11--------------------------------------- D -------------7-7-7s9------------------------------------------------ A -----5-5-7s9-------------------------------------------------------- E -s7----------------------------------------------------------------- The following part is probably played by two guitars, because I cannot imagine how to play it on one... E -17h19p17--15--17h19p17------17h19p17-17--15------------------------ H -19h20p19--17--19h20p19--19--19h20p19-17---------------------------- G -------------------------19---------------16------------------------ D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -14br------14-15-17-15-14-15-14h15p14----14------------------------- H -15br--15-----------------------------17----17-17-14-15p14----14---- G -----------------------------------------------------------16------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------17--------15---- H ----------------------------------------------17s15-----15s14------- G -16-14s12--14p12----12---------------------------------------------- D -----------------16----16-14-12----12h14---------------------------- A --------------------------------16---------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------14---------12--------10-------7------------------------------ H -14s12-----12s10------10s8------8s7----7---------------------------- G -----------------------------------------7----7--9--9s11--9-9------- D --------------------------------------------9----------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E --------------------------5--------3-------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -9-9-9--9--9--7---------6-------4---------6---and the main riff...-- D -----------------5---s7------s5--------s7--------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- Then play something of written above and at the right moment start with this... Palm muted............. E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G ---------------------------repeat three times----------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------------------- Palm muted..................... E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -0h2--0h2-----------------------------------0h1--0h1--0h1--0h2------ A -0h2--0h2-----------------------------------0h1--0h1--0h1--0h2------ E -----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------- Palm muted.... E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------ Repeat this part three times... E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -0h1--0h1--------------------------0h1--0h1--0h1--0h2--------------- A -0h1--0h1--------------------------0h1--0h1--0h1--0h2--------------- E -----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------0-0-0-0-0---- And this follows... Repeat it once again... E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------7-7---------------------5-5--------4-4------------ D -0-2--2-2----0-2--7-7-----0-2--3-3---0-2--5-5---5-4--4-4------------ A -0-2--2-2----0-2--5-5-----0-2--3-3---0-2--3-3---3-2--2-2------------ E ------0-0----------------------1-1---------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12s---------------------------------------- And here's the SOLO... * E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-16-12-12-12-------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- * * E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-12-12-12-16-12-12-12-------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------13-12-12-12-15-12-12-17s--------12-17p15p12 H -13-12-12-12-15-12-12-12-----------------------------s12------------ G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E --------12--17p15p12------------17p15p12--------12-17p15p12--------- H -17p15----------------17p15-12------------17p15-------------15p12--- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -12--17brb-----17-15--14----14-------------------------------------- H ------------17-----------15----15----------------------------------- G ------------------------------------2------4--2----2--4-2----------- D --------------------------------------4-4b-------4--------4-3-2----- A -----------------------------------------------------------------5-- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------15b-15---- H ---------------5----5----5----5----5---------12-15b-15-12----------- G ------4-----7b---7b---7b---7b---7b---7s---14------------------------ D -2b----------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -14-12----12--------------15--------15-17-15----15-19-17-s21-19-22-- H -------15----15b----17-17----17-18-----------19--------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- End of solo E -22-19---22-22b--22b------------------------------------------------ H -------X------------------------------------------------------------ G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- This is played somewhere at the end... Repeat it several times... E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -7-7-7-5--7--9--9-9-9-7--9--10-9-8--8-8-8-10--8h10p8--7-6-6-6-7-9-7- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------- G --------------------------------------------------12--------12------ D -----------------------------------------------------14--14--------- A -s7--7-7-7-6--7--9--10-12--12-12-12-10--12--12s14------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H ---------------------------12---------12---------12-------12-------- G -14b-14b-14b--12-----------12---------12---------12-------12-------- D -----------------14--14-14------14-14------14-14----14-14----------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------12-----------12-15br--12h15p12---- H -------------------------------------12-15b-15---------------------- G ----12-14-14brp12----------12-14b----------------------------------- D -14---------------14-14-14------------------------------------------ A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -15p12h15----------------------------------------------------------- H ----------12-------------------------------------------------------- G -------------14-12----12-14brp12-14-14brp12-14-14brp12-14-14brp12--- D -------------------14----------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- H -14-14b-11-11-11-12--14s16--12s17-17-------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- I am not going to transcribe the outro, it's very similar to what's already written above (somewhere :-) I am sure you'll manage it...