Riff 3 is played the 2nd time through the "Main Riff"
after the 1st chorus.
Both These riff use the (1st
E Minor Pentatonic Scale)
Riff 4 is played over the 2nd verse
Played with backing.
Enter Sandman - Solo
Listen to the full
solo below
The above mp3 audio plays the full solo a little slower than the original.
The left channel contains the backing riff & solo, so you can hear
how the solo is played in time with the backing. The right channel contains
the solo only.
The below solo has been broken down into smaller sections.
By placing your mouse over the appropriate "Solo Riff" and
clicking, you will download an mp3 of that section to help you hear
how the solo sounds.
Solo Riff 1 (1st
E Minor Pentatonic Scale): This is using a unison bend on the 14th
& 15th fret, use your 3rd finger on the 14th and 4th on the 15th.
Bend the 14th but don't bend the 15th. This is a standard riff that
has been used in many other songs.
Solo Riff 2 (1st
E Minor Pentatonic Scale): Using a unison bend again, at the end
of this riff use your 3rd finger to bend the 15th.
Solo Riff 3 (5th
& 1st E Minor Pentatonic Scale): Bar 1 is using octave notes.
To play this correctly you have to make sure you mute the string/s you're
not playing by using the 1st finger to play the note on the 5th string
and the 3rd finger for the 3rd string. Lay the 1st finger flat across
all the strings with the tip of it touching the 6th. This way you can
do a full strum and only sound out the noted you want (5th string).
Solo Riff 4: Another standard riff used
in many other songs, use your 3rd finger on the 15th and 1st finger
in the 12th fret.
Solo Riff 5 & 6: Riffs 5 & 6
really need to be practiced together. In my personal opinion these 2
riff combined are the hardest out of the solo. You need to take it slow
and work your speed up in time. Listen to the example
of it being played slow to help you.
Solo Riff 8 (4th
E Minor Pentatonic Scale): Other than the techniques of hammering
on and pulling off this riffs only difficult part is the speed. Remember
to use alternate picking
to help you.
Solo Riff 9 (1st
F# Minor Pentatonic Scale): This riff changes scale shapes from
E Minor Pentatonic to F# Minor Pentatonic (up 2 frets). It is played
over the "Pre-Chorus" & "Chorus". Apply the
same fingering you used in the "1st Solo Riff" (3rd finger
on the 16th & 1st finger on the 14th fret). In the 4th (last) bar
of "Solo Riff 9" you are still holding
the bend from the end
of the previous bar and slowly releasing it while using the tremolo
arm.
Solo Riff 10 :
3 way pull off, remember to only play the 1st note out of the 3
(--21-17-0--).
