Enter Sandman - Riffs

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.

Listen to Solo Riffs 5 & 6 played together slowly

Solo Riff 7 (4th E Minor Pentatonic Scale): A unison bend on the 9th fret using the 3rd & 4th fingers

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--).

Solo Riff 11 (2nd & 1st E Minor Pentatonic Scale): The scale has now changed back to the key of E Minor Pentatonic (2 frets down)

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