Song: Blood Red Sandman Band: Lordi Tuning: 1 whole step down (D-G-C-F-A-D) Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com This is how I like to play Blood Red Sandman by Lordi. Haven't found any accurate tabs on the 'net so far, so here you go. I gather from some Lordi forums that this song is actually played in standard tuning; however, Lordi's guitarist Amen apparently uses a baritone guitar under a lot of the parts in this song, which sounds great but is difficult to duplicate without some down-tuning. If some of the chords and timings don't make sense at first, listen to the song and keep trying. I play a lot of the power chords with the fifth added as the lowest note to make it sound more chunky. legend: pm = palm mute \ = slide x = heavy palm muting Intro D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|------5-7---------------------5-7--| C|--7---5-7-5---3-5-----7---3-5-5-7--| repeat x3 G|--5-5-----3-x-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-5------| D|--5-5-----3-x-----5-5---5----------| pm pm| pm D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|------5-7--------------------------| C|--7---5-7-5---3-5-----7------------| G|--5-5-----3-x-3-5-5-5-5-5----------| D|--5-5-----3-x-----5-5---5----------| pm pm| Verse "They call me..." D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------| C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---3-2---5-7---------3-0-| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---1-0---3-5-----0-3-3-0-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------3-5-----0-3-----| pm________________________| Bridge "can you hear how the children weep?" D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------| C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| pm____________________________________________________________| "once again..." D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-------| C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-2-5-7-| G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-5-| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------| pm________________________________________________________| Chorus "there is pain..." D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| repeat x3 C|-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-2-5-7-| G|-5-5-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-0-3-5-| D|-----------------------------------| pm| pm| pm| pm| "blood red sandman coming home again..." D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------3-------------------------| C|---7-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-5-5-3-3-------------------------| G|---5-5-5-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3-1-1-------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| pm__| pm| pm pm pm "i'm coming home again..." D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| F|-5-5----------5-5----------------------------------------| C|-5-5----------5-5----------------------------------------| G|-3-3----------3-3----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| Back to intro, verse, bridge, chorus; then Interlude "scream all you want..." D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------7-5-----------------4-----3-----2---| C|-2-------5-------4-------2---7-5-----------------4-----3-----2---| G|-2-------5-------4-------2---5-3-----------------2-----1-----0---| D|-0-------3-------2-------0---------------------------------------| "no one leaves..." D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------7-5---------------------------------| C|-2-------5-------4-------2---7-5-----------------2-0-----2-0-----| G|-2-------5-------4-------2---5-3---------------------3-2-----3-2-| D|-0-------3-------2-------0---------------------------------------| pm____________| "the monsterican dream..." D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-6---------------7---------------| G|-6---------------7---------------| D|-4---------------5---------------| (only bass here) "once again..." D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------2-5-7-| G|-----------------------------------------------------0-3-5-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| Chorus "there is pain..." D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----5-3-----3-5-----5-7-----2-5-7-| G|-----3-1-----1-3-----3-5-----0-3-5-| D|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|(7)-\----5-3-----3-5-----7-----2-5-7-| G|(5)-\----3-1-----1-3-----5-----0-3-5-| D|-------------------------------------| "blood red sandman..." D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------3-------------------------| C|-------5-3-----3-5---7---5---3-3-------------------------| G|-------3-1-----1-3---5---3---1-1-------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| "i'm coming home again..." D|------------------------| A|------------------------| F|-5-5----------5-5-------| C|-5-5----------5-5-------| G|-3-3----------3-3-------| D|------------------------| Chorus modulates up: (drums) "once again..." D|-----------------| A|-----------------| F|-----------------| C|-----------4-7-9-| G|-----------2-5-7-| D|-----------------| "there is pain..." D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| repeat x3 C|-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-4-7-9-| G|-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-2-5-7-| D|-----------------------------------| pm| pm| pm| pm| "blood red sandman coming home again..." D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------5-------------------------| C|-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-7-7-5-5-------------------------| G|-7-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-5-5-3-3-------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| pm__| pm| pm pm pm "i'm coming home again..." D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| F|-7-7----------7-7----------------------------------------| C|-7-7----------7-7----------------------------------------| G|-5-5----------5-5----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| Then back to intro: D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|------5-7---------------------5-7--| C|--7---5-7-5---3-5-----7---3-5-5-7--| repeat x3 G|--5-5-----3-x-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-5------| D|--5-5-----3-x-----5-5---5----------| pm pm| pm D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| F|------5-7-------------------------------| C|--7---5-7-5---3-5------------6---5---3--| G|--5-5-----3-x-3-5------------6---5---3--| D|--5-5-----3-x---------------------------| pm D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|-------7---------7-----------------7--------------| C|-------7---------7-----------------7--let ring----| G|-5-5---------5----------5---5---5-----------------| D|-5-5---------5----------5---5---5-----------------| end. 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