Don't Tread on Me Metallica
DON'T TREAD ON ME
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1991 Album METALLICA)
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk
Words & Music by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich
E5 0 2 x x x x
B5 x 2 4 x x x
D5 x 5 7 x x x
F5 1 3 x x x x
Bb5 6 8 x x x x
F#5 2 4 x x x x
G5 3 5 x x x x
G#5 4 6 x x x x
A5 5 7 x x x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist'
Intro
Q.=104
12/8
Gtr I
|-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|
[E5]E E E +Q. Q E Q. E E E +Q. Q E Q.
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
w/last bar of Rhy Fig 1
Gtrs II, III
PM----------|
E E E E E E a Q E +E Q
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--------9--9-9-------------------| |-9-9-9--2--2-2-9s11--------------| |-2-2-2---------2s=4--12-(12)-7---| |----------------------5--(5)-0---|
E E E E E E a Q E +E Q
E E E +Q. [B5] Q E Q.
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
PM----------|
E E E E E E a Q E +E Q
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------9--9-9-9s11-------------| |-9-9-9--2--2-2-2s=4--13-(13)-9--| |-2-2-2----------------6--(6)----| |-----------------------------7--|
E E E E E E a Q E +E Q
[D5] 6[F5]/8
E E E +Q. Q E Q. E E E +Q.
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PM-------------| PM-------------|
E E E E E E Q E +E Q E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------| |----------12--12-12-11--------------|---------------------| |-12-12-12--5---5--5--4--12-(12)-----|----------10--10-10--| |--5--5--5----------------5--(5)-12--|-10-10-10--3---3--3--| |---------------------------------5--|--3--3--3------------|
E E E E E E Q E +E Q E E E E E E
12/8
[E5]Q E +Q. +H. +H. +H.
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Q E +E Q +H. +H. +H.
|----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----9-(9)-------------|-------------------| |-9--2-(2)-9--(9)------|-(9)------(9)------| |-2--------2--(2)------|-(2)------(2)------| |----------------------|-------------------|
Q E +E Q +H. +H. +H.
Rhy Fig 1
w/Rhy Fig 1 x2
Gtr II
PM--| PM---| PM------| PM PM--| PM---| PM
E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-2-2-2-/8---3-2--2-8---3-|-2-2-2-/8---3-2--3S5---3-|-2-2-2-/8---3-2--2-8---3--| |-0-0-0-/6---1-0--0-6---1-|-0-0-0-/6---1-0--1S3---1-|-0-0-0-/6---1-0--0-6---1--|
|-Rhy Fig 2
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM Rhy Fig 2 x2
E E E Q E Q E Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-2-2-2-/8---3-2--3S5---3-| |-0-0-0-/6---1-0--1S3---1-|
end Rhy Fig 2-|
Gtr III
W W H. Q. Q E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------/12\----11--9--| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-0---------------------------|
|-Riff a
+H. +Q E E E E H. Q. Q E
|-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-(9)-----------(9)S=12\-11-9-9-|--------------/12\----11--9-| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-0--------------------------|
+H. +Q E E E E
|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|| |-(9)-----------(9)S=12\-11-9-9--|| |--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------||
end Riff A-|
Verse 1, 2
Gtrs I, II
|-Rhy Fig 3
[E5]E E E +Q. Q E Q. E E E +Q. [F5]Q E Q. [F#5]E E E +Q. [G5]Q E Q.
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||--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||o-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||o-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
end Rhy Fig 3-|
[G#5]E E E +Q. [A5]Q [BbB5D5B]E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / o |-w/Rhy Fig 2
|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-w/Rhy Fig 2 1st bar
Gtr III
W W H. +H.
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|-0-----------(0)----------|
[E5] E E E [Bb5F5E5]Q E Q [F5G5]E Q [F5]E [E5]E S S E [B5E5]E E E E S S E [G5E5]E E E
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>
+H. +H. W
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |-(0)----------(0)---------|-----------------------------|
W
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM|
E S S E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|| |---------------------------|| |---------2-----------------|| |-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-------------|| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-6p0-5p0-3p0-||
Chorus
$
Gtrs I, II
|-Rhy Fig 4
[E5]Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q [F#G]S S [A5]Q. [D5]E E E E E E Q. Q E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / o o / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
H. Q E E E E W H. Q E E E E
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------9---|------------------------|----------------------7---| |----------------7s9-----|------------------------|------------------5s7-----| |------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-Fill 2 end Fill 2-| |-Fill 3 end Fill 3-|
end Rhy Fig 4-|
[G5]E E E Q. [G#5A5]Q E +E [Bb5]Q
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
|-----------------------|
Rhy Fig 4 1st 3 bars and Fill 2
[G5]E E E E E E H. [E5]E S S E [G5E5]E E E E S S E [G5E5]E E E
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|---------------------|------------------------------|
1.
---||
--o||
Rhy Fig 2 and Riff A---||
---||
--o||
---||
2.,D.S.
Fine
[G5]Gtrs I, II[Bb5G5] [F5]
E S S E Q. Q E +E Q W
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
|-------------------------|--------------||
Guitar Solo
w/Rhy Fig 2 x2
Gtr III
~~~
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q.
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------/12--11-10\----| |-12tr0-----11tr0----12tr0----11tr0----|-12tr0-----11tr0-------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Q. Q. E E E E E E
|--------------------12----------------12--| |-15b17-----15b17-------15-12-------12-----| |-----------------------------14b16--------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
~~~
E E E E E S S a +E +E E Q.
|-------------------------------------------------| |-15-12----------------14b15==(14)r(14)p12--------| |-------14-12----12h14-14b16==(14)r(14)p12--------| |-------------14---------------------------14-----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~
E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E Q.
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-------12----14b15----------12--------------|-------12----14b15===(14)r-------12-------------| |-14b16----12-14b16----14b16----14b16-12-----|-14b16----12-14b16===(14)r-14b16----14b18-12----| |--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E E. S S S S S S S S S T S. S T T S S T T S E
|---15b17---15-14h15p14p12-14-12-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------14h15p14p12--14p12s10-12----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------14-12h14p12----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------14-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
E E E E E E E E E Q.
|-----------------------------------| |-14-12----14-12----14-12-----------| |-14-12----14-12----14-12-----------| |-------14-------14-------14-14-----| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
[E5] E E E +Q. Q E Q.
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
|3-| |-3-|
S S E S +S E S. T +S S +T S. S T T S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p12-12-12-(12)-12-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------17--12-(12)-13-(13)-12------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------12-17p12-12-12-12-12--------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------12--17p12-12-12-12-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H. E E E +Q.
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[/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~
S S S S E S S E S S E Q. +Q
|------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------12--------------------| |-----------------------------------14--------(14)\----| |-12--17-12s10h12-10----10-12s14-----------------------| |--------------------12--------------------------------|
[F5] Q E Q. H.
| |
[/] [/]
a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S +S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------13-(13)----| |-9h12p9------------13p10----------11-12p9------------10h13p10----13-(13)-14-| |--------10p9h10-10-------11p10-11---------10p9h10-10----------11------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[F#5] E E E +Q. [G5] Q E Q. [G#5] E E E +Q. [A5] Q [Bb5] E [B5D5]E E [B]E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / o
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E a Q Q Q
|---------------------------------------|--------------19-(19)/--------13------14-------|| |-16-14----16--14----17-15----17--15----|----19----17-----------15s17--16b18---17b19----|| |-16-14----16--14----17-15----17--15----|-16----19--------------------------------------|| |-------16--------16-------17--------17-|-----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------||
[E5] E S S E [G5E5]E E E E S S E [G5] E [E5]E E
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~~~~
H. +Q. +Q E
|-22b24==============(22)-------(22)r-----| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
E S S E [G5E5]E E E E S S E [G5E5]E E E W
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Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM| PM
W E S S E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-2-2-2-2-7-2-2--------------| |-----------------------------|-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-6p0-0-3p0-0--| PM----| PM--------| PM----------| PM| PM
E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-7-2-2-------------| |-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-6p0-5p0-3p0-| PM----| PM--------| PM|
E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2--| |-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0--|
Chorus
Rhy Fig 4 and Fill 2 |-w/Fill 3
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-w/Rhy Fig 3
W Q. +Q. Q. E +E E
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------|-12------(12)\----------------------------| |-----------------------|-12------(12)\---------14pb16r(14)-12b14==| |-----------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-4:3-|
+Q. Q. Q. Q Q
|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------17b18-15b17---| |-(12)r-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
~~~
a H. +Q. E E E
|-------------------------------------| |-15h17------------(17)\----14--12-12-| |---------------------------14--12-12-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
Q. Q. Q. +E E +E D.S. al Fine
|--------------------------------------------*| |-14b15-----14b15---14b15=====(14)r-12-(12)\-*| |-14b16-----14b16---14b16=====(14)r-12-(12)\-*| |--------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------*|
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