"Don't Tread On Me" Don't Tread on Me written by Hetfield and Ulrich as performed on Metallica Rhy. Fig 1---------------------------------------------------------------| 12/8 time p.m. -| p.m. -| p.m. ------| (cont muting pattern) ||------------------|------------------|----------------------------------| ||------------------|------------------|----------------------------------| ||------------------|------------------|-4-4-4-9-9-9--4/6-----------------| ||------------------|------------------|--------------4/6----7------------| ||-2-2-2-----2-2----|-2-2-2-----2-2----|-2-2-2-7-7-7--2/4----------7------| ||-0-0-0-----0-0----|-0-0-0-----0-0----|---------------------5-----0------| ||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||-4-4-4-9-9-9-9/11------------------|-7-7-7121212--11------7-----------| ||--------------------10-------------|-----------------------------7----| ||-2-2-2-7-7-7-7/9-----8-----9-------|-5-5-5101010---9------5-----------| ||---------------------------7-------|-----------------------------5----| Rhy. Fig. 2 p.m.--| p.m.---| p.m.-----| (sim.) ||------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------------| ||------------------|-2-2-2-1---3-2---2-1---3-|-2-2-2-1---3-2---3/5---3-| ||------------------|-0-0-0-----1-0---0-----1-|-0-0-0-----1-0---1/3---1-| (end Rhy Fig 2) w/Rhy Fig 2 (2x) ||-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| ||-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------------|-----------------| ||-2-2-2-1---3-2---2-1---3-|-2-2-2-1---3-2---3/5---3-|-----------------| ||-0-0-0-----1-0---0-----1-|-0-0-0-----1-0---1/3---1-|-----------------| Riff A w/slide ||----------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||----------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||----------------|---------/12-\-11--9-|(9)----/12\11-9-9-|------/12-\-11-9-| ||----------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||----------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||----------------|-0-------------------|------------------|-0---------------| Don't tread on me (end Riff A) Rhy Fig 3 ||------------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||(9)----/12\11-9-9-||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------||--2-2-2----2--2---|-2-2-2----3--3---|-4-4-4----5--5---| ||------------------||--0-0-0----0--0---|-0-0-0----1--1---|-2-2-2----3--3---| Liberty or... (end Rhy Fig 3) w/Rhy Fig 2 ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||---------------7---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-6-6-6----7--8-5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-4-4-4----5--6---7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Never begins... w/Rhy Fig 2 (1st 2 bars only) ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-0---------------|(0)--------------| ...rage. Say, Rhy Fig 4 ||-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||-------4---------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------| ||-2-222-2-2-2-222-5-2-2-|-2-222-0-2-2-------------|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-| ||-0-000---0-0-000-3-0-0-|-0-000---0-0-6-0-5-0-3-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| don't tread on me So be it (end Rhy Fig 4) ||-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------2---|-8---8---8-8-8---8--8-|---------------2--3-| ||-2---2-2-2-2-2-------0---|-5---5---5-5-5---5--5-|-5---5-----6---0--1-| ||-0---0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----|----------------------|-3---3-----4--------| threaten no more to secure peace war w/Rhy Fig 4 (1st 3 bars only) ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||--------------9---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||----------7/9-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5--5--5-5--5----| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3--3--3-3--3----| |-------------------------------------------------- |1. w/Rhy Fig 2 & Riff A ||---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-2-222-5-2-222-5-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-0-000-3-0-000-3-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| --------------------| |-------------------- Guitar Solo | |2. FINE|w/Rhy Fig 2 (2x) | | 6/8 time 12/8 time ||------------------||---------------------|---------------|-------------------| ||------------------||---------------------|---------------|tr~~~tr~~~tr~~~tr~~| ||-----------------o||---------------------|---------------|12(0)11(0)12(0)11(0| ||-----------------o||---------------------|---------------|-------------------| ||------------------||-5-555-5---8--5---3--|---------------|-------------------| ||------------------||-3-333-3---6--3---1--|---------------|-------------------| Don't tread on me! 1/2 F F F ||--------------------------|-----------12--------F-12|---------------------- ||---------------/12--11-10\|-15^--15^-----15-12--12--|-15------------------- ||-12-(0)-11-(0)------------|-------------------14^---|---12---------H---14^- ||--------------------------|-------------------------|-----14-12--12-14-14^- ||--------------------------|-------------------------|----------14---------- 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-12-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H F F ||-------------------------------------|------------19-/-------13----14---| ||-16-14----16-14----17-15----17-15----|---19----17-----1517---16^---17^--| ||-16-14----16-14----17-15----17-15----|16----19--------------------------| ||-------16-------16-------17-------17-|----------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| F ||-22^-------~~~~~--|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------|-------------------------|-------2-----------------| ||------------------|-2-222-5-2-2---222-5-2-2-|-2-222-0-2-2--P-----P----| ||------------------|-0-000-3-0-0-0-000-3-0-0-|-0-000---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| ||-------------------------|-------2-----------------|-----------------------| ||-2-222-5-2-2-2-222-5-2-2-|-2-222-0-2-2------P---P--|-2-222-5-2-2-2-222-5-22| ||-0-000-3-0-0-0-000-3-0-0-|-0-000---0-0-6-0-5-0-3-0-|-0-000-3-0-0-0-000-3-00| Chorus w/Rhy Fig 4 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||--------------9---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||----------7/9-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| So be it threaten... to secure peace ...war w/Rhy Fig 3 F 1/2 F ||------------------|-----------------|---H----------------| ||-----------F------|-----------17^15^|-1517----\-14-12-12-| ||-12---\----|\-----|-----------------|-----------14-12-12-| ||-12---\---14--12^-|(12)-------------|--------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|--------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|--------------------| Liberty or... 1/2 1/2 1/2 F F F D.S. (take 2nd ending) al Fine ||------------------------|-----------------| ||------------------------|-----------------| ^^^ ||-14^--14^---14^---12-\--|-------------9---| What this means is go back to ||-14^--14^---14^---12-\--|---------7/9-----| the repeat, take 2nd ending ||------------------------|-----------------| again, and then stop at Fine. ||------------------------|-----------------| tail. So be it,