---------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE METALLICA TAB ARCHIVE TAB (www.agonet.se/~loonie) Transcribed by: Kevin Buffington Largest Metallica Fan in the world E-mail me at: klb6222@tam2000.tamu.edu Edited by: Pepsi Coke (loonie@algonet.se) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DON'T TREAD ON ME METALLICA Rhy. Fig 1---------------------------------------------------------------| 12/8 time two guitars p.m. -| p.m. -| p.m. ------| (cont muting pattern) ||------------------|------------------|----------------------------------| ||------------------|------------------|----------------------------------| ||------------------|------------------|-------9-9-9----------------------| ||------------------|------------------|-9-9-9-2-2-2--9/11----------------| ||-2-2-2-----2-2----|-2-2-2-----2-2----|-2-2-2--------2/4---12-----7------| ||-0-0-0-----0-0----|-0-0-0-----0-0----|---------------------5-----0------| ||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||-------9-9-9-9/11------------------|------121212--11------------------| ||-9-9-9-2-2-2-2/4----13-------------|121212-5-5-5---4-----12-----------| ||-2-2-2---------------8-----9-------|-5-5-5----------------5-----12----| ||---------------------------7-------|-----------------------------5----| 6/8 time 12/8 time p.m.---------------| let ring--------------------------| w/Rhy Fig 1 (3x) ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|----9------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||---------10-10-10-|-9--2--9---------|(9)--------------|-----------------| ||10-10-10--3--3--3-|-2-----2---------|(2)--------------|-----------------| ||-3--3--3----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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---------- ||--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------- 1/2 1/2 F F F F F F F 2 ----P-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| (14)-12---------|---12---14^-----12-----------|---12---14^------12----------| (14)-12---------|14^--12-14^--14^--14^-12~~~~~|14^--14-14^--14^--14^-12~~~~~| ---------14~~~~~|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| F H P P H P P P H P ||---15^--15141514121412------------------------------|---------------------- ||----------------------14151412-1412\1012------------|14-12---14-12---14-12- ||----------------------------------------14-121412---|14-12---14-12---14-12- ||--------------------------------------------------14|-----14------14------- ||----------------------------------------------------|---------------------- ||----------------------------------------------------|---------------------- P 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||-------------------------------------|------------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, Lyrics: Liberty of death, what we so proudly hail. Once you provoke her, rattling of her tail. Never begins is, never but once engaged, never surrenders, showing the fangs of rage. Say, Don't tread on me. Chorus So be it, threaten no more. To secure peace is to prepare for war. So be it, settle the score. Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore. Don't tread on me Love it or leave it, she, with the deadly bite. Quick is the blue tongue, forked as the lightning strike. Shining with brightness, always on surveillance. The eyes, they never close, emblem of vigilance. Say, Don't tread on me. Welp, I hope you guys like it. Took me a while, but a figure it's worth it to keep all the Metalli-friends jamming. Oh, don't give me any crap about not putting in the Rythem section under the solo... It's not perfect but it's as close as care to come.... Hopefully, I'll be sending more stuff your way soon.