Don't Tread On Me Bass Tab by Metallica

Don't Tread On Me bass tab by Metallica

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Standard tuning (EADG), Triplet 8th feel


INTRO:

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0---------------0---r---0---r-----------|-0---0---0---------------0---r---0---r-----------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0---------------0---r---0---r-----------|-0---0---0---------------7---r---7---r-----------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

  6/4
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------5---r---5---r-----------3---3---3---------------|
E |-3---3---3---------------------------------------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &  5  &  &  6  &  &

  4/4
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0---r-----------0-------0---r-----------|-0-------0---r-----------0-------0---r-----------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

            (x5)                   ( 3 )  ( 3 )  ( 3 )
G |-------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------||---------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5-------|
E |-0---0---0---------------0-------0---r-----------||-0-------------------------------------------7-\-|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &



PRE-VERSE (x4):

  (  3  ) a            a      (  3  ) a
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------1h2---------------------1h2---------|-------------1h2---------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0-----------1---0---r---0-----------1---|-0---0---0-----------1---0-------1---3-------1---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


VERSE 1 (x2):

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0---------------0---r---0---r-----------|-0---0---0---------------1---r---1---r-----------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

  (  3  ) (  3  )       (  3  )  (  3  ) (  3  )       (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------5-------|
E |-2---2---2---2---1---2---3---r---3---3---2---3---|-4---4---4---4---3---4---5-------6---7-------7---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


PRE-CHORUS:

  (  3  ) a            a      (  3  ) a
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------1h2---------------------1h2---------|-------------1h2---------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0-----------1---0---r---0-----------1---|-0---0---0-----------1---0-------1---3-------1---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

    s s  (  3  )   s s   (  3  )    s s  (  3  ) (  3  ) (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0-0-0---1---0---0---0---0-0-0---3---0---0---|-0---0-0-0---5---0---0---6---0---5---0---3---0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


CHORUS 1:
        (  3  )      (  3  )        (  3  ) (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---r---0---1---0---0---|-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---1---2---3-------0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

                                 (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-5---r---5-------5---0---5-------5-------5---0---|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-3-------3---3---3---3---4-------5-------6---\---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

        (  3  )      (  3  )        (  3  ) (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---r---0---1---0---0---|-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---1---2---3-------0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-5---r---5---r---5---0---5-------5-------5---0---|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-3-------3---3---0---3-----------------------\---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


FILL:
    s s  (  3  )   s s  (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0-0-0---1---0---0---0---0-0-0---3---0---0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


PRE-VERSE (x2):

  (  3  ) a            a      (  3  ) a
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------1h2---------------------1h2---------|-------------1h2---------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0-----------1---0---r---0-----------1---|-0---0---0-----------1---0-------1---3-------1---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


VERSE 2 (x2):

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0---------------0---r---0---r-----------|-0---0---0---------------1---r---1---r-----------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

  (  3  ) (  3  )       (  3  )  (  3  ) (  3  )       (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------5-------|
E |-2---2---2---2---1---2---3---r---3---3---2---3---|-4---4---4---4---3---4---5-------6---7-------7---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


PRE-CHORUS:

  (  3  ) a            a      (  3  ) a
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------1h2---------------------1h2---------|-------------1h2---------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0-----------1---0---r---0-----------1---|-0---0---0-----------1---0-------1---3-------1---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

    s s  (  3  )   s s   (  3  )    s s  (  3  ) (  3  ) (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0-0-0---1---0---0---0---0-0-0---3---0---0---|-0---0-0-0---5---0---0---6---0---5---0---3---0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


CHORUS 2:
        (  3  )      (  3  )        (  3  ) (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---r---0---1---0---0---|-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---1---2---3-----------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

                                 (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-5---r---5---r---5---0---5-------5-------5---0---|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-3-------3---3---3---3---4-------5-------6---\---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

        (  3  )      (  3  )        (  3  ) (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---r---0---1---0---0---|-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---1---2---3-------0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-5---r---5---r---5---0---5-------5-------5---0---|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-3-------3---3---0---3-----------------------\---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

    s s  (  3  )   s s  (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0-0-0---1---0---0---0---0-0-0---3---0---0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

  6/4
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------1-----------------------------------------------|
E |-3-------------------------------3-------1-------r-----------12--\--\----|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &  5  &  &  6  &  &


GUITAR SOLO (Repeat 1st staff x4):
  4/4
  (  3  ) a            a      (  3  ) a
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------1h2---------------------1h2---------|-------------1h2---------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0-----------1---0---r---0-----------1---|-0---0---0-----------1---0-------1---3-------1---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

  6/4
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0---------------0---r---0---r-----------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &  5  &  &  6  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0---------------1---r---1---r-----------------------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &  5  &  &  6  &  &

  4/4
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------5-------|
E |-2---2---2---------------3---r---3---r-----------|-4---4---4---------------5-------6---7-------7---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


FILL:
    s s  (  3  )   s s  (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0-0-0---1---0---0---0---0-0-0---3---0---0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


BRIDGE:
    s s  (  3  )   s s  (  3  )    s s  (  3  ) (  3  ) (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0-0-0---1---0---0---0---0-0-0---3---0---0---|-0---0-0-0---5---0---0---6---0---0---3---0---0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

    s s  (  3  )   s s   (  3  )    s s  (  3  ) (  3  ) (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0-0-0---1---0---0---0---0-0-0---3---0---0---|-0---0-0-0---5---0---0---6---0---5---0---3---0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


FILL:
    s s  (  3  )   s s  (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0-0-0---1---0---0---0---0-0-0---3---0---0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


VERSE 3 (1/2 Chorus riff, 1/2 Verse riff):

        (  3  )      (  3  )        (  3  ) (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---r---0---1---0---0---|-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---1---2---3-----------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

                                 (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-5---r---5---r---5---0---5-------5-------5---0---|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-3-------3---3---3---3---4-------5-------6---\---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0---------------0---r---0---r-----------|-0---0---0---------------1---r---1---r-----------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

  (  3  ) (  3  )       (  3  )  (  3  ) (  3  )       (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------5-------|
E |-2---2---2---2---1---2---3---r---3---3---2---3---|-4---4---4---4---3---4---5-------6---7-------7---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


CHORUS 3:
        (  3  )      (  3  )        (  3  ) (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---1---0---0---0-------0---1---0---0---|-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---1---2---3-------0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

                                 (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-5---r---5---r---5---0---5-------5-------5---0---|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-3-------3---3---3---3---4-------5-------6---\---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

        (  3  )      (  3  )        (  3  ) (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---1---0---0---0-------0---1---0---0---|-0---r---0---1---0---0---0---1---2---3-------0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-5---r---5---r---5---0---5-------5-------5---0---|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-3-------3---3---3---3-----------------------\---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &   1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &


OUTRO:
    s s  (  3  )   s s  (  3  )
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-0---0-0-0---1---0---0---0---0-0-0---3---0---0---|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &

  6/4
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------1-----------------------------------------------|
E |-3-------------------------------3-------1-------r-----------------------|
  1  &  &  2  &  &  3  &  &  4  &  &  5  &  &  6  &  &

🏷Legend:
r = rest
h = hammer on
\ = slide down
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)
(3) = triplet 8ths (appears above bar)

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