Chords of: Don’t Tread On Me by: Volbeat. (F#m7b5, E, C, F) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Don’t Tread On Me” by Volbeat is in C Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 66 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7b5, E, C, F.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 57% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Bmaj7 → E → F → E → F → E → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2:03 | 57% |
| C | 0:26 | 12% |
| F | 0:17 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Em | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| B | 0:04 | 2% |
| G7 | 0:03 | 1% |
E – Bmaj7 – E – F6 – E – G7 – E – Cmaj7 – E – Gmaj7 – E – F – E – Eaug – F – E – Bm7b5 – E – C – Em – C – E – B – E – Gmaj7 – E – Gmaj7 – E – F – E – F – E – C – Em – E – C – E – Bmaj7 – E – G7 – Em – B – Em7 – Fmaj7 – E – C – E – Bmaj7 – …
