Back in the Day Megadeth
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2004 Album THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED)
Transcribed by livingzombie & abysslord
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Mustaine Rhythm'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Mustaine Solo'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Chris Poland'
Intro
Q=240
N.C.
[4/4] Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|| ||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o|| ||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|| ||--10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|-0-8-0-0-7-0-7-0-|-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|-0-8-0-0-7-0-7-0---|| ||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o|| ||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------||
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|| ||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o|| ||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|| ||--10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|-0-8-0-0-7-0-7-0-|-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|-0-8-0-0-7-0-7-0---|| ||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o|| ||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------||
Chorus
[D5] [A5] [Bb5] [D5] [A5] [Bb5] [C5]
PM--------| PM--|
Q. Q. E E +Q E E E E E E Q. Q. E E +Q E E E Q.
||----------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|| ||o---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------o|| ||--7-------------|------------------|-7-------------|--------------------|| ||--7----7----7s8-|-(8)--------------|-7----7----7s8-|-(8)----------------|| ||o-5----7----7s8-|-(8)--------------|-5----7----7s8-|-(8)--------10-----o|| ||-------5----5s6-|-(6)--6-6-6-6-6-6-|------5----5s6-|-(6)--6-6-6--8------||
N.C.
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|| ||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o|| ||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|| ||--10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|-0-8-0-0-7-0-7-0-|-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|-0-8-0-0-7-0-7-0---|| ||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o|| ||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------||
Verse
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|| ||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o|| ||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|| ||--10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|-0-8-0-0-7-0-7-0-|-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-|-0-8-0-0-7-0-7-0---|| ||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o|| ||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------||
Chorus
[D5] [A5] [Bb5] [D5] [A5] [Bb5] [C5]
PM--------| PM--|
Q. Q. E E +Q E E E E E E Q. Q. E E +Q E E E Q.
||----------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|| ||o---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------o|| ||--7-------------|------------------|-7-------------|--------------------|| ||--7----7----7s8-|-(8)--------------|-7----7----7s8-|-(8)----------------|| ||o-5----7----7s8-|-(8)--------------|-5----7----7s8-|-(8)--------10-----o|| ||-------5----5s6-|-(6)--6-6-6-6-6-6-|------5----5s6-|-(6)--6-6-6--8------||
Solo (Poland)
N.C.
Gtr I
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------2---------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------2--|-(2)--2--2p=0-------2p===0--------| |--0---------------------------|-----------------------------3--2-|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~
| E +E +E +E H E E E E +E +E E E
|------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-14b16==(14)-(14)r(14)p12-----|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|-14--12---------------------------| |------------------------------|--------14-12b14==(12)r(12)----12-| |------------------------------|----------------------------15----|
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------3-----------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------3----|-(3)-----3--3p2--3p======2------| |--0---------------------------|----------------------------3-2-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +Q.
|------------------------12----|-15b17-(15)-----17b19==(17)-----| |---------------------12----12-|--------------------------------| |-----------12--14b16r=========|================================| |-----12-14--------------------|--------------------------------| |-14---------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------2--------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------2----|-(2)--2--2p=0--2p====0-------| |---0----------------------|------------------------3--2-|
|
| \4
| +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-(17)---------------------|-----------------------------| |-------17p12--15p12-------|--------------------15-------| |--------------------16-14-|-12-----12-14-14b16----14-12-| |--------------------------|-----14----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------3----------|-----------------------------------| |------------------3----|-(3)-3---3p=======2--3p2-----------| |--0--------------------|---------------------------3----2--|
|
| ~~~
| E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. +E +E
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----14-12-------12-14-|-12s14-[14]b16==(14)-----(14)r(14)-| |-14--------14----------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr I
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
||---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------------|| ||o--------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------o|| ||---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------------|| ||-------2-------|-------------------|------3-------|---------------------|| ||o-----------2--|-(2)-2-2p0-2p0-----|-----------3--|-(3)-3-3p2-3p2------o|| ||--0------------|---------------3-2-|-0------------|---------------3-2---||
Solo (Mustaine)
Gtr I
~ ~
E E E A Q E Q E E E A Q E Q
|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |--------7h8----7-----|-------9h10------------9---| |-0--0-0------0-------|-0-0-0--------------0------| |---------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. H +E E E E E +E +E E E
|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------5---| |---------------------|-5---5----7b8==(7)r(7)---7-| |-4--------4------(4)-|---4-----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------|
E E E A Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-------7h8------7-----|-----------5-6-7--| |-0-0-0-------0--------|-----5-6-7--------| |--------------------5-|-7-8--------------|
|
| ~
| E E E E Q +Q W
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-7p5------------------|------------------| |-----7p==5-7---(7)\---|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------|
~ ~~
E E E A Q E Q E E E A Q E Q
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |--------7h8-----------7--|---------------9h10-----9---| |-0--0-0-------------0----|--0--0-----0----------0-----| |-------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| Q. E +Q Q +E E +Q E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |----------5b6==(5)r------|-----7b8==(7)r--------------| |----------5b6==(5)r------|-----7b8==(7)r------5h6-----| |-7--------------------7--|-(7)--------------------7p5-| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------|
E E E A Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |--------7h8-----7-----|-----------5-6-7--| |-0--0-0------0--------|-----5-6-7--------| |--------------------5-|-7-8--------------|
|
| ~~
| H. +Q W
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-7-------------(7)\---|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------|
~ ~
E E E A Q E Q E E E A Q E Q
|-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------7h8-----7---|-------9h10-------9---| |-0-----0---0-------0-----|-0-0-0--------0-------| |-------------------------|----------------------|
|
| E +Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------5-5-7-5-|-8-7-5------5---------| |-7b9==(7)r---------------|----------7---7b8-7-5-| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/back_in_the_day_tab_ver_3.html )
E E E A Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------| |-------7h8------------7------|-----------5-6-7--| |-0-0-0-------------0---------|-----5-6-7--------| |---------------------------5-|-7-8--------------|
|
| E E E E +Q +Q W
|-----------------------------|------------------| |---------8b10==(8)---(8)r\---|------------------| |---5-7-----------------------|------------------| |-7---------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------|
~~ ~~
E E E A Q E Q E E E A Q E Q
|----------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------| |---------7h=8------7--|-----------9h10------------9----| |--0--0-0--------0-----|---0---0-0--------------0-------| |----------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. Q. Q +E Q E Q E E
|----------------------|--------------------------------| |-19--------17-----19--|-(19)-19-----17-19b19.5---------| |-19--------17-----19--|-(19)-19-----17-19b19.5---17-19-| |----------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------|
E E E A Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------7h=8-----------7---------|------------------------5-----6--7-| |--0----0-----0-------------0------------|----------5-----6--7---------------| |-----------------------------------5----|--7--8-----------------------------|
|
| ~~
| |---3---| |--3--| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-21p19p==17------21p19p17----21p19p==17-|----21p19p==17----21p19p==17----17-| |------------19------------19------------|-19------------19------------19----| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bridge
[C5] Q. [Ab5]Q. [G5]Q +Q [F5]Q. [G5]Q. [C5]Q. [Ab5]Q. [G5]Q +Q [Eb5]Q. [D5]Q.
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| |---5------------------|----------------|-5------------|------8----7-----| |---3---------6-----5--|-(5)--3----5----|-3----6----5--|-(5)--6----5-----| |-------------4-----3--|-(3)--1----3----|------4----3--|-(3)-------------|
|
| ~~~~
| +Q +Q H W W W
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| |-(17)--(17)\----------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
[C5] Q. [Ab5] Q. [G5] Q +Q [F5] Q. [G5] Q.
|-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |--5--------------------------|----------------------------| |--3--------6---------5-------|-(5)-----3---------5--------| |-----------4---------3-------|-(3)-----1---------3--------|
|
| E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|------------11-13p11--16p11-| |--------------------13h15p13-|-12--13h15------------------| |-15p12----12--15h16----------|----------------------------| |-------15--------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
[C5] Q. [Ab5]Q. [G5]Q +Q [Eb5]Q. [D5]Q.
|---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |--5------------|------8----7----| |--3----6----5--|-(5)--6----5----| |-------4----3--|-(3)------------|
|
| ~~~
| W W
|-15------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|
[C5] Q. [Ab5] Q. [G5] Q +Q [F5] Q. [G5] Q.
|--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--5-----------------------|----------------------------| |--3--------6---------5----|-(5)-----3---------5--------| |-----------4---------3----|-(3)-----1---------3--------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-20p16----16--------------|----------------------------| |-------20-----18-20-16-18-|-16-------------------------| |--------------------------|-----19-20--17-19-20--19-17-| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------|
[C5] Q. [Ab5]Q. [G5]Q +Q [Eb5]Q. [D5]Q.
|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |--5------------|------8----7-----| |--3----6----5--|-(5)--6----5-----| |-------4----3--|-(3)-------------|
|
| ~~~
| W W
|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |-21------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|
[C5] Q. [Ab5]Q. [G5]Q +Q [F5]Q. [G5]Q.
|-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |--5----------------------|----------------------| |--3----6-----------5-----|-(5)--3------5--------| |-------4-----------3-----|-(3)--1------3--------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
| |---3----|
| H +E E. E. H Q Q Q
|-------------------------|----------------------| |-16-------(16)-15----13--|-15-------13-------13-| |-------------------------|----------------16----| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------|
[C5] Q. [Ab5] Q. [G5] Q +Q [Eb5]Q. [D5]Q.
|-----------------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------| |--5--------------------------------|-------8----7----| |--3---------------6------------5---|--(5)--6----5----| |------------------4------------3---|--(3)------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E S S S S S S E E +Q +W
|-----------------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------| |-16--13h16p13-12h13p12----12-(12)--|-(12)------------| |-----------------------16----------|-----------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------|
Verse
Q.=116
1[C5]2/8
Gtr I
E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E
||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5----| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Eb5]E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E [D5]E S S E E S S E [Db5]E S S E E S S E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[C5]E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E 4x
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5----o|| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
[C5]S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||----------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-| ||----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E 4x
|----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-o|| |----------------------------------------------||
Outro
[C5]
PM--------| PM--------|
q q q E E E E E E q q q E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-5--5--5--------------|-5--5--5--------------| |-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-5-6-|-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-6-5-| |----------------------|----------------------| PM--------|
q q q E E E E E E H. H.
|----------------------|---------------*| |----------------------|---------------*| |----------------------|---------------*| |-5--5--5--------------|-5\------------*| |-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-5-6-|-3\------------*| |----------------------|---------------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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