Back In the Day Tabs & Lyrics by Megadeth
Back In the Day
guitar tabs lyrics
BACK IN THE DAY
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-|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
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 Ab5 G5 F5 G5 C5 Ab5 G5 Eb5 D5
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q. Q. Q. Q +Q Q. 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 Ab5 G5 F5 G5
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. 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 Ab5 G5 Eb5 D5
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q.
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|--5------------|------8----7----|
|--3----6----5--|-(5)--6----5----|
|-------4----3--|-(3)------------|
|
| ~~~
| W W
|-15------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
C5 Ab5 G5 F5 G5
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. 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 Ab5 G5 Eb5 D5
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q.
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|--5------------|------8----7-----|
|--3----6----5--|-(5)--6----5-----|
|-------4----3--|-(3)-------------|
|
| ~~~
| W W
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|-21------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
C5 Ab5 G5 F5 G5
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. 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 Ab5 G5 Eb5 D5
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. 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
C5
12/8
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 D5 Db5
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E 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
