#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BACK IN THE DAY (Bassline) As recorded by Megadeth (From the 2004 Album THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED) Transcribed by livingzombie Words and Music by Dave Mustaine Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled' Intro Verse Q=240 4/4 Gtr I Wx16 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------||------------------|-----------------| |-------------||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------||o-----------------|-----------------| |-------------||------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-----------------|-------------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o|| |-----------------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-------------------|| Chorus Q. Q. E E +Q E E E E E E Q. Q. E E +Q E E E Q. ||----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|| ||o---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------o|| ||o-5-------------|------------------|-5-------------|------------------o|| ||-------5----5s6-|-(6)--6-6-6-6-6-6-|------5----5s6-|-(6)--6-6-6-8------|| 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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o|| ||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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| Chorus Q. Q. E E +Q E E E E E E Q. Q. E E +Q E E E Q. ||----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|| ||o---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------o|| ||o-5-------------|------------------|-5-------------|------------------o|| ||-------5----5s6-|-(6)--6-6-6-6-6-6-|------5----5s6-|-(6)--6-6-6-8------|| Solo (Poland) Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E ||---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------------|| ||o------2-------|-------------------|------3-------|--------------------o|| ||o-----------2--|-(2)-2-2p0-2p0-----|-----------3--|-(3)-3-3p2-3p2------o|| ||--0------------|---------------3-2-|-0------------|---------------3-2---|| Verse Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E ||---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------------|| ||o------2-------|-------------------|------3-------|--------------------o|| ||o-----------2--|-(2)-2-2p0-2p0-----|-----------3--|-(3)-3-3p2-3p2------o|| ||--0------------|---------------3-2-|-0------------|---------------3-2---|| Solo (Mustaine) E E E a Q E Q E E E a Q E Q E E E a Q E E E E E E E E E E E 4x ||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|| ||o-------7h8----7--|-------9h10----9--|-------7h8----7---|-----------5-6-7-o|| ||o-0-0-0------0----|-0-0-0-------0----|-0-0-0------0-----|-----5-6-7-------o|| ||------------------|------------------|----------------5-|-7-8--------------|| Bridge Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q. Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q. 4x ||---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|| ||o--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------o|| ||o-3------------|----------------|-3------------|------6----5----o|| ||-------4----3--|-(3)--1----3----|------4----3--|-(3)-------------|| Verse Q.=116 12/8 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----| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 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-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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|| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 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 q q E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E |-------3-2-0-----------|-------3-2-0-----------| |-------------3-1-0-----|-------------3-1-0-----| |-3--3--------------3-1-|-3--3--------------3-1-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| q q E E E E E E E E H. H. |----5--3-2-0-----------|---------------*| |-------------3-1-0-----|---------------*| |-3-----------------3-1-|-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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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