#----------------------------------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 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 / - 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