Megadeth: Back In The Day transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) help from: Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: January 10, 2006 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-10p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "Where were you..." Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-7-----------------| A|-5--7--7/8---------| E|----5--5/6--666666-| ****** "Well that was..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-7------------------| A|-5--7--7/8------10\-| E|----5--5/6--666--8\-| *** Guitar 2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-3-----------------| A|-5--3--3/5---------| E|----5--5/6--666666-| ****** e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-3------------------| A|-5--3--3/5------10\-| E|----5--5/6--666--8\-| *** Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "Well that was..." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----2-------------------| A|-------2--2-2p0-2p0-----| E|-0------------------3-2-| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----3-------------------| A|-------3--3-3p2-3p2-----| E|-0------------------3-2-| Solo (POland) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-12b16r12~-----------------------------| D|------------14-12----------------------| A|------------------14-12b14r12----12-14-| E|------------------------------15-------| e|----------------------12----15b16^--(16^b17r16^)-17b19r17-| B|-------------------12----12-------------------------------| G|-------12-14-14b16----------------------------------------| D|-12-14----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-17p12-15p12-------------------------15-------| G|-------------15-14-12----12-14-14b15----14-12-| D|----------------------14----------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|----14-12------12-14-12-(12)b14-{12}(14)b15^-| D|-14-------14~---------------------a----------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "In denim, and leather..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------7h8---7~-------9h10---9~-| A|-0-0-0-----0----0-0-0------0----| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------7h8---7-------------5-6-7-| A|-0-0-0-----0---------5-6-7-------| E|---------------5-7-8-------------| * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Poland) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-------------------5---7p5--------------| D|-------5---5-7b8r7---7-----7p5-7~--(7)\-| A|-4~-4~---4------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) e|-----------------------------------| B|----5b6-----7b8--------------------| G|----5b6-----7b8--5h6---------------| D|-7------7~-----------7p5-7~--(7)\--| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Poland) e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|------5-5-7-5-5-8-7-5---5---------------8b10~----(10)r8\-| G|-7b9------------------7---7b8-7-5---7-5------------------| D|----------------------------------7----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) e|------------------------------------------| B|-19--17--19~--19-17-19^-------------------| G|-19--17--19~--19-17-19^--17-19-21p19p17---| D|---------------------------------------19-| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-21p19p17---21p19p17---21p19p17---21p19p17---17-17~-| D|---------19---------19---------19---------19--------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-5--------------5--------8--7--| A|-3--6--5--3--5--3--6--5--6--5--| E|----4--3--1--3--3--4--3--------| "Back in the day..." Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------------13-15-16-13-15~-| B|-------------------13h15p13p12-13h15h16-----------------| G|-16p12----12-15h16--------------------------------------| D|-------15-----------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-20p16----16-------------------| B|-------20----18-20-16h18p16----| G|----------------------------19-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-20-17-19h20p19-17-19-17----17-----------| D|-------------------------21----21-18-17~-| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-16~--15-13-15~--13----13-----------------------------| G|--------------------16----16-13h16p13-12-13p12----12~-| D|-----------------------------------------------16-----| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| End solo Riff 6 Both guitars e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| ----| A|-3-333-3-333-3-333-3-5-6-| | E|-------------------------| | | e|-------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|-------------------------| | G|-------------------------| | D|-------------------------| ----| A|-3-333-3-333-3-333-3-6-5-| E|-------------------------| Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-6-666-6-666-6-666-6-666-| E|-------------------------| "Ohh..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-5-555-5-555-4-444-4-444-| E|-------------------------| "Ohh, ohh..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-3-333-3-333-3-333-3-5-6-| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-3-333-3-333-3-333-3-6-5-| E|-------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| "Ohh..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-3-333-3-333-------3-333-| A|-------------4-444-------| E|-------------------------| "Ohh, ohh..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-6-333-3-333-3-333-3-5-6-| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-3-333-3-333-3-333-3-6-5-| E|-------------------------| Riff 7 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-333333333333333333333-55-66-| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-333333333333333333333-66-55-| E|-----------------------------| Riff 8 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----| A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-| E|-----------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----| A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-| E|-----------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----5\-| A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-3\-| E|--------------------------| Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h. = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill