Back in the Day

transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) help from: Jordan B. ([email protected]) The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-10-00-8-00-7-00-8-00-7-0-7-0-| 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|-10----------------| D|----10--10---------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-10----------------| D|----10--10---------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| 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|-14b16r14p12~-----------------------| D|---------------14-12----------------| A|---------------------14-12b14r12----| E|---------------------------------15-| e|------------------------------12----15b17-17b19d15-| B|---------------------------12----12----------------| G|-------------12-14b16-{14}-------------------------| D|-------12-14---------------------------------------| A|-12-14---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-17p12-15p12-------------------------15----------| G|-------------16-14-12----12-14-14b16----14-12----| D|----------------------14----------------------14-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-14-12------12-14-12/14-14b16r14-| D|-------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|------5-7-5-5-8-7-5---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~-| 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|-------------------------------------11-13p11-16p11-15~-| B|-------------------13h15p13p12-13h15--------------------| G|-16p12----12-15h16--------------------------------------| D|-------15-----------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-20p16----16--------------------------------| B|-------20----18-20-16-18-16-----------------| G|----------------------------19-20-17-19-----| D|----------------------------------------21~-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-16~--15-13-15~--13----13-----------------------------| G|--------------------16----16-13h16p13-12h13p12----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|-333333333333333333333-5-6-| E|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-333333333333333333333-6-5-| E|---------------------------| Riff 8 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-5--5--5--5-5-5-------| A|-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-5-6-| E|----------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-5--5--5--5-5-5-------| A|-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-6-5-| E|----------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-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