Back In The Day Chords & Tabs
Megadeth Chords & Tabs
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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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---||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/back_in_the_day_btab_ver_2.html ]
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
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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
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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