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