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Back In The Day Tab

Send "Back In The Day" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

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BACK IN THE DAY
                   

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'

   
 
GtrI 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\------------*|
|----------------------|---------------*|

Back In The Day Tab

Send "Back In The Day" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/m/megadeth/337487.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture bec Average	#1 by bec madden at Apr 28, 2006 at 11:48 AM EST
	LULZ. Way to back up your points, boys! Insults and profanity will ALWAYS win, amirite?! Seriously, though, I'm serious. The old stuff WILL get old and you'll end up hating it if you don't give new things a try.

No Picture THE RONANATOR ( Average	#2 by THE RONANATOR (aka.Ronan) downer at Sep 13, 2006 at 11:15 AM EST
	(This place needs an edit button.) Also, if you're going to flame a Metallica fan for simply praising Metallica here in the Megadeth section (even if he's also commenting on the song or people who commented on it), you're not saying much for the general population of Megadeth fans. =/

No Picture sebastian Professional	#3 by sebastian at Sep 28, 2006 at 12:12 PM EST
	kick ass riff! really dig dave's vocals in this song... and i love that Duck Dodgers episode!

No Picture Bloody Mess All Musical Thunder	#4 by Bloody Mess All Over My Clothes at Dec 31, 2006 at 12:28 AM EST
	Megadeth, Metallica, and the world of metal taking over...and it kicked ass. Too bad the "metal" these days doesn't.

No Picture Zach Wanna Be	#5 by Zach U haft 2 ask 1st at Jan 24, 2007 at 10:57 PM EST
	This song is great. Probably this and the scorpion are the better songs on TSHF. It's about hwo old music is better than todays.

No Picture Bobby Wanna Be	#6 by Bobby Warneke at May 29, 2007 at 9:11 PM EST
	i agree with fotang, MTV is the new monarchy we have to break. Start the metal revolution and bring back the old ways for the record : fuck you kuyukly