Back in the Day Lyrics

BACK IN THE DAY
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2004 Album THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED)
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'
Q=240
N.C.
Gtr I
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
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----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.
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
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----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--2p=0-------2p===0--------|
| Gtr III
| E +E +E +E H E E E E +E +E E E
|-14b16==(14)-(14)r(14)p12-----|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------14-12b14==(12)r(12)----12-|
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------3----|-(3)-----3--3p2--3p======2------|
| E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +Q.
|------------------------12----|-15b17-(15)-----17b19==(17)-----|
|-----------12--14b16r=========|================================|
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------2----|-(2)--2--2p=0--2p====0-------|
| +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
|------------------3----|-(3)-3---3p=======2--3p2-----------|
| E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. +E +E
|-----14-12-------12-14-|-12s14-b16==(14)-----(14)r(14)-|
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||
||o-----------2--|-(2)-2-2p0-2p0-----|-----------3--|-(3)-3-3p2-3p2------o||
Solo (Mustaine)
Gtr I
E E E a Q E Q E E E a Q E Q
| Gtr II
| Q. H +E E E E E +E +E E E
|---------------------|-5---5----7b8==(7)r(7)---7-|
E E E a Q E E E E E E E E E E E
| E E E E Q +Q W
|-----7p==5-7---(7)\\---|------------------|
E E E a Q E Q E E E a Q E Q
| 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
| H. +Q W
E E E a Q E Q E E E a Q E Q
| E +Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7b9==(7)r---------------|----------7---7b8-7-5-|
E E E a Q E E E E E E E E E E E
| E E E E +Q +Q W
|---------8b10==(8)---(8)r\\---|------------------|
E E E a Q E Q E E E a Q E Q
|---------7h=8------7--|-----------9h10------------9----|
| 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-|
|-21p19p==17------21p19p17----21p19p==17-|----21p19p==17----21p19p==17----17-|
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q. Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q.
| +Q +Q H W W W
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q.
| E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q.
| W W
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q.
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q.
| W W
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q.
| H +E E. E. H Q Q Q
Q. Q. Q +Q Q. Q.
| E S S S S S S E E +Q +W
|-16--13h16p13-12h13p12----12-(12)--|-(12)------------|
Q.=116
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
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
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||
PM--------| PM--------|
q q q E E E E E E q q q E E E E E E
PM--------|
q q q E E E E E E H. H.
Duration Legend
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
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