Megadeth - "Back In The Day" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Back In The Day (The System Has Failed)
Copyright (c) (Sanctuary) (2004)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
help from: Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU!
Date last modified: November 06, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-10p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-0-8p0-0-7p0-7p0-|
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|-------------------|
D|-3-----------------|
A|-5--3--3/5---------|
E|----5--5/6--666666-|
******
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-3--------------5-|
A|-5--3--3/5------3-|
E|----5--5/6--666---|
***
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
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