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Back In The Day by Megadeth
Back In The Day
Intro, Verse (type 1)
e|------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------|
D|--0-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-7--|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Chorus (type 1)
PM------------|
e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|-7---2--3-------------------|
D|-7---2--3-------------------|
A|-5---0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
E|----------------------------|
Solo ¡V Lead, Rhythm
Bridge
Solo 2 ¡V Lead, Rhythm
____ ____
Verse (type 2) |1. |2.
e|---------------------------------------|-----|-----|
b|---------------------------------------|-----|-----|
g|---------------------------------------|-----|-----|
D|---------------------------------------|-----|-----|
A|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-5-6-|-6-5-|
E|---------------------------------------|-----|-----|
Chorus (type 2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------„³
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------„³
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------„³
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-„³
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------„³
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------„³
„²-----------------|
„²-----------------|
„²-----------------|
„²-----------------|
„²-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
„²-----------------|
Where were you when it happened?
Where could you be found?
Were you at the front of the stage?
Or in the underground
From SF out to Old Bridge
NY back to LA
The world of metal changed forever
Back in the day
Well that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand
Live to die and die to play
Every day and place
Leave a path of metal
Across the world from stage to stage
Well that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand
In denim and leather
We were all part of one force
Knocked Rock and Roll on its ass
And put metal on the course
Higher!
Higher!
Higher!
Higher!
Back in the day
You weren't there
It doesn't mater
Because you wouldn't understand
This is our way of life
A life that was born free
To follow orders how to live
Was never meant to be
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Peals of thunder, sheets of lighting
The power hits the stage
The music was exciting
The mania raged
On, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
We all had the fever
Our ears started to ring
Feeding this wildfire
Consuming everything
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Metal's King back then
And still is this today
Others imitate or challenge
But it never goes away
On, oh-oh, oh-oh
------------------
version 2
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|--------------------------|
Where were you when it happened?
Where could you be found?
Were you at the front of the stage?
Or in the underground
From SF out to Old Bridge
NY back to LA
The world of metal changed forever
Back in the day
Well that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand
Live to die and die to play
Every day and place
Leave a path of metal
Across the world from stage to stage
Well that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand
In denim and leather
We were all part of one force
Knocked Rock and Roll on its ass
And put metal on the course
Higher!
Higher!
Higher!
Higher!
Back in the day
You weren't there
It doesn't mater
Because you wouldn't understand
This is our way of life
A life that was born free
To follow orders how to live
Was never meant to be
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Peals of thunder, sheets of lighting
The power hits the stage
The music was exciting
The mania raged
On, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
We all had the fever
Our ears started to ring
Feeding this wildfire
Consuming everything
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Metal's King back then
And still is this today
Others imitate or challenge
But it never goes away
On, oh-oh, oh-oh
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| r Release
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
------------------
version 3
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'
Intro
Q=240
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
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\------------*|
|----------------------|---------------*|
Where were you when it happened?
Where could you be found?
Were you at the front of the stage?
Or in the underground
From SF out to Old Bridge
NY back to LA
The world of metal changed forever
Back in the day
Well that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand
Live to die and die to play
Every day and place
Leave a path of metal
Across the world from stage to stage
Well that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand
In denim and leather
We were all part of one force
Knocked Rock and Roll on its ass
And put metal on the course
Higher!
Higher!
Higher!
Higher!
Back in the day
You weren't there
It doesn't mater
Because you wouldn't understand
This is our way of life
A life that was born free
To follow orders how to live
Was never meant to be
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Peals of thunder, sheets of lighting
The power hits the stage
The music was exciting
The mania raged
On, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
We all had the fever
Our ears started to ring
Feeding this wildfire
Consuming everything
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Metal's King back then
And still is this today
Others imitate or challenge
But it never goes away
On, oh-oh, oh-oh
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
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| - 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
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