Blue Oyster Cult

Blue Oyster Cult - Cities On Flame bass tab

JOHN SWARTZ - The MITRE Corp. Bedford, MA

"My heart is black, and my lips are cold. Cities on flame

with rock and roll. 3,000 guitars, they seem to cry.

My ears will melt, and then my eyes." - Blue Oyster Cult

BASS TAB for "Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll" by Blue Oyster Cult

Main Riff

F#m

q q q q s s s s s s s s s s s s t t t s s

G|------------------|-------------------------------------|

D|4:o---------------|-----------4------2-----2-----------o|

A|4:o------0--------|-----0-3H4---3H4----3H4---3P2P0-----o|

E|-----2--(5)--2--R-|-R-2----------------------------2-0--|

(alternate fingering)

Verse

F#m E

q e e e q. q e e e q. 1

G|-----------------|------|----------------|--------|

D|o----------------|-O-/--|----------------|-O-/---o|

A|o-----0----R--4--|--/-O-|----------R--2--|--/-O--o|

E|---2-(5)-2-------|------|-0--4--0--------|--------|

Chorus

D A B

e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e e e e e q.

G|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

D|---0-0--0-0-0--0-|---------------|---------------|---------------|

A|--(5)------------|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-2-2--0-2-2--0-|-2-2-2-2-2--R--|

E|-----------------|(5)------------|---------------|---------------|

Performance Notes: Main Riff (four times)

Verse

Chorus

Main Riff (two times)

Verse

Chorus

Main Riff (eight times)

Verse

Chorus

Main Riff (coda)

__ Notes (including rests): w = Whole h = Half q = Quarter

+|oo|+ e = 8th s = 16th t = Triplet

+|oo|+

|| Dotted notes (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)

|| are indicated by a dot following the note

|| #

|| |-----| |------| |---|

|| |o---o| = Repeat |-O-/--| = Repeat |4:-| = Time

|| |o---o| measures |--/-O-| previous |4:-| Signature

_ || _ |-----| in-between |------| measure |---|

\\_||_// # times

| [] | ++++ = TIE R = REST X = MUTED or "GHOST" NOTE

| || | H = HAMMER ON = BEND / = SLIDE UP TO NEXT NOTE

/ [] \ P = PULL OFF ~ = VIBRATO \ = SLIDE DOWN TO NEXT NOTE

\______/ /X or \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE S = SLAP OR POP

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