Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper guitar tab
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From: swalden@sputnik.telecom.ti.com (Scott Walden)
Don't Fear The Reaper
Blue Oyster Cult
** I have added the solos to this song. They should be quite
** accurate to what is on the record. I need someone to add
** this to the archive. Scott Walden
Originally posted by Ed Tidwell (ed_tidwell@delphi.com)
(Corrected intro 6/14/94) Sorry Sorry Sorry
Solo's added by Scott Walden (swalden@telecom.ti.com)
1/31/94
(Someone suggested playing the A open in the 3rd riff which is OK but
I checked the actual sheet music and the C 3rd fret is written
in the sheet music as the guitar and bass parts)
Key of C
Am G F G
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-------2-0--------0--------0-------0-
-----2----------0--------0-------0---
---0----------2--------3-------2-----
------------3--------1-------3-------
Let the open 'G' ring out each time
1st verse :
Am G F G Am G F G
All our times have come. ( music )
Am G F G Am G F G
Here but now they're gone. ( music )
F G Am
Seasons don't fear the reaper nor
F E Am
do the wind, the sun or the rain. We
G F G Am
can be like they are. Come on baby. Don't
Fear the Reaper...
1st solo break :
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-----------------15^17---15-13-12---------------------------
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-----12-13-12----15-15^17^15-13-12--------------------------
--14----------14-------------------12----14-----------------
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--------12--------------------------------------------------
--10^12----12^13^l2-10------12-10---------------------------
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2nd verse :
As 1st verse above
2nd solo break :
-12------------------12-------------------------------------
----12^13^12-10---------12^13^12-10----10-10-10-------------
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-10-12^13^12--10-8s10-10s12-12s10---------------------------
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Bucks partial lead:
No Chord ( and no bass )
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-------13------13------13------13------13-------------------
--10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---------------------
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-------12------12------12------12------12------12-----------
--10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12-------------
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-------13------13------13------13------13-------------------
--10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---------------------
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-------12------12------12------12------12------12-----------
--10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12-------------
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Main Solo (really cool sounding) : t = trill
-15t-15^16--13h15p13-12-13-15-15---------------13---15^16^15
---------------------------------15---15-16-15----16--------
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s19-19-19^20--15-15-15h16p15---15h16p15----15-13h15p13---13-
----------------------------------------18-------------17---
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------------------------------------15^17^15-13-11-13----11-
-15-17-13---12h13p12----------------------------------15----
---------------------12h13p12----12-------------------------
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-13-15-15^16^15---13-12h13p12-13-12h13p12-------------------
------------------------------------------13p12-12----12----
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----13-12----13-12-------------------------13---------------
-12-------l2-------12-12s10-10-------12-13-------13-12------
----------------------------------15------------------------
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----15^17^15------------------------------------------------
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-12----------12-12s10-10----10h12-12------------------------
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3rd verse and fade
