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
Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2010. The group is especially well known for songs including "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Astronomy", "Godzilla", "Burnin' for You" and "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll." They have sold over 14 million albums worldwide, including 7 million in the US alone. BOC were also ranked #55 on VH1's The 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
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