Blue Oyster Cult › Dont Fear The Reaper Guitar Tab

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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
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------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 :

--15-13-12-13-12--------------------------------------------
-----------------15^17---15-13-12---------------------------
----------------------------------12----14------------------
-------------------------------------14---------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------
-----12-13-12----15-15^17^15-13-12--------------------------
--14----------14-------------------12----14-----------------
--------------------------------------14--------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

--------12--------------------------------------------------
--10^12----12^13^l2-10------12-10---------------------------
-----------------------12-9---------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
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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-------------
------------------------------------12----------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------
-10-12^13^12--10-8s10-10s12-12s10---------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
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Bucks partial lead:

No Chord ( and no bass )
------------------------------------------------------------
-------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----
---------------------------------------------------15-------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------13------------
----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

(I can't take credit but I figured this site needed this song! :) )

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