Dont Fear The Reaper Tab (ver 2) by Blue Öyster Culttabs @ Ultimate Guitar Archive 7/27/20, 5:42 PM

Dont Fear The Reaper tab by Blue Öyster

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Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Am

Don't Fear The Reaper

Blue Oyster Cult
Originally posted by Ed Tidwell (ed_tidwell@delphi.com)
Solos added by Scott Walden (swalden@telecom.ti.com)
Key of Am

[Intro]
Am G F G
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------2-0--------0--------0-------0-|
D|----2----------0--------0-------0---|
A|--0----------2--------3-------2-----|
E|-----------3--------1-------3-------|
Let the open 'G' ring out each time

[Verse 1]
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...

[Solo 1]
e|--15-13-12-13-12--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------15^17---15-13-12---------------------------|
G|----------------------------------12----14------------------|
D|-------------------------------------14---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

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e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12-13-12----15-15^17^15-13-12--------------------------|
G|--14----------14-------------------12----14-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------14--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------12--------------------------------------------------|
B|--10^12----12^13^l2-10------12-10---------------------------|
G|-----------------------12-9---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
Page 1/3
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

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[Verse 2]
As 1st verse above

[Solo 2]
e|-12------------------12-------------------------------------|
B|----12^13^12-10---------12^13^12-10----10-10-10-------------|
G|------------------------------------12----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-12^13^12--10-8s10-10s12-12s10---------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Buck's partial lead]

No Chord (and no bass)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13------13------13------13------13-------------------|
G|--10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12------12------12------12------12------12-----------|
G|--10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13------13------13------13------13-------------------|
G|--10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

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e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12------12------12------12------12------12-----------|
G|--10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Main Solo]
e|-15t-15^16--13h15p13-12-13-15-15---------------13---15^16^15-|
B|---------------------------------15---15-16-15----16---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Page 2/3
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

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e|s19-19-19^20--15-15-15h16p15---15h16p15----15-13h15p13---13-|
B|----------------------------------------18-------------17---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------15^17^15-13-11-13----11-|
B|-15-17-13---12h13p12----------------------------------15----|
G|---------------------12h13p12----12-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-15-15^16^15---13-12h13p12-13-12h13p12-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------13p12-12----12----|
D|---------------------------------------------------15-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------13------------|
B|----13-12----13-12-------------------------13---------------|
G|-12-------l2-------12-12s10-10-------12-13-------13-12------|
D|----------------------------------15------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----15^17^15------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----------12-12s10-10----10h12-12------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]
As 1st verse above

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[Outro Lick]
e|-12---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12^13^12--10------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

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| s Slide
| h Hammer-on
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| p Pull-off
| ^ Bend
| t Trill

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