Blue Öyster Cult – Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Blue Oyster Cult
(From the 1972 Album BLUE OYSTER CULT)
Transcribed by slayde
Words and Music by Sandy Pearlman, Donald Roeser and Albert Bouchard
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=90
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S 4x
||---------------|------------------------------------||
||o--------------|-----------4-----2-----2-----------o||
||o--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4---3p2-0-----o||
||--2--5--2------|---2---------------------------2-0--||
First Verse
(F#m)
E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E +Q
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------4-(4)--|-------------4-(4)--|
||--2-2-2-5-2----------|-2-2-2-5-2----------|
(E)
E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E +Q
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------2-(2)--|-------------2-(2)--o||
|-0-0-0-4-0----------|-0-0-0-4-0-----------||
First Chorus
(D) (A)
E S S e S S E S S e S S E S S e S S E S S e S S
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
(B)
E S S e S S E S S e S S E S S e S S e E Q
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------||
N.C.
4/4
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
||---------------|------------------------------------||
||o--------------|-----------4-----2-----2-----------o||
||o--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4---3p2-0-----o||
||--2--5--2------|---2---------------------------2-0--||
Second Verse
(F#m)
E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E +Q
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------4-(4)--|-------------4-(4)--|
||--2-2-2-5-2----------|-2-2-2-5-2----------|
(E)
E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E +Q
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------2-(2)--|-------------2-(2)--o||
|-0-0-0-4-0----------|-0-0-0-4-0-----------||
Second Chorus
(D) (A)
E S S e S S E S S e S S E S S e S S E S S e S S
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
(B)
E S S e S S E S S e S S E S S e S S e E Q
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------||
N.C.
4/4
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
||---------------|------------------------------------||
||o--------------|-----------4-----2-----2-----------o||
||o--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4---3p2-0-----o||
||--2--5--2------|---2---------------------------2-0--||
Guitar Solo 1
4/4
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S 4x
||---------------|------------------------------------||
||o--------------|-----------4-----2-----2-----------o||
||o--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4---3p2p0-----o||
||--2--5--2------|---2---------------------------2-0--||
4/4
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
||---------------|------------------------------------||
||o--------------|-----------4-----2-----2-----------o||
||o--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4---3p2p0-----o||
||--2--5--2------|---2---------------------------2-0--||
Third Verse
(F#m)
E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E +Q
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------4-(4)--|-------------4-(4)--|
||--2-2-2-5-2----------|-2-2-2-5-2----------|
(E)
E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E +Q
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------2-(2)--|-------------2-(2)--o||
|-0-0-0-4-0----------|-0-0-0-4-0-----------||
Third Verse
(D) (A)
E S S e S S E S S e S S E S S e S S E S S e S S
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
(B)
E S S e S S E S S e S S E S S e S S e E Q
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------||
N.C.
2/4
Q Q E E Q W Q Q E E Q W H
|--------------|----------|--------------|----------|------|
|--------------|----------|--------------|----------|------|
|--------------|----------|--------------|----------|------|
|-2--5--2------|----------|-2--5--2------|----------|------|4/4 3/4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S e S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S e
|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------4-----2-----4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4-------------|---------------------|
|---2-------------------------------|---------------------|
Double Time Q=180(8=s8)
(E) (F#m)
4/4
H. Q q Q H W
|------------||------------|------|
|-2----------||------------|------|
|------------||------------|------|
|------------||-2----------|------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
|----4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4-2s|=4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4-2s==|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
Guitar Solo 2
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------6-5-4-2---||-----------------|-------------------|
|-4--4--4--4--|-4--4----------4-||-----2-----------|-------2-----------|
|-------------|-----------------||---4---4-2-0-2---|-----4---4-2-0-2---|
|-------------|-----------------||-2-------------2-|-(2)-------------2-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------2-----------|-------------2---4-|
|-----4---4-2-0-2---|---------0-4---4---|
|-(2)-------------0-|-(0)-0-2-----------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(4)-4-2-----------|-------2------------|
|---------4-2-0-2---|-----4---4-2-0-2----|
|-----------------2-|-(2)-------------2--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------2-----------|-------2---------4-|
|-----4---4-2-0-2---|-----4---4-2-0-2---|
|-(2)-------------2-|-(2)---------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(4)-4-2---------4-|-(4)-4-2---------4--|
|---------4-2-0-2---|---------4-2-0-2----|
|-------------------|--------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(4)-4-2---------4-|-(4)-4-2-----------|
|---------4-2-0-2---|---------4-2-0-2---|
|-------------------|-----------------2-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------2---------4-|-(4)-4-2------------|
|-----4---4-2-0-2---|---------4-2-0-2----|
|-(2)---------------|-----------------2--||-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------1-2-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-------------------------|-0-2-4-------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|
Outro
Half Time Q=90
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S e S S S S S S
|-------4-6-8-||--------------|------------------------------------|
|-4-6-7-------||--------------|-----------4-----2-----4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-------------||--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4--------------|
|-------------||-2--5--2------|---2--------------------------------|
(E) F#5
3/4 4/4
|-3-|
S S E S S E S S S e Q Q a Q Q S S E Q H
|---------------------|---------------|---------------*|
|-4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|---------------|---------------*|
|---------------------|---------------|---------------*|
|---------------------|-0--2--2s4--0--|-2-2-----------*|Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths