Blue Öyster Cult – I Love The Night (Guitar)
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Chords
I play a couple of different chord voicings on this song depending on if
I'm playing solo/acoustic or electric with a group/another guitarist. The
first variation is with open position chords and the second is using partial
barre chords. I think it sounds best with one guitar playing the open
position chords and a 2nd guitar playing the barre chords and riffs. This
is my interpretation of the song. YMMV
Open position chord voicings:
C - X|3|2|0|1|3
D - X|X|0|2|3|2*
Em - 0|2|2|0|0|0
Am - X|0|2|2|1|0
B7 - X|2|1|2|0|2
G - 3|2|0|0|3|3
*When I play this on acoustic I use Dadd2add4/A - 5|X|4|0|3|0 instead of
the Dmaj. I just like the sound of that chord in there for some reason.
Also, I prefer to play the Em as a partial barre on the 7th fret as outlined
in the "Alternate" section below instead of in the open position.
This is how I play the intro/1st interlude. Alternately, you can play it
using just the C and D chords, but on electric I like this sound better.
C D C D E||-3---------|-----------|-----------|----------| B||-1-------8-|-7-------7-|-8-------8-|-7-----7--| G||-0---------|---7----7--|-----------|---7--7--9| D||-2---------|-----7-7---|-----------|-----7----| A||-3---------|-----------|-----------|----------| E||-----------|-----------|-----------|----------| |-----Play these 2 measures 4x-------|* Em Am E||-----------------|-------10-------7-|-8----------| B||---7-8---7-8---7-|-8---7------7-8---|------------| G||-9-----9-----9---|---9------9-------|------------| D||-----------------|------------------|------------| A||-----------------|------------------|------------| E||-----------------|------------------|------------|
*In the 2nd interlude after the lead break, play the indicated 2 measures
twice.
<Intro>
C D C D Em
Am B7 Em That night her kiss told me it was over Am B7 Em I walked out late into the dark G Am C B7 The misty gloom seemed to soak up my sorrow Am B7 The further I went on Am B7 I felt a spreading calm Am B7 Em And suddenly my eyes were filled with light Am B7 Em And a lovely lady in white was by my side, and she said G Am C B7 Like me, I see you’re walking alone Am B7 Won’t you please stay? Am B7 I couldn’t look away
C D C D
C D C D Then she said I love the night C D The day is okay and the sun can be fun C D C D C D But I live to see those rays slip away C D C D I love the night C D C There’s so much that I can show and give to you D C D C D If you will welcome me tonight C D C D If only you had been there my dear C D C D We could have shared this together
<Lead over C D - repeat several times ending with Em>
No Mortal was meant to know such wonder
One look in the mirror told me so
Come darkness I’ll see her again
Yes I’m gonna go
‘Cause now I know
I love the night
The day is okay and the sun can be fun
But I live to see those rays slip away
I love the night
I love the night
I love the night
These are a couple of riffs you may find useful. The first one is played
over the "The further I went on/I felt a spreading calm" part:
C B7 Am B7 Am B7 E||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------| B||-----------------|-------7-8-|-------------|-------7-8-|--------------| G||-----------------|---7-------|-9-----------|---7-------|-9------------| D||-----------------|-9---9-----|-------------|-9---9-----|--------------| A||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------| E||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------| ..sorrow The further... I felt a...
This riff is played during the chorus; only once during the first
one (over the "If only you had been there my dear" part), but all through
the ending chorus/fade out:
C D C D C E||-10-8-7---------|---------------|-10-8-7---------|---------------| B||--------10-8-10b\r--------------|--------10-8-10b\r--------------| G||----------------|---------------|----------------|--7------------| D||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| A||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| E||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
1st Lead Break
C D C E||--------------------|-8-7-8-----------7-|---------------| B||---10b-10b-10(b)r---|-------10(b)r-10---|-10b\r---------| G||-7----------------7-|-------------------|-------7-9-----| D||--------------------|-------------------|---------------| A||--------------------|-------------------|---------------| E||--------------------|-------------------|---------------| D C D C E|---------------|-10b-10--------|-17b(b)-17b(b)-17(b)r-15-|-15-17------| B|---10b\r-------|---------------|-------------------------|-------17---| G|-7-------7---9-|---------------|-------------------------|------------| D|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|------------| A|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|------------| E|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|------------| D C D Em E|-17b(b)-17(b)r-15-17b^-17b\r-|-15-17-------|---------------15-------| B|-----------------------------|-------17----|-15-15-15---15----17-17-| G|-----------------------------|-------------|------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-------------|------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-------------|------------------------| E|-----------------------------|-------------|------------------------|
Tab legend:
b = bend whole step
b^ = bend 1 1/2 step
(b) = play already bent string
r = release bend
b\r = bend (whole) and release
Alternate chord voicings:
C - X|X|10|9|8|8
D - X|X|7|7|7|X
Em - X|X|9|9|8|7
Am - X|X|7|5|5|5
B - X|X|9|8|7|7
G - X|X|5|4|3|3