BLUE OYSTER CULT - "cities on flame" Tablature
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From: Ed Tidwell <ed_tidwell@delphi.com>
Cities on Flame ( With Rock and Roll )
Key of A so F# Blues type runs work great. Try the CBA + GF#E type triplets
in the leads. Also choose small three note riffs from the Blues scales and
try little with the arpeggio of open A.
R = rest
*** = triplet
Main Riff
F#m
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----------------4--2--2------------------4--2--2-------------------------------
-------------O34-34-34-32O------------O34-34-34-32O----------------------------
----252--R--2-------------2O-252--R--2-------------2O--REPEAT------------------
*** ***
Lead played during second pass of above intro riff
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---------Oh2pO-OO-2---------------Oh2pO-OO-------------------------------------
--------------2--2---------------------2--2------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------4-----------------------------------
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F#m Em
My heart is Black and my lips are cold. Cities on Flame with rock and roll.
F#m Em
Three thousand guitars they seem to cry. My ears will melt and then
D A Bm
my eyes. So, let the girl let that girl rock and roll. Cities on Flame
(play D full and emphasis F# and E-first string with chord)
F#m
now, with rock and roll.
Single Notes:
F# A F# C# F#
My heart is black and my lips etc.
E G E B E G E B F#
Cities on Flame with rock and roll. Three thousand
Try these small riffs. (play lower frets if preferred)
---875-875---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------875-875-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------542-542-----------------------------------------------------
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And this riff
-------------------------O-2-O-------------------------------------------------
-1hO--1hO--1hO--1hO--1-2------2p1pO--------------------------------------------
----2----2----2----2---------------2-2-2-2-2-4-4-------------------------------
-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-4-4-------------------------------
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Cities on Flame ( With Rock and Roll )
Key of A so F# Blues type runs work great. Try the CBA + GF#E type triplets
in the leads. Also choose small three note riffs from the Blues scales and
try little with the arpeggio of open A.
R = rest
*** = triplet
Main Riff
F#m
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------4--2--2------------------4--2--2-------------------------------
-------------O34-34-34-32O------------O34-34-34-32O----------------------------
----252--R--2-------------2O-252--R--2-------------2O--REPEAT------------------
*** ***
Lead played during second pass of above intro riff
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------Oh2pO-OO-2---------------Oh2pO-OO-------------------------------------
--------------2--2---------------------2--2------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------4-----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#m Em
My heart is Black and my lips are cold. Cities on Flame with rock and roll.
F#m Em
Three thousand guitars they seem to cry. My ears will melt and then
D A Bm
my eyes. So, let the girl let that girl rock and roll. Cities on Flame
(play D full and emphasis F# and E-first string with chord)
F#m
now, with rock and roll.
Single Notes:
F# A F# C# F#
My heart is black and my lips etc.
E G E B E G E B F#
Cities on Flame with rock and roll. Three thousand
Try these small riffs. (play lower frets if preferred)
---875-875---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------875-875-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------542-542-----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And this riff
-------------------------O-2-O-------------------------------------------------
-1hO--1hO--1hO--1hO--1-2------2p1pO--------------------------------------------
----2----2----2----2---------------2-2-2-2-2-4-4-------------------------------
-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-4-4-------------------------------
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