Don't Fear The Reaper
Blue Oyster Cult
(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
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| 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 |
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| 12 13 12 15 15^17^15 13 12 |
| 14 14 12 14 |
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| 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 |
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| 10 12^13^12 10 8s10 10s12 12s10 |
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Bucks partial lead:
No Chord ( and no bass )
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| 13 13 13 13 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 |
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| 13 12 13 12 13 |
| 12 l2 12 12s10 10 12 13 13 12 |
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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! :) )