Cities In Flame


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Ed Tidwell 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-------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------|