Cities In Flame

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 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 
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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------------------------------------| 
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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) 
  
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 -----------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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