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You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# CITIES ON FLAME WITH ROCK AND ROLL As recorded by Blue Oyster Cult (From the 1972 Album BLUE OYSTER CULT) Transcribed by slayde Words and Music by Sandy Pearlman, Donald Roeser and Albert Bouchard Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=90 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S ||---------------|----------------------------------------|| ||o--------------|---------------------------------------o|| ||---------------|-----------(4)-----(2)------------------|| ||---------------|------------4-------2------2------------|| ||o--------------|-----0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----o|| ||--2--5--2------|---2-------------------------------2-0--|| Q Q S S T T S S S S S +T +T S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S |--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------4-4----------|---------------------------------------------| |---------4b5r4p2---4-4-2-4b5.5==|=(4)r(4)---------(4)-----(2)-----------------| |-----------------4--------------|------------------4-------2------2-----------| |--------------------------------|-----------0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----| |-2--5--2------------------------|---------2-------------------------------2-0-| Q Q S S T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-------------------4-4-2---|---------------------------------------|| |---------4b5r4p2---4-4-2-0-|-----------(4)-----(2)-----------------|| |-----------------4---------|------------4-------2------2-----------|| |---------------------------|-----0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----|| |-2--5--2-------------------|---2-------------------------------2-0-|| First Verse (F#m) (E) Q E E E a Q E Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------2h4----|----------2h4-(4)--|----------0h2-(2)--|----------0h2-(2)---| |-2--5-2--------0-|-2--5-2------------|-0--4-0------------|-0--4-0-------------| (F#m) Q E E E a Q +E Q E E E a E +Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |----------2h4--(4)-|----------2h4-(4)--| |-2--5-2------------|-2--5-2------------| (E) Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |----------0h2-(2)--|----------0h2-(2)---|| |-0--4-0------------|-0--4-0-------------|| First Chorus (D) (A) E S S S S S S S S S S S E. E S S S S S S E S S S S S S |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----10---9-7---10---9----------|-2-----------------------------| |-----10---9-7---10---9-------7--|-2-4-2-------------------------| |-----10---9-7---10---9---8h9-7--|-------4-2-----2-2-----2-4-(2)-| |--------------------------------|-----------4-2-0-0-3h4---------| |-/10----------------------------|-------------------------------| (B) E S S S S S S S S s S E +S +S S E S S S S S e E Q |------------------------------------|-------2----------------|| |------------------------------------|---4-----4-4-4-4-4------|| |-----------4-------4-4-4b6==(4)r(4)-|---4b6---4-2-4-2-4------|| |-4-4-4-----4---4-6------------------|-----------------4------|| |-2-2-2-5h6---6----------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------------------|------------------------|| N.C. Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S |--------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------|-----------(4)-----(2)-----------------| |--------------|------------4-------2------2-----------| |--------------|-----0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----| |-2--5--2------|---2-------------------------------2-0-| 4/4 Q Q E E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S |---------------------2-|-2-------------------------------------| |---------------------2-|-2-------------------------------------| |---------4b5r(4)p2-----|-----------(4)-----(2)-----------------| |-------------------4---|------------4-------2------2-----------| |-----------------------|-----0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----| |-2--5--2---------------|---2-------------------------------2-0-| Second Verse (F#m) (E) Q E E E a Q E Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------2h4----|----------2h4-(4)--|----------0h2-(2)--|----------0h2-(2)---| |-2--5-2--------0-|-2--5-2------------|-0--4-0------------|-0--4-0-------------| (F#m) Q E E E a Q +E Q E E E a E +Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |----------2h4--(4)-|----------2h4-(4)--| |-2--5-2------------|-2--5-2------------| (E) Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |----------0h2-(2)--|----------0h2-(2)---|| |-0--4-0------------|-0--4-0-------------|| Second Chorus (D) ~ S S S S E S S S E S S S S S |------------------------------------| |-----------------------10-----------| |-----7---7-----7-9b11==(9)r-9-7---7-| |-7h9---9---7h9------------------9---| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| (A) E S S S S E +S S T T S S S S S |-----------------------------10----------------------| |----------10----10b12==(10)-(10)-10r10p8-10-8-10-12--| |-----9h11----11--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-(0)-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| (B) E S S E S T +T S S S S S S S S |------------------14----------------------------------| |-12-12-12-14b16==(14)-14r(14)p12-12-14-12----12----12-| |------------------------------------------13----13----| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S E E Q |---------14---------14-14-14-14-14---------| |-14b16==(14)r-14-12-14-12-14-12-14b16------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| N.C. Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S |--------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------|-----------4-----(2)-----------------| |--------------|-----------4------2------2-----------| |--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----| |-2--5--2------|---2-----------------------------2-0-| Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------|---------------------------------|| |--------------|---------------------------------|| |--------------|-----------4-----2---4---2---2-4-|| |--------------|-----------4-----2---4---2-4-----|| |--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---4---4---------|| |-2--5--2------|---2-----------------------------|| Guitar Solo 1 N.C. a E E +E a S S S S E +S S S S |-----------------------------2--------| |-----5-(5)---------------------2-5b7==| |-4s6-------6s4-2-4-2-4b6-(4)----------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |---3---| +E S S T +T T S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------| |-(5)r-2-----------------------------------| |--------2-4b6r(4)p2---2---------2---------| |--------------------4---4-2-4-4-2---------| |------------------------------4---4-3-2-0-| |------------------------------------------| E. +S S S S S T T S +E S E S |---------5-5-5-5----------------14-------14-| |---------5-5-5-5---x-17b19-(17)----17b19----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-2--(2)------------------------------------| |----3-----| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S +S S T +T T S S S |-17p14----(14)-17-14----(14)-17p14-------17p14-------17p14------------14------------------------| |-------17------------17------------17p14-------14-17-------14----(14)---------------------14-16-| |-----------------------------------------------------------16b18-(16)----16b18r(16)p14----14-16-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16-------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S E S +E S a S |----------------------------------------2-----| |-14-14-14----14-14-14----14---------------5s7-| |-14-14-14----14-14-14----14-----4b6-(4)-------| |----------16----------16----16---------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| +E S S E S S S S S S S S T T S |---------7b9-7-5-7-----------------| |-(7)-5-------------5-7---5---------| |-------6---------------6---6-5s4-2-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| S S S S S T T S S S E S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-4-----------------2---------------|-4b5------------------------------|| |-4---2h3-----------2-----------2---|-4b5-4-2-4-2-4b6rp2---------------|| |---4-----4-----2-----------4-4---4-|--------------------4-2-----------|| |-----------3h4---4-----------------|------------------------4-3-2-0---|| |---------------------4b5r2---------|--------------------------------0-|| 4/4 Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S ||---------------|----------------------------------------|| ||o--------------|---------------------------------------o|| ||---------------|-----------(4)-----(2)------------------|| ||---------------|------------4-------2------2------------|| ||o--------------|-----0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----o|| ||--2--5--2------|---2-------------------------------2-0--|| Third Verse (F#m) Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o----------2h4-(4)--|----------2h4-(4)--| ||--2--5-2------------|-2--5-2------------| (E) Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |----------0h2-(2)--|----------0h2-(2)--o|| |-0--4-0------------|-0--4-0-------------|| Third Chorus (D) ~ Q +S E. E +E S S E |-----------------------------| |--------------10--(10)-------| |--------9b11==(9)--(9)r7-9-7-| |-7--(7)----------------------| |-5--(5)----------------------| |-----------------------------| (A) E S S S S E +S S T T S S S S S |-----------------------------10---------------------| |----------10----10b12==(10)-(10)-10r10p8-10-8-10-12-| |-----9h11----11-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-(0)------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| E S S E S S E S T +T S S S S |---------------------------14----------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-14b16==(14)-14r(14)p12-12-14-10-| |-------------------------------------------------9-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| +S S S S S S S S a E E Q |------------------------------------|| |-(10)-10-10-10-10-9-10-9-10s12------|| |--(9)--9--9--9--9-9--9-9------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| N.C. Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S |--------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------|-----------4-----2-----------------| |--------------|-----------4-----2-----2-----------| |--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4---3p2p0-----| |-2--5--2------|---2---------------------------2-0-| 4/4 2/4 |-3-| |-3-| Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q |--------------|---------------------------------------|-----------| |--------------|---------------------------------------|-----------| |--------------|-----------4-----2---------4p2---5p4p2-|-4-6-------| |--------------|-----------4-----2-------------4-------|-----------| |--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4-(0)-------------|-----------| |-2--5--2------|---2-----------------------------------|-----------| 4/4 3/4 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S e |---------------------------------------|-------------8p7p5---| |---------------------------------------|-------5-7---------7-| |-----------4-----2---------4p2---5p4p2-|-4-6-----------------| |-----------4-----2-------------4-------|---------------------| |-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4-(0)-------------|---------------------| |---2-----------------------------------|---------------------| Double Time Q=180(8=s8) (E) (F#m) 4/4 4/4 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| H.. +S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |---------------2-||--5p4p2-5p4p2-4p2p0-4p2p0-|---------------------------|| |-5---------(5)---||o-------------------------|-5p4p2-5p4p2-5p4p2-5p4p2--o|| |-----------------||--------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------||--------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-----------------||--------------------------|---------------------------|| Guitar Solo 2 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| H.. E +W Q E E e E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E |--------------|------------|--------2----------------|------------------------| |-2---------/4-|-(4)--------|----------5-4-2----------|---------------------2--| |-2---------/4-|-(4)--------|----4b6---------4-2-4b6==|=(4)r--4p2-4p2---2---2--| |-2---------/4-|-(4)--------|-------------------------|---------------4---4-2--| |--------------|------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------|-------------------------|------------------------| +H.. E +H.. E E E a E E E Q E E E E E E Q +E |---------------|--------------|------------------|-------------------------| |-(2)--------/4-|-(4)----------|---5-------4-2----|-------------------------| |-(2)--------/4-|-(4)--------4s|=6---6s4-2-4-2----|---(4)-(4)---(4)---------| |-(2)--------/4-|-(4)----------|------------------|----4---4-----4--6--(6)/-| |---------------|--------------|----------------4s|=6---------6-------------| |---------------|--------------|------------------|-------------------------| ~~~~ |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| E E E +Q E E E +E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-/16p14-16-(16)--16p14-16-(16)-14-|-16p14-16-(16)-14-16p14-16p14-16p14-| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---3----| |-----3-----| Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q H E E |--------------------------------|--------------------17b19===| |-------------------------17b19==|=(17)r--17b19----14---------| |-16b17-16-14-16b17-16p14--------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------| |--3--| Q +E +E E E E E E |-17r=(17)b19r(17)-16h17p16-14--------| |------------------------------17b19==| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |3-| +Q E +E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |-(17)--17r(17)--------------|------------------------------------| |---------------16b18r=16-14-|-16p14-16p14-16p14-16p14-16p14-16--| |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------2-|-5p4p2-5p4p2-5p4p2-5p4p2-|-2-4-5-7-9-11-| |-----2-4-5---|-------------------------|---------------| |-2-4---------|-------------------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------------------|---------------| Outro Half Time Q=90 N.C. |-3-| |-3-| Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------|-----------4-----2---------4p2---5p4p2-| |--------------|-----------4-----2-------------4-------| |--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4-(0)-------------| |-2--5--2------|---2-----------------------------------| (E) F#5 3/4 4/4 |-3-| S S E S S E S S S e Q Q Q Q S S E Q H |-------------8p7p5---|-------------|---------------*| |-------5-7---------7-|-5--5--5--5--|---------------*| |-4-6-----------------|-------------|---------------*| |---------------------|-------------|-4-4-----------*| |---------------------|-------------|-4-4-----------*| |---------------------|-------------|-2-2-----------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths