#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# DON'T FEAR THE REAPER (Bassline) As recorded by Blue Oyster Cult (From the 1976 Album AGENTS OF FORTUNE) Transcribed by Sebastien "HOULI" Houle (houli_@hotmail.com) Words and Music by Donald Roeser Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Moderate Rock Q=144 4/4 Gtr I Wx3 H Q Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------|--------------|----------------|------------------| |------------|--------------|----------------|------------------| |------------|--------------|----------------|-------------2-5--| |------------|---------11--|-5----5-3-3---x-|-1-1---1-3-3------| 1st and 3rd Verses $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------||----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------||------7---------|------------------| |-----------------|-------------2-5/-||----7-------2-x-|-----2-3-----2-5/-| |-5-5---5-3-3---3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3------||-5------3-3-----|-1-1-----3-3------| E E q E E q E E E E E E E E E E q E E q E E E E E E E E |---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-------3----------|---------------|-----------------| |-----7------5--|-----3-------2-5/-|-----7------5--|-----3-x-----2-5-| |-5-5----3-3----|-1-1-----3-3------|-5-5----3-3----|-1-1-----3-3-----| 1st and 3rd Pre-Choruses E E q E E q E E E a E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-------------------||----------------|------------------| |---------------|-------3s5---------||----------------|-----------5-7----| |-----7------5--|-----3---------5--||------------2-5-|-------5-7--------| |-5-5----3-3----|-1-1-------3-3-----||-1--1-1-3-3-----|-5-5--------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-x-|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-------x-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----0-3-----2s5-|-----7-------5---| |-----------------|-5-5---x-3-3---0-|-1-1-----3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3-----| E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------7-------5-|-------3/-------5/-|-------x-------x-| |-----0-3-----2-5-|-----7-------5----|-----3--------5----|-----7-------5---| |-1-1-----3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3------|-1-1------3-3------|-5-5-----3-3-----| 1st Chorus To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------| |-------3/-------5/-|---7-------------|-------3/-------5/-||-------7---------| |-----3--------5----|-----7-------5---|-----3--------5----||-----7-----------| |-1-1------3-3------|-5-------3-3---x-|-1-1------3-3------||-5-5-----3-3---x-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------3/----------|-----------------|-------3---------|------------------| |-----3--------2-5/-|-----7-------5---|-----3-------2-5-|-----3-6-----2-5-| |-1-1------3-3------|-5-5-----3-3---x-|-1-1-----3-3-----|-5-5------3-3-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------| |-------3/-------5/-|-----------------|-------3s5-------5/-|------------------| |-----3--------5----|-----7-------5---|-----3---------5----|-----7-------5----| |-1-1------3-3------|-5-5-----3-3-----|-1-1-------3-3------|-5-5-----3-3---3--| E E E E E E E E W +W +H H |------------------|----------|------------|-------------| |-------3/-------5-|----------|------------|-------------| |-----3--------5---|----------|------------|-------------| |-1-1------3-3-----|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)---------| Wx2 H E S S E E Q. E E E E E |------------|----------------|----------------| |------------|----------------|----------------| |------------|--------7-7-5-7-|----------------| |------------|----------------|-5----5-3-3---3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-------------2-5-|-----------------|-------------2s5-|| |-1-1---1-3-3-----|-5-5---5-3-3---3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-----|| 2nd Verse Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3/---------| |----------------|-------------2-5-|-----7-----------|-----3--------2-5-| |-5----5-3-3---3-|-1-1---1-3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3-5---|-1-1------3-3-----| Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|-------------2-5-|----------------|-------------2-5-|| |-5----5-3-3---3-|-1-1---1-3-3-----|-5----5-3-3---3-|-1-1-1-5-3-3-----|| 2nd Pre-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------2-5/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1-1---1-3-3------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------7--------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------2-5-|-----7----------|-----3-------2-5-|-----5-7-----5--| |-1-1-1-x-3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3--x-|-1-1---1-3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------3/---------|-----------------|-------3---------|-------7---------| |-----3--------2s5-|-----7-------5---|-------------2-5-|-----7-------2-5-| |-1-1------3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3-----|-1-1-1---3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3-----| E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------7---------|-------3----------|---------------5-| |-------------2-5-|-----7-------5---|-----3-------2-5/-|-----7------5---| |-1-1---x-3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3-----|-1-1-----3-3------|-5-5-----3-3-----| 2nd Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E |------------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-------3----------|-----------------|-------3---------||-------7---------| |-----3-------2-5/-|-----7-x-----3---|-----3-------2-3-||-----7-------2-3-| |-1-1-----3-3------|-5-5-----3-3---x-|-1-1-----3-3-----||-5-5-----3-3-----| E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------7-------5-|-------3---------|-------7---------| |-----0-3-----2-5-|-----7-------5---|-----3-------2-5-|-----7-------5---| |-1-1-----3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3-----|-1-1-----3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------3/----------|-----------------|-------3---------|-------7---------| |-----2--------2-5/-|-----7-------5---|-----3-------5--|-----7-------5--| |-1-1------3-3------|-5-5-----3-3-----|-1-1-----3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3-----| Interlude 5/4 E E E E E E E E W +W Wx7 W |------------------|----------|------------||------------|------| |-------3/-------5-|----------|------------||------------|------| |-----3--------5---|----------|------------||------------|------| |-1-1------3-3-----|-5--------|-(5)--------||------------|------| Guitar Solo 1.,2.,3. 4/4 Q. E +Q Q +E Q. H Q. E +Q Q +E Q. H ||-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|| ||o----------------|-----5----3----|----------------|-----6----5----o|| ||o----------------|---------------|------2-(2)--5--|-(5)-----------o|| ||--1----3-(3)--4--|-(4)-----------|-3--------------|----------------|| 4. 3/4 4/4 Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q W +H +E E E E W |----------------|-------------|----------|------------------|------| |----------------|-----6----5--|----------|------------------|------| |------2-(2)--5--|-(5)---------|----------|------------------|------| |-3--------------|-------------|-1--------|-(1)----(1)-1-1-1-|-3----| +H H W +W W +W |-------------|----------|------------|----------|--------|| |--------5----|----------|------------|----------|--------|| |-------------|----------|------------|----------|--------|| |-(3)---------|-1--------|-(1)--------|-3--------|-(3)----|| +W +W W H Q Q |------------|------------|----------|---------------| |------------|------------|----------|---------------| |------------|------------|----------|---------------| |-(3)--------|-(3)--------|----------|---------12---| D.S. al Coda Q. E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-------3----------|-------7---------|-------3---------|| |---------------|-------------2-5/-|-----7-------5---|-----3-------2-5-|| |-5----5-3-3--0-|-1-1-----3-3------|-5-5-----3-3-----|-1-1-----3-3-----|| & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o-----0-3-----2-5-|-----5-7-----2-3-|-----0-x-----2-5-|-----7-------5----o|| ||--1-1-----3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3-----|-1-1-----3-3-----|-5-5-----3-3---x---|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------3---------|----------------| |-------------2-(5)-|-----7-------5--|-----3-------2s5-|-----7------5---| |-1-1-5---3-3-------|-5-5-----3-3-----|-1-1-----3-3-----|-5-5----3-3-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------3---------|---------2-2-x---|-----------------| |-----3-------2-3-|-x-0-2-3-------3-|-----0-2-----2-5-| |-1-1-----3-3-----|-----------------|-1-1-----3-3-----| E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E 9x ||-----------------|------------------|| ||o---------2--0---|-----------------o|| ||o-0-0-2-3------3-|-----0-3-----2-5-o|| ||-----------------|-1-1-----3-3------|| 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