Dont Fear The Reaper Chords
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Well formatted. Includes tab for main riff. All lyrics, with backing vocals. Chords for bridge section. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4HA3vUv2c.Was this info helpful?
| Difficulty: | intermediate |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | A |
| Capo: | no capo |
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Song: (Don't fear) The Reaper
Artist: Blue Öyster Cult
Composer: Donald Roeser
Album: Agents of fortune
Tabbed by DJ 19th Oct 2016
(Main Riff)
A5 G * F6sus2 G *
e |-------------------|-------------------|
B |-------------------|-------------------|
G |------2-0-------0--|--------0-------0--|
D |----2---------0----|------0-------0----|
A |--0---------2------|----3-------2------|
E |----------3--------|--1-------3--------|
The F, G, Am, Am7 and E, in the Pre-Chorus sections,
could instead be played as power chords:
F5 = 133xxx G5 = 355xxx A5 = 577xxx E5 = 022xxx
Bridge and solo section:
The Fm to G7/F are more effective as the higher
voiced arpeggios shown in the chord legend below
but I've also included a much easier 1st inversion
option (tablatures of the bridge riff shown right at
the bottom of the main tab) or strum as full chords
with the option indicated without an asterisk.
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers.
A5 = x022xx Am7 = x02010
G * = 3200xx Fm * = x-x-x-10-9-8 or xx311x
F6sus2 = 1300xx G7/F * = x-x-x-10-8-7 or xx300x
F = 133211 Fm = 133111
G = 355433 G7/F = xx3433
Am = 577555 Amadd9 = x07600
E = 022100 N.C. = No chords
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[Intro - repeats]
A5 G * F6sus2 G *
||: / / / / | / / / / :||[x4]
[Verse 1]
A5 G * F6sus2 G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
All------ our times have come,
A5 G * F6sus2 G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
Here----- but now they're gone
[Pre-Chorus]
F G Am
Seasons don't fear The Reaper,
F E Am
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain
G F
(We can be like they are!)
[Chorus]
G A5 G * F6sus2
Come on, baby... (Don't fear The Reaper!)
G * A5 G * F6sus2
Baby, take my hand... (Don't fear The Reaper!)
G * A5 G * F6sus2
We'll be able to fly... (Don't fear The Reaper!)
G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
Baby, I'm your man-------------------!
[Break]
A5 G * F6sus2
La--------- la - la, la!
G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
La - la, la - la!
A5 G * F6sus2
La--------- la - la, la!
G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
La - la, la - la!
A5 G * F6sus2 G * Am7 N.C.
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 2]
A5 G * F6sus2 G *
||: / / / / | / / / / :||[x4]
A5 G * F6sus2 G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
Va-------len - tine is done,
A5 G * F6sus2 G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
Here-----, but now they're gone
[Pre-Chorus]
F G Am F E Am
Rome- o and Juliet are to- gether in e- terni - ty,
G F G Am
Forty thousand men and women every day,
(Rome - o and Juliet!)
G F G Am
40,000 men and women every day,
(Like Rome - o and Juliet!)
G F G Am
More than forty thousand coming every day
(Redefine happiness!)
G F
(We can be like they are!)
[Chorus]
G A5 G * F6sus2
Come on, baby... (Don't fear The Reaper!)
G * A5 G * F6sus2
Baby, take my hand... (Don't fear The Reaper!)
G * A5 G * F6sus2
We'll be able to fly... (Don't fear The Reaper!)
G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
Baby, I'm your man-------------------!
[Break]
A5 G * F6sus2
La--------- la - la, la!
G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
La - la, la - la!
A5 G * F6sus2
La--------- la - la, la!
G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
La - la, la - la!
A5 G * F6sus2 G * Am7 N.C.
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Bridge]
(Keep repeating arpeggios throughout lead solo)
Fm * G7/F *
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||
[Verse 3]
A5 G * F6sus2 G *
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [x4]
A5 G * F6sus2 G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
Love----- of two is one,
A5 G * F6sus2 G * A5 G * F6sus2 G *
Here-----, but now they're gone
[Pre-Chorus]
F G Am
Came her last night of sadness,
F E Am G
And it was clear she couldn't go on,
F G Am G
Then the door was open, and the wind appeared,
F G Am G
The candles blew, and then disappeared,
F G
The curtains flew...
Am G F
And then he appeared!
(Saying don't be a - fraid!)
[Chorus]
G Am G F
Come on, baby, (And she had no fear!)
G Am G F
And she ran to him, (Then they started to fly!)
G Am
They looked backwards and said goodbye,
G F
(She had be - come like they are!)
G Am
She had taken his hand,
G F
(She had be - come like they are!)
G Am G F G
Come on, baby! (Don't fear the reaper!)
Am G F G Am G F G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Suggestion for ending]
Am G F G Amadd9
| / / / / | / / / / | / ||
=====================================================
[Bridge Riff]
Fm *
e |-------8------8-------|--8------8------8-------|
B |-----9------9------9--|-------9------9---------|
G |--10-----10-----10----|----10-----10-----10----|
D |----------------------|------------------------|
A |----------------------|------------------------|
E |----------------------|------------------------|
G7/F *
e |----7------7------7---|-------7------7------7--|
B |--8------8------8-----|-----8------8------8----|
G |------10-----10-------|--10-----10-----10------|
D |----------------------|------------------------|
A |----------------------|------------------------|
E |----------------------|------------------------|
ALTERNATIVE SIMPLER Bridge Riff
Fm *
e |-------------------|---------------------|
B |------1-----1------|--1-----1-----1------|
G |----1-----1-----1--|------3-----3--------|
D |--3-----3-----3----|----3-----3-----3----|
A |-------------------|---------------------|
E |-------------------|---------------------|
G7/F *
e |-------------------|---------------------|
B |----0-----0-----0--|------0-----0-----0--|
G |--0-----0-----0----|----0-----0-----0----|
D |------3-----3------|--3-----3-----3------|
A |-------------------|---------------------|
E |-------------------|---------------------|
[Example of Pre-Chorus using power chords]
F5 G5 A5
Seasons don't fear The Reaper,
F5 E5 A5
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain
G5 F5
(We can be like they are!)
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great job ! couldn't have spelled it out any clearer ! makes it nice for guys like me who dont have the ear or the creativity ! thanks
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Love that riff!
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Spot on!
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