Career Of Evil Tab

by Blue Öyster Cult
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Guitar tab for Career Of Evil. Inserted lyrics to make it easier to follow. Features tab for rhythm and lead guitar. The tempo is 132 BPM.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
Author WhatIsQuicksand [a] 41. Last edit on Jan 9, 2019
'Career Of Evil' off of BÖC's third album 'Secret Treaties'.
The tuning is standard (EADGBe)
Tab by Ty Ganz
 
[Intro]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---(2)---(5)(5)/(7)--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----5--5-/-7---7--6-----5--4-----------------------------------------|
A|----0--0--3--3-/-5---------7--------5--3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
"I plot your rubric scarub..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---(2)---(5)(5)/(7)--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----5--5-/-7---7--6-----5--4-----------------------------------------|
A|----0--0--3--3-/-5---------7--------5--3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus]
"I choose to steal what you choose to show"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---(2)(2)--(2)(2)--(2)(2)--(2)(2)---------(7)(7)(7)------------------------|
D|----2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2-(4)-------7--7--7-------------------------|
A|----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--4--------5--5--5-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
 
"I will not apologize..."     "You're mine for the taking..."
e|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------8--8----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-(1)(1)---7--7----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--2--2----6--6----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--2--2----7--7----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--0--0------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
"I'm making a career of evil..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5--5--5--7----5--5--5--7----5--5--5--7----5--5--5--7-------------------|
G|----5--5--5--7----5--5--5--7----5--5--5--7----5--5--5--7-------------------|
D|----5--5--5--7----5--5--5--7----5--5--5--7----5--5--5--7-------------------|
A|----7--7--7--5----7--7--7--5----7--7--7--5----7--7--7--5-------------------|
E|----5--5--5-------5--5--5-------5--5--5-------5--5--5----------------------|
 
[Solo]
e|-----------15--19--19---|----15--19--15--------15--------------------------|
B|---17--17---------------|------------------17------17----------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------------17----19------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------------------------19--19----|
A|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
"Pay me, i'll be your surgeon..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---(2)---(5)(5)/(7)--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----5--5-/-7---7--6-----5--4-----------------------------------------|
A|----0--0--3--3-/-5---------7--------5--3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus] (2nd)
"I choose to steal what you choose to show"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---(2)(2)--(2)(2)--(2)(2)--(2)(2)---------(7)(7)(7)------------------------|
D|----2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2-(4)-------7--7--7-------------------------|
A|----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--4--------5--5--5-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
 
"I will not apologize..."     "You're mine for the taking..."
e|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|---(2)--------------2----2--0--0----------------|
A|--------------------------|----2-------2---------------------3--3--2--2----|
E|----------------------12\-|----0--3h4-----3h4------------------------------|
 
[Bridge]
"I'd like your blue eyed horseshoe..."
e|----3----3----3--------2----2--------7-------------------------------------|
B|----3----3----3--------3----3--------7-------------------------------------|
G|----4----4----4--------4----4--------7-------------------------------------|
D|----5----5----5--------4----4--------7-------------------------------------|
A|----5----5----5--------2----2--------5-------------------------------------|
E|----3----3----3------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus] (3rd)
"I choose to steal what you choose to show"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---(2)(2)--(2)(2)--(2)(2)--(2)(2)---------(7)(7)(7)------------------------|
D|----2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2-(4)-------7--7--7-------------------------|
A|----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--4--------5--5--5-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
 
"I will not apologize..."     "You're mine for the taking..."
e|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------21-------|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|---(2)--------------2----2--0--0----------------|
A|---------------------19\--|----2-------2---------------------3--3--2--2----|
E|--------------------------|----0--3h4-----3h4------------------------------|
 
[Outro Solo]
e|--19--19--19--19--17--|--19--15--17--------15-------------|
B|----------------------|-------------17--------17----------|
G|----------------------|---------------------------14--17--|
D|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------12--15--17--19--20--21^--|
B|--13/15------13--15---------------------------|
G|---------14-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
[Outro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7--6-----5--4----------7--6-----5--4----------7--6-----5--4------------|
D|----------7--------5--3----------7--------5--3----------7--------5--3------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------(2)----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---(4)---2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----4----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
               |
               |
               |
         ----- o -----
               |
                \
             \__/
 
 
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| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
|(n)  Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo
 
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| (n)  Ghost note
| /    Slide up
| h    Hammer-on
| \    Slide down
| (
| )
| )(
| )/(
| ^
| o
 
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