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Dont Fear The Reaper Tab

by Blue Öyster Cult
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author bonfire65 [a] 130.
2 contributors total, last edit on Mar 9, 2020
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Artist: Blue Oyster Cult
Song: Don't Fear The Reaper
 
[Intro]
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--| x3
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
[Verse 1]
   All      our times     have come
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
   Here     but now     they're gone
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
(Bottom line background vocals)
 Seasons don't fear the reaper, nor do the wind, sun, or the rain
                                                      We can be like
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-2-2-2-----7-7-7-7-5-5-5----|
A|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-2-2-2-----7-7-7-7-5-5-5----|
E|-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-3-3-3-0--|
       Come on baby                  Baby take my hand
 
 they are         Don't fear the reaper
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0----------0--------2-0----------0---------0--------0-|
D|-------0----------0--------2------------0---------0--------0---|
A|-----3----------2--------0------------2---------3--------2-----|
E|---1----------3---------------------3---------1--------3-------|
               We'll be able to fly                   Baby I'm your man
 
 Don't fear the reaper             Don't fear the reaper
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0------2-0-------0-------0-------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0------2---------0-------0-------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------0---------2-------3-------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3----------------3-------1-------3--------|
 
 
[Chorus]
(Gtr 1 plays Intro four times)
                                              La   la  la  la  la
e|-15-13-12---13----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------15-----15^^-15-13-12-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12----14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|---------------------------------------14-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                             La   la  la  la  la
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12-13---12----15-15^^#-13-12-----------------------------|
G|-12h14------------14----------------12----14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|---------------------------------------14-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------17-------------------------12---------------------------|
G|-14-16^----16^#----14--12h14p12-------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|--------------------------------14------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------3--|
B|----------------------------------0----1--|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0----2--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0-0----2--|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2--------0--|
E|----------3--------1--------3-------------|
 
 
[Break]
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--| x4
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
    Valentine             is done
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
    Here     but now      they're gone
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
  Romeo and Juliet                are together in eternity
                                                       Romeo and Juliet
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
D|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-7-7-7---5-5-5-2--|
A|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-7-7-7---5-5-5-2--|
E|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-0--|
 
   40,000 men and women every day, 40,000 men and women every day
                           like Romeo and Juliet           Redefine
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--|
A|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--|
E|-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3--|
 
Another 40,000 comin' every day          come on baby
      happiness     We can be like they are
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------0--------0--|
D|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5------0--------0----|
A|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5----3--------2------|
E|-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3--1--------3--------|
 
                  Baby take my hand                   We'll be able to fly
 Don't fear the reaper             Don't fear the reaper
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0------2-0-------0-------0-------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0------2---------0-------0-------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------0---------2-------3-------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3----------------3-------1-------3--------|
                    Baby I'm your man
 
  Don't fear the reaper
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
 
[Chorus 2]
(Gtr 1 plays Intro 4 times)
                    La   la  la  la  la
e|-12------------------------------------|
B|----12-12^---10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
                   La   la  la  la  la
 
e|-12----------------------------------|
B|----12-12^---10~~~-8/10-10-10--(10)--|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10h12-12^-12--12--10h12p10-8/10-10-12-12-10--(10)--|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------3--|
B|----------------------------------0----1--|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0----2--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0-0----2--|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2--------0--|
E|----------3--------1--------3-------------|
 
 
[Break]
 
 
[Interlude]
 
e|----8----8----8----8----8----7----7----7----7----7----8-|
B|---9----9----9----9----9----8----8----8----8----8----8--|
G|-10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----8----8----8----8----8----7----7----7----7----7----7-|
B|---9----9----9----9----9----8----8----8----8----8----8--|
G|-10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
  Gtr 1: Lead
e|-15--15----15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15^#----|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr 2: Rhy(spaced out to match lead: play quicker)|
e|--------------8---------------8--------------8----|
B|---------9---------------9---------------9--------|
G|---10--------------10--------------10-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-13h15p13\12---13--------15--15----------------|
B|-----------------------------------15~~~~~~~~~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 |                                               |
e|--------8--------8---------7--------7--------7-|
B|-----9--------9---------8--------8--------8----|
G|-10-------10--------10-------10-------10-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------15^#/19-19-19-19^-19-19-19--|
B|-15-16-15-16-18p16-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 |                                               |
e|------7------7------8------8------8------8-----|
B|----8------8------8------9------9------9-------|
G|-10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-15-15----15-----15h16p15----15----15h16p15\13-15-|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                  |
e|-------8-------7-------7-------7--------7-------7-|
B|-----9-------8-------8-------8--------8-------8---|
G|-10------10------10------10-------10-------10-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-13h15p13\12--13------------------------------------|
B|------------------15-15-17-13--12h13p12--12---------|
G|---------------------------------------12--12h13p12-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                    |
e|--------8---------8---------8---------7---------7---|
B|-----9---------9---------9---------9---------9------|
G|-10--------10--------10--------10--------10---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------15^#-13----13-----------------------------|
B|-------------------16----15-16-13-15-15^-15-15~~--15-|
G|-12~~~~-12-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                     |
e|--------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------8----|
B|-----8--------8-------8-------8-------8-------9------|
G|--10-------10------10------10------10------10--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-13h15p13\12----13--12h13p12----12-------------------|
G|-----------------------------13----13\12-12\10-10h12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                     |
e|----------8------------8------------8------------8---|
B|------9------------9------------9------------9-------|
G|-10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------13--12----13-12----------------------|
G|-12~~~~~~~~~-12--------12-------12\10-10~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                     |
e|----------7------------7------------7------------7---|
B|------8------------8------------8------------8-------|
G|-10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------13--13----------------------|
B|-----------------------13----------13------------------|
G|-10----10--10--12--13------------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                       |
e|----8------8------8------8------8------7------7------7-|
B|---9------9------9------9------9------8------8------8--|
G|-10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--12^#--12--12\10--10----------10h12----12----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                       |
e|----7----7----8----8----8----8----8----8----7----7----7|
B|---8----8----8----9----9----9----9----9----8----8----8-|
G|-10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0------2-0-------0-------0-------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0------2---------0-------0-------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------0---------2-------3-------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3----------------3-------1-------3--------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
   Love     of       two      is one
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
   Here     but now     they're gone
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|---2----------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0----------2--------3--------2------|
E|----------3--------1--------3--------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
  Came the last night of sadness and it was clear she couldn't go on then the
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
D|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-7-7-7---5-5-5-2--|
A|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-7-7-7---5-5-5-2--|
E|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-0--|
 
 door was open and the wind appeared, the candles blew and disappeared
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--|
A|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--|
E|-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3--|
The curtains flew and he appeared   Come on baby
 
                saying don't be afraid      And she had no fear
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
D|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5----3-----5-----7-----5------|
A|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5----3-----5-----7-----5------|
E|-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3----1-----3-----5-----3------|
 And she ran to him      They looked backwards and said goodbye
 
         Then they started to fly          She had become like they are
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---3-------5-------7-------5-------3-------5-------7-------5-------|
A|---3-------5-------7-------5-------3-------5-------7-------5-------|
E|---1-------3-------5-------3-------1-------3-------5-------3-------|
She had taken his hand                  Come on baby
 
          She had become like they are             Don't fear the reaper
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---3-------5-------7-------5-------3-------5-------7-------5-------|
A|---3-------5-------7-------5-------3-------5-------7-------5-------|
E|---1-------3-------5-------3-------1-------3-------5-------3-------|
 
 
[Outro]
  Gtr 1: Play 7 times (to fade)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---3-------5-------7-------5-------3-------5-------7-------5-------|
A|---3-------5-------7-------5-------3-------5-------7-------5-------|
E|---1-------3-------5-------3-------1-------3-------5-------3-------|
 |Gtr 2: Play 7 times (to fade)                                      |
e|-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12^____#--10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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/ = slide up
h = hammer on
# = pull down
  = feed back note
\ = slide down
^^ = full bend
(10) = ghost note and hold
p = pull off
^ = 1/2 bend
~~ = vibrato
 
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