Dont Fear The Reaper Tab

by Blue Öyster Cult
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Am
Capo: no capo
Author mark276 [a] 130.
6 contributors total, last edit on Jan 28, 2022
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Don't Fear The Reaper
Blue Oyster Cult
Originally posted by Ed Tidwell (ed_tidwell@delphi.com)
Solos added by Scott Walden (swalden@telecom.ti.com)
 
 
[Intro]
    Am       G        F       G
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------2-0--------0--------0-------0-|
D|----2----------0--------0-------0---|
A|--0----------2--------3-------2-----|
E|-----------3--------1-------3-------|
Let the open 'G' ring out each time
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Am  G      F     G    Am    G     F   G
All    our times have come. ( music )
Am  G      F     G        Am    G     F   G
Here   but now   they're  gone. ( music )
F             G            Am
Seasons don't fear the reaper   nor
       F          E               Am
do the wind,  the sun or the rain.     We
    G           F       G         Am
can be like they are.   Come on baby.  Don't Fear the Reaper...
 
 
[Solo 1]
 
e|--15-13-12--13--12-12b13------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------15b17--13-12-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------12----14--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------14-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12-13-12----15-15b17r15-13-12--------------------------|
G|--14----------14-------------------12----14-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------14--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------12-------------------------------------------|
B|--10-12-12b13-----13r12--12-10------12-10-------------------|
G|-------------------------------12-9-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
As 1st verse above
 
 
[Solo 2]
 
e|-12------------------12-------------------------------------|
B|----12b13r12-10---------12b13r12-10----10-10-10-------------|
G|------------------------------------12----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-12b13r12--10-8/10-10/12-12\10---------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Buck's partial lead]
  No Chord (and no bass)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13------13------13------13------13-------------------|
G|--10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12------12------12------12------12------12-----------|
G|--10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13------13------13------13------13-------------------|
G|--10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12------12------12------12------12------12-----------|
G|--10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Main Solo]
 
e|-15t-15b16--13h15p13-12-13-15-15---------------13---15b16r15-|
B|---------------------------------15---15-16-15----16---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|s19-19-19b20--15-15-15h16p15---15h16p15----15-13h15p13---13-|
B|----------------------------------------18-------------17---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------15b17r15-13-11-13----11-|
B|-15-17-13---12h13p12----------------------------------15----|
G|---------------------12h13p12----12-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-15-15b16r15---13-12h13p12-13-12h13p12-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------13p12-12----12----|
D|---------------------------------------------------15-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------13------------|
B|----13-12----13-12-------------------------13---------------|
G|-12-------l2-------12-12\10-10-------12-13-------13-12------|
D|----------------------------------15------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----15b17r15------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----------12-12\10-10----10h12-12------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
As 1st verse above
 
 
[Outro Lick]
 
e|-12---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12^13^12--10------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
************************************
 
| b  Bend
| r  Release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| t  Trill
 
************************************
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121 comments
corgan_06
do ya knowq how to play the cow bell part? LOL good tab man
+115
LitleKiller4
I HAVE A FEVER AND THE ONLY SURE IS MORE COWBELL!!!
+49
Schecter923
haha! I love playin this song w/ my band. I even got some stupid kid at my skool who cant play an instrument to be the official cowbell player, hahaha!
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