Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll Tab

by Blue Öyster Cult
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author danskins [a] 70.
1 contributor total, last edit on Feb 14, 2018
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Riff 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4-----2-----2-------------|
A|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3---2h3p2p0-----|
E|-2--5--2----2-5---------------------------2p0-|
              * * * *   * *   * *
 
Guitar fill
e|--------------------|
B|-4b5r4-2-4-4-2------|
G|-4b5r4-2-4-4-2-4b6~-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
 
e|---------------------|
B|-4b5r4-2-4-2---------|
G|-4b5r4-2-4-2-4-2-----|
D|-------------4-2-4~~-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
 
End guitar fill
 
 
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-4--7-4----4~--(4)p0--4--7-4----4~-|
E|-2--5-2---------------2--5-2-------|
  "My heart is black..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-2--6-2----2~----2--6-2----2~--(2)p0-|
E|-0--4-0----------0--4-0--------------|
  "Cities on flame..."
 
Riff 3
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7------9-7-------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------9-7------9-7-|
E|-------------------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
   * *      * *      * *      * *
  "So let the girl..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----11-9------11-9------11-9-9-|
E|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
   * *       * *       * *
  "Cities on flame..."
 
Guitar fill for riff 3
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-11-12-13-14~--6-7-8-9~-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
e|-17b19-17-17b19r17-14----14------------------|
B|----------------------17----17-14-17-17b19~~-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----9-10-11~-------------|
D|-12-----------7-9-10-11~-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
End guitar fill
 
 
Play Riff 1
 
Guitar fill
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--------------11--8/11~~-|
D|---9b11-9p7--------------|
A|-7----------9------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
End guitar fill
 
Play Riff 2   "Gardens of nocturne..."
Play Riff 3   "So let the girl..."
 
Guitar fill for riff 3
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-11-12-13-14~--6-7-8-9~-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------|
B|--9b11--7----------------|
G|----------9--------------|
D|------------10-9-7-9b10~-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----9-10-11~-------------|
D|-12-----------7-9-10-11~-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
End guitar fill
 
 
Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm
 
Solo
missing
 
Play Riff 2   "My heart is black..."
Play Riff 3   "Let the girl..."
 
Guitar fill for riff 3
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-11-12-13-14~--6-7-8-9~-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
e|-12b14--12b14r12-11-|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
 
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----9-10-11~-------------|
D|-12-----------7-9-10-11~-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
End guitar fill
 
 
Riff 1a (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4-----2-----2-------------|
A|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3---2h3p2p0-----|
E|-2--5--2----2-5---------------------------2p0-|
              * * * *   * *   * *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------4p2---5p2---5-6-|
D|--------------------4-----2-----2-----4-----4-----|
A|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3-------------------|
E|-2--5--2----2-5-----------------------------------|
              * * * *   * *   * *
e|-----------------------(----------------------9p7p5------)-|
B|-----------------------(-----------------5-7--------7--5~)-|
G|-----------------------(4p2---5p2---5-6------------------)-|
D|---------4-----2-----2-(----4-----4----------------------)-|
A|-----2-4---2-3---2-3----------------4-4--4-4-----------2---|
E|-2-5--------------------------------2-2--2-2--2222-----0---|
   * * * *   * *   * *                * *  * *  ****
 
 
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-4--------4-[let ring]-|
E|-2--------2------------|
 
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10p9p7-10p9p7-9p7p5-9p7p5-------------------------|
G|---------------------------9p8p6-9p8p6-9p8p6-9p8p6-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 3
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11p9p6-11p9p6-9p8p6-9p8p6-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------11p9p7-11p9p7-11p9p7-11p9p7-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
                   x2
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-7------9------4--|
E|-5----0-7----0-2--|
        *      *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------4----------------4------|
A|-4------2----4----4------2------|
E|-2----0------2----2----0------0-|
        *                *      *
                           x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-444444444444-------4-6-7-|
A|--------------4-6-7-------|
E|--------------------------|
   ************
 
Solo
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--2~--4~-----4b6-[4]-[4]6r4-2----|
D|--2~--4~----------------------4~-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-4b6-[4][4][4]-4-2-4-2----|
D|-----------------------4~-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--2~--4~--------2-4-2-----------------|
D|--2~--4~-----4~-------4--2------------|
A|---------------------------4-2--------|
E|----------\\-------------------4--2~~-|
 
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-11p9-11~--11p9-11~--11p9-11~--11p9-11~-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------12b14-12b14~~-|
B|-12b14-12-10--12b14-12-10----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
e|-17b19-17b19-17b19r17-14------------------------|
B|-------------------------17-17b19-17b19-17b19~~-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-12p10-10-12p10-10-12p10-10-12p10\----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------8-9-11-|
D|---------------------------------------7-9-11--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------7-9-11-12b14~-12b14~~------|
B|-10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7-7-9-10----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------X\\-|
 
End Solo
 
 
Ending: (Guitars 2 & 3 play notes in () & [] )
e|---------------------------------(----------------------9p7p5---)-|
B|---------------------------------(-----------------5-7--------7-)-|
G|---------------------------------(4p2---5p2---5-6---------------)-|
D|-------------------4-----2-----2-(----4-----4-------------------)-|
A|-4--7--4-------2-4---2-3---2-3----------------4-4--4-4------------|
E|-2--5--2---2-5--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2222------|
   * * * *   * *   * *    * * * * * * * *  * *  ****
e|-------------[5-5\]-|
B|-(5~----------7-7\)-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--2--4--6--2--4-4---|
E|--0--2--4--0--2-2---|
                *
 
Notation:
 
10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
             previous bend.
       = touch the string above the 17th fret while
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
 
10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.
 
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill
X
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Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll – Blue Öyster Cult
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9 comments
orange_juice
i played along with the song and it sounds fine in standard tuning
+4
Car132
This is perfect. gr8 job
+3
chris77396
they dont play with little power cords on the begining or any other part like that...
+2