Blue Oyster Cult

Cities On Flame(Tabs)

Blue Oyster Cult

Key: F#

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	        Cities on Flame ( With Rock and Roll ) 
 
Key of A so F# Blues type runs work great. Try the CBA + GF#E type triplets 
in the leads. Also choose small three note riffs from the Blues scales and 
try little with the arpeggio of open A. 
 
R = rest 
*** = triplet 
 
Main Riff 
 
    F#m 
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----------------4--2--2------------------4--2--2-------------------------------| 
-------------O34-34-34-32O------------O34-34-34-32O----------------------------| 
----252--R--2-------------2O-252--R--2-------------2O--REPEAT------------------| 
 
                       ***                      *** 
 
 
Lead played during second pass of above intro riff 
 
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---------Oh2pO-OO-2---------------Oh2pO-OO-------------------------------------| 
--------------2--2---------------------2--2------------------------------------| 
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   F#m                                  Em 
My heart is Black and my lips are cold. Cities on Flame with rock and roll. 
 
 
      F#m                                        Em 
Three thousand guitars they seem to cry.      My ears will melt and then 
 
 
               D                          A              Bm 
my eyes.  So,  let the girl let that girl rock and roll. Cities on Flame 
               (play D full and emphasis F# and E-first string with chord) 
 
                        F#m 
now,      with rock and roll. 
 
Single Notes: 
 
   F#       A  F#     C#         F# 
My heart is    black      and my lips  etc. 
 
 
E      G  E      B       E        G  E     B        F# 
Cities on Flame     with rock and    roll.    Three thousand 
 
Try these small riffs. (play lower frets if preferred) 
 
---875-875---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
-----------875-875-------------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------542-542-----------------------------------------------------| 
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And this riff 
 
-------------------------O-2-O-------------------------------------------------| 
-1hO--1hO--1hO--1hO--1-2------2p1pO--------------------------------------------| 
----2----2----2----2---------------2-2-2-2-2-4-4-------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-4-4-------------------------------| 
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