Blue Oyster Cult - Cities on flame
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From: Ed Tidwell <ed_tidwell@delphi.com>
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-------------------------------------|
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My F#mheart is Black and my lips are cold. EmCities on Flame with rock and roll.
Three F#mthousand guitars they seem to cry. My Emears will melt and then
my eyes. So, Dlet the girl let that girl Arock and roll. BmCities on Flame
(play D full and emphasis F# and E-first string with chord)
now, with rock and F#mroll.
Single Notes:
My F#heart is A F#black C# and my F#lips etc.
ECities Gon EFlame B with Erock and G Eroll. B Three F#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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