Song: Astronomy Band: Blue Oyster Cult Album: Secret Treaties (this tab is based on a live version from the “On Your Feet or On Your Knees” live album) Tuning: E,A,D,G Tabbed by: D!$, raged_and_confused@hotmail.com Intro: |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------0~------/-------7-| Play this once the play this until the verse comes in: |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-7--/--3--0~-----| Verse: |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |---------5--3--2-------3p2--------| |-0~---------------3-0~------3-5-3-| This is the standard verse riff although it is often played as a variation such as: |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |---------5--3-0h2-------3p2--------| |-0~----------------3-0~------3-5-3-| Play this twice then play: |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-3-3p2---2-5-3-2------------------| |-------3----------7--/--3--0~-----| Then play: |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |---------5--3--2------------------| |-0~---------------3-0~-7--/--3--0-| Pre-Chorus: |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--------5~------3~-----------3-2--| |-0~--------------------3-0-3------| Play this twice then play: |----------------------5-2--------| |--------------------------5-2----| |--------5~-----3~-------------3--| |-0~------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--------5~-----3~--3---3--5---5--| |-0~------------------3-----5-----| Chorus: |----------------------------------| |-2--2--2-----0h2-0--0--0--2-2-----| |---------3-3------------------3h5-| |----------------------------------| Play this a few times then play |----------------------------------| |-2--2--2--------------------------| |---------3-3--5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-5-| |----------------------------------| “...never was...” Keep on playing D-C-D until the chorus ends the play the 4th string open a few times the slide up from the 7th fret before you go into the verse again. |------------------------...-----| |------------------------...-----| |-5-3-5--5-3-5-----------...-----| |---------------0~-----0~...--7/-| Outro: Listen to the track for the timing here, its pretty straight forward. |------------------------------------------------------| |-2p0-2~-----5/2p0-2~-----7/5-2p0-2~-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| Play loads of those E notes until the second part of the outro kicks in: |---------------------------| |-2--2--2-------------------| |---------5-5--3--3--3--5-5-| |---------------------------| Play this all the way out