Don't Fear The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult ** I have added the solos to this song. They should be quite ** accurate to what is on the record. I need someone to add ** this to the archive. Scott Walden Originally posted by Ed Tidwell (ed_tidwell@delphi.com) (Corrected intro 6/14/94) Sorry Sorry Sorry Solo's added by Scott Walden (swalden@telecom.ti.com) 1/31/94 (Someone suggested playing the A open in the 3rd riff which is OK but I checked the actual sheet music and the C 3rd fret is written in the sheet music as the guitar and bass parts) Key of C Am G F G ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- -------2-0--------0--------0-------0- -----2----------0--------0-------0--- ---0----------2--------3-------2----- ------------3--------1-------3------- Let the open 'G' ring out each time 1st verse : 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... 1st solo break : --15-13-12-13-12-------------------------------------------- -----------------15^17---15-13-12--------------------------- ----------------------------------12----14------------------ -------------------------------------14--------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -----12-13-12----15-15^17^15-13-12-------------------------- --14----------14-------------------12----14----------------- --------------------------------------14-------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------12-------------------------------------------------- --10^12----12^13^l2-10------12-10--------------------------- -----------------------12-9--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ 2nd verse : As 1st verse above 2nd solo break : -12------------------12------------------------------------- ----12^13^12-10---------12^13^12-10----10-10-10------------- ------------------------------------12---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -10-12^13^12--10-8s10-10s12-12s10--------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Bucks partial lead: No Chord ( and no bass ) ------------------------------------------------------------ -------13------13------13------13------13------------------- --10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13--------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------12------12------12------12------12------12----------- --10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------13------13------13------13------13------------------- --10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13---10-13--------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------12------12------12------12------12------12----------- --10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Main Solo (really cool sounding) : t = trill -15t-15^16--13h15p13-12-13-15-15---------------13---15^16^15 ---------------------------------15---15-16-15----16-------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ s19-19-19^20--15-15-15h16p15---15h16p15----15-13h15p13---13- ----------------------------------------18-------------17--- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------15^17^15-13-11-13----11- -15-17-13---12h13p12----------------------------------15---- ---------------------12h13p12----12------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -13-15-15^16^15---13-12h13p12-13-12h13p12------------------- ------------------------------------------13p12-12----12---- ---------------------------------------------------15------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------13------------ ----13-12----13-12-------------------------13--------------- -12-------l2-------12-12s10-10-------12-13-------13-12------ ----------------------------------15------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----15^17^15------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -12----------12-12s10-10----10h12-12------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ 3rd verse and fade (I can't take credit but I figured this site needed this song! :) )