Artist: BLUE OYSTER CULT | Title: dont fear the reaper3

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Tablature is mostly (but not exclusively) seen for reticulate stringed instruments, in which environment it is commonly titled journalism for brief (except for lute tablature).
It is ofttimes utilised for the guitar, bass, lute, archlute, theorbo, angélique, mandora, gallichon, and vihuela, but in generalisation it crapper be utilised for some reticulate instrument, including ukulele, mandolin, banjo, and viola da gamba, as substantially as some liberated wood aerophones much as the harmonica.



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(DON'T FEAR) THE REAPER

by Blue Oyster Cult
Album: Agents of Fortune
(c) 1976



Intro:

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Verse 1:

  All      our times     have come
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  Here     but now     they're gone
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[Pre-chorus: Bottom line background vocals]

Seasons don't fear the reaper Nor do the wind,sun, or the rain
                                                     We can be like
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e-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-3-3-3-0--|
       Come on baby                  Baby take my hand

they are         Don't fear the reaper 
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               We'll be able to fly                   Baby I'm your man

Don't fear the reaper             Don't fear the reaper
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Chorus: [GTR 1 plays Intro four times]

                                             La   la  la  la  la
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b---------------15-----15^^-15-13-12-----------------------------|
g------------------------------------12----14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
d---------------------------------------14-----------------------|
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                                             La   la  la  la  la
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g-12h14------------14----------------12----14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
d---------------------------------------14-----------------------|
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g-14-16^----16^#----14--12h14p12-------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
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Pause

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Verse 2:

   Valentine             is done
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   Here     but now      they're gone
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2nd Pre-Chorus:

 Romeo and Juliet                are together in eternity
                                                      Romeo and Juliet
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a-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-7-7-7---5-5-5-2--|
e-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-0--|
 
  Forty 1000 men and women every day forty 1000 men and women every day 
                          like Romeo and Juliet           Redefine
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a-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--|
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Another forty 1000 comin' every day          come on baby

     hapiness     We can be like they are
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e-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3--1--------3--------|
                  Baby take my hand                   We'll be able to fly

Don't fear the reaper             Don't fear the reaper
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                    Baby I'm your man

 Don't fear the reaper
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2nd Chorus: [GTR 1 plays Intro 4 times]

                   La   la  la  la  la 
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b----12-12^---10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
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                   La   la  la  la  la
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Pause


Interlude:

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Guitar solo:

GTR 1: Lead

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|GTR 2: RHY(spaced out to match lead: play quicker)|                                       |
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e-13h15p13\12---13--------15--15----------------|
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Verse 3:

  Love     of       two      is one
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  Here     but now     they're gone
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Pre-chorus:

 Came the last night of sadness and it was clear she couldn't go on then the
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a-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-7-7-7---5-5-5-2--|
e-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-0--|

door was open and the wind appeared, the candles blew and disappeared
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a-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--|
e-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3--|
The curtains flew and he appeared   Come on baby

               saying don't be afraid      And she had no fear
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d-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5----3-----5-----7-----5------|
a-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5----3-----5-----7-----5------|
e-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3----1-----3-----5-----3------|
 And she ran to him      They looked backwards and said goodbye

        Then they started to fly          She had become like they are
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She had taken his hand                  Come on baby

         She had become like they are             Don't fear the reaper 
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Outro:

GTR 1: Play 7 times(to fade)
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|GTR 2: Play 7 times(to fade)                                       |
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/=slide up      h=hammer on    #=pull down               =feed back note
\=slide down    ^^=full bend   (10)=ghost note and hold 
p=pull off      ^=1/2 bend     ~~=vibrato



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