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CITIES ON FLAME WITH ROCK AND ROLL
As recorded by Blue Oyster Cult
(From the 1972 Album BLUE OYSTER CULT)
Transcribed by slayde
Words and Music by Sandy Pearlman, Donald Roeser and Albert Bouchard
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=90
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
||---------------|----------------------------------------||
||o--------------|---------------------------------------o||
||---------------|-----------(4)-----(2)------------------||
||---------------|------------4-------2------2------------||
||o--------------|-----0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----o||
||--2--5--2------|---2-------------------------------2-0--||
Q Q S S T T S S S S S +T +T S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------4-4----------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------4b5r4p2---4-4-2-4b5.5==|=(4)r(4)---------(4)-----(2)-----------------|
|-----------------4--------------|------------------4-------2------2-----------|
|--------------------------------|-----------0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----|
|-2--5--2------------------------|---------2-------------------------------2-0-|
Q Q S S T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|-------------------4-4-2---|---------------------------------------||
|---------4b5r4p2---4-4-2-0-|-----------(4)-----(2)-----------------||
|-----------------4---------|------------4-------2------2-----------||
|---------------------------|-----0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----||
|-2--5--2-------------------|---2-------------------------------2-0-||
First Verse
(F#m) (E)
Q E E E a Q E Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------2h4----|----------2h4-(4)--|----------0h2-(2)--|----------0h2-(2)---|
|-2--5-2--------0-|-2--5-2------------|-0--4-0------------|-0--4-0-------------|
(F#m)
Q E E E a Q +E Q E E E a E +Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------2h4--(4)-|----------2h4-(4)--|
|-2--5-2------------|-2--5-2------------|
(E)
Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|----------0h2-(2)--|----------0h2-(2)---||
|-0--4-0------------|-0--4-0-------------||
First Chorus
(D) (A)
E S S S S S S S S S S S E. E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----10---9-7---10---9----------|-2-----------------------------|
|-----10---9-7---10---9-------7--|-2-4-2-------------------------|
|-----10---9-7---10---9---8h9-7--|-------4-2-----2-2-----2-4-(2)-|
|--------------------------------|-----------4-2-0-0-3h4---------|
|-/10----------------------------|-------------------------------|
(B)
E S S S S S S S S s S E +S +S S E S S S S S e E Q
|------------------------------------|-------2----------------||
|------------------------------------|---4-----4-4-4-4-4------||
|-----------4-------4-4-4b6==(4)r(4)-|---4b6---4-2-4-2-4------||
|-4-4-4-----4---4-6------------------|-----------------4------||
|-2-2-2-5h6---6----------------------|------------------------||
|------------------------------------|------------------------||
N.C.
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------|-----------(4)-----(2)-----------------|
|--------------|------------4-------2------2-----------|
|--------------|-----0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----|
|-2--5--2------|---2-------------------------------2-0-|
4/4
Q Q E E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
|---------------------2-|-2-------------------------------------|
|---------------------2-|-2-------------------------------------|
|---------4b5r(4)p2-----|-----------(4)-----(2)-----------------|
|-------------------4---|------------4-------2------2-----------|
|-----------------------|-----0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----|
|-2--5--2---------------|---2-------------------------------2-0-|
Second Verse
(F#m) (E)
Q E E E a Q E Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------2h4----|----------2h4-(4)--|----------0h2-(2)--|----------0h2-(2)---|
|-2--5-2--------0-|-2--5-2------------|-0--4-0------------|-0--4-0-------------|
(F#m)
Q E E E a Q +E Q E E E a E +Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------2h4--(4)-|----------2h4-(4)--|
|-2--5-2------------|-2--5-2------------|
(E)
Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|----------0h2-(2)--|----------0h2-(2)---||
|-0--4-0------------|-0--4-0-------------||
Second Chorus
(D)
~
S S S S E S S S E S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------10-----------|
|-----7---7-----7-9b11==(9)r-9-7---7-|
|-7h9---9---7h9------------------9---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
(A)
E S S S S E +S S T T S S S S S
|-----------------------------10----------------------|
|----------10----10b12==(10)-(10)-10r10p8-10-8-10-12--|
|-----9h11----11--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-(0)-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
(B)
E S S E S T +T S S S S S S S S
|------------------14----------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-14b16==(14)-14r(14)p12-12-14-12----12----12-|
|------------------------------------------13----13----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E Q
|---------14---------14-14-14-14-14---------|
|-14b16==(14)r-14-12-14-12-14-12-14b16------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
N.C.
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
|--------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------|-----------4-----(2)-----------------|
|--------------|-----------4------2------2-----------|
|--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----|
|-2--5--2------|---2-----------------------------2-0-|
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------|---------------------------------||
|--------------|---------------------------------||
|--------------|-----------4-----2---4---2---2-4-||
|--------------|-----------4-----2---4---2-4-----||
|--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---4---4---------||
|-2--5--2------|---2-----------------------------||
Guitar Solo 1
N.C.
a E E +E a S S S S E +S S S S
|-----------------------------2--------|
|-----5-(5)---------------------2-5b7==|
|-4s6-------6s4-2-4-2-4b6-(4)----------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---3---|
+E S S T +T T S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|-(5)r-2-----------------------------------|
|--------2-4b6r(4)p2---2---------2---------|
|--------------------4---4-2-4-4-2---------|
|------------------------------4---4-3-2-0-|
|------------------------------------------|
E. +S S S S S T T S +E S E S
|---------5-5-5-5----------------14-------14-|
|---------5-5-5-5---x-17b19-(17)----17b19----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-2--(2)\------------------------------------|
|----3-----|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S +S S T +T T S S S
|-17p14----(14)-17-14----(14)-17p14-------17p14-------17p14------------14------------------------|
|-------17------------17------------17p14-------14-17-------14----(14)---------------------14-16-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------16b18-(16)----16b18r(16)p14----14-16-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S E S +E S a S
|----------------------------------------2-----|
|-14-14-14----14-14-14----14---------------5s7-|
|-14-14-14----14-14-14----14-----4b6-(4)-------|
|----------16----------16----16\---------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
+E S S E S S S S S S S S T T S
|---------7b9-7-5-7-----------------|
|-(7)-5-------------5-7---5---------|
|-------6---------------6---6-5s4-2-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
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S S S S S T T S S S E S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-4-----------------2---------------|-4b5------------------------------||
|-4---2h3-----------2-----------2---|-4b5-4-2-4-2-4b6rp2---------------||
|---4-----4-----2-----------4-4---4-|--------------------4-2-----------||
|-----------3h4---4-----------------|------------------------4-3-2-0---||
|---------------------4b5r2---------|--------------------------------0-||
4/4
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
||---------------|----------------------------------------||
||o--------------|---------------------------------------o||
||---------------|-----------(4)-----(2)------------------||
||---------------|------------4-------2------2------------||
||o--------------|-----0-3-4-----3-4-----3-4---3p2p0-----o||
||--2--5--2------|---2-------------------------------2-0--||
Third Verse
(F#m)
Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||--------------------|-------------------|
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o----------2h4-(4)--|----------2h4-(4)--|
||--2--5-2------------|-2--5-2------------|
(E)
Q E E E a E +Q Q E E E a E +Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|----------0h2-(2)--|----------0h2-(2)--o||
|-0--4-0------------|-0--4-0-------------||
Third Chorus
(D)
~
Q +S E. E +E S S E
|-----------------------------|
|--------------10--(10)-------|
|--------9b11==(9)--(9)r7-9-7-|
|-7--(7)----------------------|
|-5--(5)----------------------|
|-----------------------------|
(A)
E S S S S E +S S T T S S S S S
|-----------------------------10---------------------|
|----------10----10b12==(10)-(10)-10r10p8-10-8-10-12-|
|-----9h11----11-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-(0)------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S T +T S S S S
|---------------------------14----------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-14b16==(14)-14r(14)p12-12-14-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------9-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
+S S S S S S S S a E E Q
|------------------------------------||
|-(10)-10-10-10-10-9-10-9-10s12------||
|--(9)--9--9--9--9-9--9-9------------||
|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------||
N.C.
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
|--------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------|-----------4-----2-----------------|
|--------------|-----------4-----2-----2-----------|
|--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4---3p2p0-----|
|-2--5--2------|---2---------------------------2-0-|
4/4 2/4
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q
|--------------|---------------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------|---------------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------|-----------4-----2---------4p2---5p4p2-|-4-6-------|
|--------------|-----------4-----2-------------4-------|-----------|
|--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4-(0)-------------|-----------|
|-2--5--2------|---2-----------------------------------|-----------|
4/4 3/4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S e
|---------------------------------------|-------------8p7p5---|
|---------------------------------------|-------5-7---------7-|
|-----------4-----2---------4p2---5p4p2-|-4-6-----------------|
|-----------4-----2-------------4-------|---------------------|
|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4-(0)-------------|---------------------|
|---2-----------------------------------|---------------------|
Double Time Q=180(8=s8)
(E) (F#m)
4/4 4/4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H.. +S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|---------------2-||--5p4p2-5p4p2-4p2p0-4p2p0-|---------------------------||
|-5---------(5)---||o-------------------------|-5p4p2-5p4p2-5p4p2-5p4p2--o||
|-----------------||--------------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------||--------------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------||--------------------------|---------------------------||
Guitar Solo 2
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H.. E +W Q E E e E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E
|--------------|------------|--------2----------------|------------------------|
|-2---------/4-|-(4)--------|----------5-4-2----------|---------------------2--|
|-2---------/4-|-(4)--------|----4b6---------4-2-4b6==|=(4)r--4p2-4p2---2---2--|
|-2---------/4-|-(4)--------|-------------------------|---------------4---4-2--|
|--------------|------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
+H.. E +H.. E E E a E E E Q E E E E E E Q +E
|---------------|--------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|-(2)--------/4-|-(4)----------|---5-------4-2----|-------------------------|
|-(2)--------/4-|-(4)--------4s|=6---6s4-2-4-2----|---(4)-(4)---(4)---------|
|-(2)--------/4-|-(4)----------|------------------|----4---4-----4--6--(6)/-|
|---------------|--------------|----------------4s|=6---------6-------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------------|-------------------------|
~~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E +Q E E E +E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-/16p14-16-(16)--16p14-16-(16)-14-|-16p14-16-(16)-14-16p14-16p14-16p14-|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---3----| |-----3-----|
Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q H E E
|--------------------------------|--------------------17b19===|
|-------------------------17b19==|=(17)r--17b19----14---------|
|-16b17-16-14-16b17-16p14--------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--3--|
Q +E +E E E E E E
|-17r=(17)b19r(17)-16h17p16-14--------|
|------------------------------17b19==|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |3-|
+Q E +E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-(17)--17r(17)--------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------16b18r=16-14-|-16p14-16p14-16p14-16p14-16p14-16\--|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------2-|-5p4p2-5p4p2-5p4p2-5p4p2-|-2-4-5-7-9-11\-|
|-----2-4-5---|-------------------------|---------------|
|-2-4---------|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|---------------|
Outro
Half Time Q=90
N.C.
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------|-----------4-----2---------4p2---5p4p2-|
|--------------|-----------4-----2-------------4-------|
|--------------|-----0-3-4---3-4---3-4-(0)-------------|
|-2--5--2------|---2-----------------------------------|
(E) F#5
3/4 4/4
|-3-|
S S E S S E S S S e Q Q Q Q S S E Q H
|-------------8p7p5---|-------------|---------------*|
|-------5-7---------7-|-5--5--5--5--|---------------*|
|-4-6-----------------|-------------|---------------*|
|---------------------|-------------|-4-4-----------*|
|---------------------|-------------|-4-4-----------*|
|---------------------|-------------|-2-2-----------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
