Various Riffs
Blue Öyster Cult
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From: * (spideir) ====================== For all those BOC fans out there--BOTH of yu' >:-} --or for those just curious about "vintage metal": hey, Sabbath wasn't the only band that Metallica, et al. cut their teeth on. . . .* tcg, 197?[yeh, I'm old]-1994 --fuzz box: all . . . [hell, I --regarding "key" names: major- |use TWO fuzz boxes] |minor distinction often | |meaningless,since rhythm guitar usually playing "chords" with no third ("power chords"), and the leads in the "major" keys are often Mixolydian mode or pentatonic minor. . . (In "straight" minor-key tunes, Buck Dharma shows a preference for the Aeolian mode [=minor pentatonic, plus "tasty" major 2nd and minor 6th steps].)--Disclaimer: these are |hacker's versions, admittedly--above all,trust your ear . . . ==================== **"TRANSMANIACON MC" (_Blue_Oyster_Cult_) --key: Am Intro riff D5 [chord tacit] [repeat]|------------------|------------ |------------------|------------ |o------7------7---|-------7---- |o--x-x-7--x-x-7---|---x-x-7--x- |---x-x-5--x-x-5---|---x-x-5--x- |------------------|------------ |------|------------------|------------------| |------|------------------|------------------| |--7---|------------------|-----------------o| |x-7---|----7-6---5-4-----|-----------------o| |x-5---|--0-----7-----5-4-|-8-7-----7-6------| |------|------------------|-----8-7-----7-6--|1 & 2& 3 & 4& 1 & 2& 3 & 4& 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &neat chromatic, "haunting" lead fill (end of Verse) [Am] [C] ---|-------------------------|- ---|----8--7--6--5-----------|- ---|----------------8--7--6--|- ---|-------------------------|- ---|-------------------------|- ---|-------------------------|- |-----| |-----| |5=---| |-----| |-----| |-----|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1... ====================================== **"CITIES ON FLAME WITH ROCK AND ROLL" (_Blue_Oyster_Cult_) --key: F#mIntro/lead tacit riff |------------------|------------- |------------------|------------- |o-----------------|------------- |o-----------------|------------- |----------0=======|------------- |--2=======--------|-2===-------- |-----|------------------|-------- |-----|------------------|-------- |-----|------------------|-------- |-----|-----------4------|2-----2- |-----|-----0-3h4---3h4--|--3h4--- |-----|---2--------------|-------- |----------| |----------| |---------o| |---------o| |3\2\0-----| |------2-0-|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & =========== **"SCREAMS" (_Blue_Oyster_Cult_) --key: EmIntro/Verse riff [right-hand muffle] [Em] [G] [F#m] [Am] |----------------------|-------- |----------------------|-------- |o---------------------|-------- |o--------2------------|-------- |------2---------------|-----0-- |---0--------3=====x---|--2----- |--------------| |--------------| |-------------o| |-------------o| |4--3=====x----| |--------------|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ========================== **"THE RED AND THE BLACK" (_Tyranny_and_Mutation_) --key: Am Intro/Verse riff [very fast] [A5] v^*|------------------------------ |------------------------------ |o----------------------------- |o----------------------------- |-----------3~----3------------ |-----5--5---------5--5--3--4-- |--| |--| *: quick up-then-down pick |-o| |-o| |--| |--|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ======================= **"OD'd ON LIFE ITSELF" (_Tyranny_and_Mutation_) --key: EIntro/Verse riff [E5] ----|-----------------|---------- ----|-----------------|---------- ----|o----------------|---------- ----|*|*|*|*| --2=|==2-2--4--5--4-2=|==2-2--4-- --0=|==0-0--0--0--0-0=|==0-0--0-- |-------|-----------------|------- |-------|-lead gu.:---8b9-|------- |------o|o----------------|------- | |5--4-2=|==2-2--4--5--4-2=|==2-2-- |0--0-0=|==0-0--0--0--0-0=|==0-0-- |----------| |------8b9-| |---------o| | |4--5--4-2=| |0--0--0-0=|4 & 1 & 2 3 4 & 4 & ===================== **"HOT RAILS TO HELL" (_Tyranny_and_Mutation_) --key: EIntro/Verse riff E5 |-------------------------|----- |-------------------------|----- |o------------------------|----- |o------2--x--------2--x--|----- |-------2--x--------2--x--|----- |-0--0--------0--0--------|--0-- ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ G5 F#5 |----------------------| |----------------------| |---------------------o| |---------------------o| |5--x--5--5--5--4--4---| |3--x--3--3--3--2--2---| . ^ . ^ . ^ . "bridge" lead riff [--actually an amalgam of 1st & 2nd versions] --"neat" mixolydian . . . |choke pick for "ragged" sound[A7] -|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| -|-----------------|------------------|------------------|*| -|*|*|*|*| -|--5---4---2--4-5-|---4--------2--4--|--5--4-----2---5--|---4--------------| -|-----------------|-------3-4--------|-------3h4--------|-------3h4--------| -|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & "bridge" lead riff--"neat" dorianContinúa después del anuncio[though string choices may be way off?!] [gliss-slide up for [E5] octave-higher riff |] -|--0-------------------------|-----------------------/---| ---| -|--5\3--2--0--(2b)3r2--0-----|----------------------/----| ---| -|-------------------------2--|--(4b)6r4---x-0------/------------------| v -|----------------------------|----------------2===/-------------------| -|----------------------------|----------------------------------------| -|----------------------------|----------------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4|--12---------------------------- |------15\14--12--(14b)15r14--12- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-----|-------------------------- |-10--|-(12b)14r12--------------- |-----|--------------x-12-------- |-----|------------------14--14-- |-----|-------------------------- |-----|-------------------------- |--------| |--------| |12b13---| |--------| |--------| |--------|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ================== **"CAREER OF EVIL" (_Secret_Treaties_) --key: AmIntro/Verse riff A5 C5 D5 |-----------------------|-------- |-----------------------|-------- |o----------------------|-------- |o-------------5---x--5/|7--7--6- |---7---x--7---3---x--3/|5------- |---5---x--5------------|-------- ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ |-----------------| |-----------------| |----------------o| |----5--4--------o| |-7--------5--3---| |-----------------| . ^ . ^ .============================ **"DOMINANCE AND SUBMISSION" (_Secret_Treaties_) --key: F#mIntro/Verse riff F#5 A5 F#5 ----|-----------------|--------- ----|-----------------|--------- ----|o----------------|--------- ----|o--------2---x---|--------- --4=|=4-4-x-x-0---x-4=|=4-4-x-x- --0-h-2-2-x-x-------0-h-2-2-x-x- . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . B5 F#5 C5 F#5 G#5 |--------|-----------------|------- |--------|-----------------|------- |--------|-----------------|------- |4---x---|---------5---x---|------- |2---x-4=|=4-4-x-x-3---x-4-/-6-6-x- |------0-h-2-2-x-x-------2-/-4-4-x- ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ ------------| --5---x-----| --4---x--o--| --3---x--o--| x-4---x-4---| x-------0---|h . ^ . ^ .===================== **"HARVESTER OF EYES" (_Secret_Treaties_) --key: EIntro/Verse riff [hold all "chords" (over e pedal point)] E5 F#5 G#5 F#5 E5 ---|--------------------------| ---|--------------------------| ---|o-------------------------| -2=|o=====--4--5======--4--2==| -2=|======--4--5======--4--2==| ---|--0--0======--0--0======--| . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . F#5 G5 F#5 E5 |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-------------------------o| |======--4--5======--4--2=o| |======--4--5======--4--2==| |--0--0======--0--0======--| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .============= **"ASTRONOMY" (_Secret_Treaties_) --key: Em Lead tacit (before final Chorus)--slowly[Em] ||--15==hold=thru==|------------------|--12==============|------------------| ||-----------------|--13=========--15-|------------------|------------------| ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|--12=========--14-| ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 &|----------------|------------- |--12============|------------- |----------------|------------- |----------------|--14=======-- |----------------|------------- |----------------|------------- |---|-----------------14-|--15-17-14-15-12-14---| |---|--------12----15----|----------------------| |11-|--12-14----14-------|----------------------| |---|--------------------|----------------------| |---|--------------------|----------------------| |---|--------------------|----------------------|1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 & |---3---||---3---| |---3---||---3------|[ 16th notes ] [ 16th notes ] |--12==========-------12--------- |----------------12-------15--12- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-----|---------------------------- |-----|----------------------12h15- |-14--|--12==========--12h14------- |-----|---------------------------- |-----|---------------------------- |-----|---------------------------- |12h14---|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------||1 2 3 & 4 & & & 1 2 3 & & & 4 & & &[ 16th notes |--12===========--14----14----14- |--------------------15----15---- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |15===|==15==========--15-/-17-17-- |-----|---------------------------- |-----|---------------------------- |-----|---------------------------- |-----|---------------------------- |-----|---------------------------- |--17----|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------||1 2 3 & & & 4 & & & 1 2 3 & & & 4 ================================== **"THEN CAME THE LAST DAYS OF MAY"(_On_Your_Feet_or_On_Your_Knees_)--key:Bm Lead Solo--slowly; heavy reverb, left-h. vibrato on "held" notes [--IMHO, Buck's most "transcendental" solo--] h=half note; h.=dotted half q=quarter note; q.=dotted quarter; q..=quarter+eighth+sixteenth e=eighth note; e.=dotted eighth; e3 e3 e3=eighth-note triplets s=sixteenth note; s.=dotted sixteenth t=thirty-second note [s],[e]...=sixteenth-note rest, eighth-note rest, etc. [Bm] [A] [G] [F#7] [chords sim. . . . . . . . . . . . .] ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ||-7======---------|-7==========------|------------------|------------------| ||---------9=======|---------------9--|-7======--6=======|-4======--6=======| ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| h h h. 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[q] =========================== **"(Don't Fear) THE REAPER" (_Agents_of_Fortune_) --key: AmIntro/Verse riff--legato A5 |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |o-------2--0=========--0==| |o----2--------------0-----| |--0--------------2--------| |--------------3-----------| F G |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |=========--0=========--0==o| |--------0-----------0-----o| |-----0-----------2---------| |--1-----------3------------|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ========================================== **"E.T.I. (ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence)" (_Agents_of_Fortune_) --key: E Intro/Verse riff E5 A [ 16th notes ] [16th's]|--------------------------|---- |--------------------------|---- |o-------------------------|---- |o--2=====------2=====-----|---- |---2=====------4=====-----|---- |---0=====------0=====-----|--x- |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |------------------------------o| |------------------------------o| |----------2-4-5-5-4---2--------| |0-2-0-3-4-----------------3\2--|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & & & 2 & & & 3 & & & 4 & & & ============ **"GODZILLA" (_Spectres_) --key: F#mIntro/Verse riff F#5 B5 C#5 G#5 |-----------------------------|-- |-----------------------------|-- |o----------------------------|-- |o-----------------4---6------|-- |---4============--2---4---6--|-- |---2============----------4--|-- A5 D#5 E5 B5 |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-------------3---4-------o| |-------------1---2---4---o| |7==========----------2----| |5==========---------------|1 2 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & =================== **"BURNING FOR YOU" (_Fire_of_Unknown_Origin_) --key: Am Lead Intro [*: rhythm gu.: hold chord full two measures] [F5] [3 times] ||------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------8===|====8---------------------------|| ||o--*---/9-----7-h9p7---5------|----------/9-----7-h9p7---5----o|| ||o-[3]-------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||--[3]-------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||--[1]-------------------------|--------------------------------|| 1 2 3& & & 4 & 1 2 3& & & 4[G] [Am] |------------------|---8-7---8--- |---8==============|------------- |------------------|-----------9- |------------------|------------- |------------------|------------- |------------------|------------- [F] [G] |---3---- |-----|------------------| |---8=|==8===------------| |10---|-------10-9==-----| |-----|------------------| |-----|--------------10==| |-----|------------------| |---------------7----| |-----------10-------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |==10=====10---------| |--------------------|1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4[Em] [F] |--3 |------------------|------- |--8========----8--|(8)/10- |-------------9----|------- |------------------|------- |------------------|------- |------------------|------- --| [Dm] [G] |---------------|-------8-12-------|---- |---------------|----10------15----|---- |---------7--9--|-10------------12=|=12- |10====10-------|------------------|---- |---------------|------------------|---- |---------------|------------------|---- 15=======---| ------------| ------------| ------------| ------------| ------------|1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |--3---||---3---| 1 & 2 3 4----| *===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===* | Thomas C. Gannon | * | U of SoDak (Vermillion) | * ------------------------------- _-^-_ ------------------------------- * | "--If I decide to practice a / o )=\ slight movement from right | * to left . . . or from left { /===} to right . . . it's * | nobody's business but my \ (=o=/ own." (_A_Day_for_Eeyore_) | *===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===* ^-_=^ *===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*