Dont Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.ukWords and Music by Donald Roeser A5 5 7 7 x x xG5 3 5 5 x x xF5 1 3 3 x x x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - Rythm w/dist' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Bloom - Rhythm w/dist' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - Lead w/dist' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Bloom - Lead w/dist' Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Allen Lanier - Lead w/dist' Intro Q=144 4/4 Gtr I Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------2-0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----2-0-------0-|-------0-------0--|| ||----2---------0---|-----0-------0---|---2---------0---|-----0-------0----|| ||o-0---------2-----|---3-------2-----|-0---------2-----|---3-------2-----o|| ||----------3-------|-1-------3-------|---------3-------|-1-------3--------|| |-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-| Verse 1 Rhy Fig 1 x4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3--2-2-2--|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---| |-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3--2-2-2--|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---| |-1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1--0-0-0--|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-0-| Rhy Fig 1 last bar Rhy Fig 1 x3 w/Rhy Fig 1 x4.5 Gtr III ~~~ E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E |---15-13-12-(12)-13----12-|---------------------------| |--------------------15----|-15b17---15-13-12----------| |--------------------------|------------------12----14-| |--------------------------|---------------------14----| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +W +W |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-(14)---------------|-(14)---------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| ~~~ E a E E E +E E E E +E E +E E E E E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------12-13-(13)-12----15-|-(15)-15b17r(15)-13-12----------| |---12h14---------------14----|-----------------------12----14-| |-----------------------------|--------------------------14----| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| ~~~~~~ +W W |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |-(14)---------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| E E E +E +Q E S +S |------------------------------------| |-------------------------17---------| |---14-16b17==(16)-(16)------16r(16)-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| +Q E S S E E E E +W +W |-----------------------------|--------------------|---------| |-----------------------12----|--------------------|---------| |-(16)---14-12h14p12-------14-|-(14)---------------|-(14)----| |--------------------14-------|--------------------|---------| |-----------------------------|--------------------|---------| |-----------------------------|--------------------|---------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |-----------------------------|--------------------|---3-----| |-----------------------------|--------------------|---1-----| |------------0--------------0-|--------2-0---------|---2-----| |---------0--------------0----|------2---------0-5-|---2-----| |------3--------------2-------|---0----------2---5-|---0-----| |---1--------------3----------|------------3-----3-|---------| Gtrs I, II +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-(3)--------||------------------|------------------|| |-(1)--------||o-----------------|-----------------o|| |-(2)--------||------2-0-------0-|-------0-------0--|| |-(2)--------||----2---------0---|-----0-------0----|| |-(0)--------||o-0---------2-----|---3-------2-----o|| |------------||----------3-------|-1-------3--------|| Verse 2 Rhy Fig 1 x3 w/Rhy Fig 1 Gtr III Q a E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-----3s5s3-(3)s5-----|----------------------| |-----3s5s3-(3)s5---5-|-(5)------------------| |-------------------5-|-(5)---7s5-(5)--------| |---------------------|-------7s5-(5)-5---7--| |---------------------|---------------7s5-8--| |---------------------|----------------------| +H H W W |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-(7)---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-(8)---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--3--3-3-3s5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| |--3--3-3-3s5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| |--1--1-1-1s3-3-3-3s|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-| Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------0-|-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-7---5-5-5-2s|=3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5s=| |-7-7-7---5-5-5-2s|=3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5s=| |-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-0-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3s|=5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3s=| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5s|=7-7---7-5-5-5-5s=| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5s|=7-7---7-5-5-5-5s=| |-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3s|=5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3s=| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------0-------0-| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-----0-------0---| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|---3-------2-----| |-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3s|=5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-1-------3-------| Rhy Fig 1 x3 w/Rhy Fig 1 x5.5 Gtr III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E Q E +E +Q E +W |---12--------------------------|--------------------| |--------12-(12)b13==(12)r---10-|-(10)---------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------| ~~~~~~ +W W |--------------------|-----------------| |-(10)---------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| ~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +E +Q E +H E E E E |-----12------------------------|-----------------------| |--------12-(12)b13==(12)r---10-|-(10)-------8s10-10-10-| |-------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------| +W +W |--------------------|--------------------| |-(10)---------------|-(10)---------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| +Q E E +E E E E |---------------------------------| |-(10)---10h12-(12)b13==12r-12-12-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| S S E E E E E e E +W |---------------------------|---------------------| |-10h12p10-8s10-10s12-12-10-|-(10)----------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| +W +W +W |--------------------|-------------|---------|| |-(10)---------------|-(10)--------|-(10)----|| |--------------------|-------------|---------|| |--------------------|-------------|---------|| |--------------------|-------------|---------|| |--------------------|-------------|---------|| | | E E E E E E E E W +W |--------------------|---3---------|--(3)----|| |--------------------|---1---------|--(1)----|| |----------0-------0-|---2---------|--(2)----|| |--------0-------0---|---2---------|--(2)----|| |------3-------2-----|---0---------|--(0)----|| |---1--------3-------|-------------|---------|| Interlude Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------8------8------|-8------8------8----| |----9------9------9-|------9------9------| |-10-----10-----10---|---10-----10-----10-| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---7------7------7-|------7------7------| |-8------8------8---|----8------8------8-| |-----10-----10-----|-10-----10-----10---| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7------8------8----|---8------8------8-| |------9------9------|-9------9------9---| |---10-----10-----10-|-----10-----10-----| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| 5/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------7------7------|-7------7------7------7--|| |----8------8------8-|------8------8------8----|| |-10-----10-----10---|---10-----10-----10------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| Guitar Solo 4/4 Gtr III |------6-------| S E T T S S S S S S S E S +Q |-15--15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15---15b16==(15)r==| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | E E E E E E E E |-----------------8-----------------------8---------------| |--------9--------------------------9-------------------9-| |-10----------------------10------------------------10----| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | Q. E +Q Q |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--1-----------------------3-------(3)---------------4----| |-Riff A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--3--| +E S S S E E +E E Q +E E +H. +Q. E E E E E |-(15)-13h15p13s12-13-(13)-15-15----|-(15)----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------15-(15)--------------|-(15)------15-16-15-18p16-| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---8---------------8----------8----|-------7---------7-------7-|---------7--------7-------| |----------------9----------9-------|---8----------8--------8---|------8--------8--------8-| |------10--------------10--------10-|----------10--------10-----|--10-------10-------10----| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------| | | +E Q. H Q. E +Q Q +E Q. H |-----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------| |-------5---------------3-----------|---------------------------|------6--------5----------| |-----------------------------------|--------------2-(2)----5---|--(5)---------------------| |--(4)------------------------------|---3-----------------------|--------------------------| end Riff A-| w/Riff A x2.5 |----3-----| E +E +Q +Q Q Q E E +E E E Q +E |-15b16==(15)r(15)---(15)s==19---19----|-19--19b20==(19)-19-19-19r==(19)-| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--8---------------8-----------8-------|------8--------------8--------8--| |---------------9---------9------------|--9---------------9-------9------| |---------10----------10------------10-|-------------10--------10--------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| E Q E +E S S Q E Q S S S S E. S S S E |-15--15---15-(15)-15h16p15---|-15--15----15h16p15s13-15----13h15p13s12--| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------7----------7---------|--7---------7-----------------7-----------| |------8--------8-----------8-|---------8-----------------8--------------| |-10-------10------------10---|-----10-------------10----------------10--| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ Q. E E E Q +E S S S S E S S E +Q |-13----------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------15-15--17-13---|-(13)-12h13p12----12-----------------| |-------------------------|---------------12----12h13p12-(12)---| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----8--------8--------8-|-------------7--------------8--------| |--9--------9---------9---|-------9--------------9------------9-| |-------10--------10------|--10--------------10-----------10----| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ +Q. E E +E +E E E E E E E E E +E |--------------15b16==(15)r(15)-13-|-----13----------------------------| |----------------------------------|-16------15-16-13-15-15b16==(15)r--| |-(12)------12---------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---7--------7---------------7-----|------7---------7-------------7----| |---------8-------------8----------|--8----------8--------8------------| |------10------10---------------10-|---------10-------10---------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ~~~ |--3--| |--3--| Q E S S S Q E S S S E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------|---------------------------| |-15----15-13h15p13s12----13-12h13p12-|-----12--------------------| |-------------------------------------|-13------13s12-12s10-10h12-| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |--------8--------------8-------------|--8----------8--------8----| |-----9--------------9--------9-------|----------9--------9-------| |-10-------10-------------10----------|-----10--------10----------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------| 3/4 ~~~ H. E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------13-|-12------13-12--------| |-12----------------12----|-----12--------12s10--| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----7-------7---------7-|----------7--------7--| |--8-------8---------8----|------8---------8-----| |-------10-------10-------|-10---------10--------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|------6---------5-----| |----------2-(2)-----5----|-(5)------------------| |--3----------------------|----------------------| 4/4 Gtr II F G W +W W | | | o / o Gtr III ~~~~ ~~ H.. E Q E E E E E E W |-----------------------|----------------13-13----|--------------------| |-----------------------|-------------13-------13-|--------------------| |-10-----------------10-|-10----12-13-------------|-12-----------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| | | Gtr I | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------8------8-------|--8--------8--------8----|----7------7------7-| |------9------9-------9-|--------9--------9-------|--8------8------8---| |-10-------10-----10----|----10-------10-------10-|------10-----10-----| |-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| +W | / +E E E +E +E E E E |---------15b16==(15)r(15)----------| |-----------------------------------| |-(12)-12------------------12-12s10-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |----------7----------------7-------| |-------8---------------8---------8-| |--10-------------10----------10----| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| F W +W | | o / Q +H. +H. E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-10----(10)-------------|-(10)-------------10h12-| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--8---------8------8----|------8------8--------8-| |---------9-------9------|---9-------9-------9----| |----10--------10-----10-|--------10-----10-------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| G W +W | | o / W +W |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |-12-----------------|-(12)------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| | | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------7------7------|---7-------7------7----| |----8------8------8-|---------8------8------| |-10-----10-----10---|------10-----10-----10-| |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| w/Rhy Fig 1 x4 W W W +W 4x ||-------------------|---------------------|| ||o------------------|--------------------o|| ||--12---------------|-(12)----------------|| ||-------------------|---------------------|| ||o------------------|--------------------o|| ||-------------------|---------------------|| Verse 3 Rhy Fig 1 x3 w/Rhy Fig 1 Gtr III H H +H +H |---------19b22========|=(19)r======(19)-------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3--2-2-2--| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3--2-2-2--| |-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1--0-0-0--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------0---------|-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7s5-5-5-5s=| |-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7s5-5-5-5s=| |-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s|=5-5-5-5s3-3-3-3s=| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7s5-5-5-5s|=3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5s=| |-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5s|=7-7-7-7s5-5-5-5s|=3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5s=| |-1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s|=5-5-5-5s3-3-3-3s|=1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s=| Gtr I E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-------------| |-----------------|----0-----0--|----0-----0--| |-7-7-7-7s5-5-5-5-|-3-----5-----|-7-----5-----| |-7-7-7-7s5-5-5-5-|-3-----5-----|-7-----5-----| |-5-5-5-5s3-3-3-3-|-1-----3-----|-5-----3-----| | |-Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy Fig 3-| | | Gtr II | W H H H H |-----------------|-------------|-------------| |-----------------|-8-----8-----|-8-----8-----| |-----------------|-------------|-------------| |-----------------|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----| |-----------------|-------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-------------| |-Riff B end Riff B-| Rhy Fig 3 + Riff B x4 w/Rhy Fig 3 + Riff B to fade Gtrs III, IV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q Q E +E +E E +W |----12----------------------||-----------------| 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