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blue oyster cult  - don't fear the reaper

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Guitar6String  Tabwww.guitartabs.cc2012/02/05 06:19:39

first section is the intro. It works in a kind of echo effect.  You play the first 4 notes, then let the last one ring and so on. It sounds best when you gradually get softer through out the 4 intervals.
Note: this does not contain the solo sorry guys
Here it is:

Intro

E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G------2--0---------------0-------------0---------------0-----
D----2-----------------0-------------0---------------0--------  *This is play 8 times
A--0----------------2-------------3---------------2-----------
E----------------3-------------1---------------3--------------

Chorus/Vocals Guitar (what you hear in the background behind the vocals and chorus:
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--------0---
D-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------2-2-2-2------------------0--------0-----
A--3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0----5-5-5-5-----3--------2-------
E--1-1-1-1----3-3-3-3---------------------1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0---------------3-3-3-3---1--------3---------

After that it repeats the intro section 9 times and then plays this chord:
E----0--
B----1--
G----2--
D----2--
A----0--
E-------
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blue_oyster_cult/dont_fear_the_reaper_tab_ver_2.html ]
Then the whole vocals section up to here repeats itself:
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--------0---
D-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------2-2-2-2------------------0--------0-----
A--3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0----5-5-5-5-----3--------2-------
E--1-1-1-1----3-3-3-3---------------------1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0---------------3-3-3-3---1--------3---------

The second half/ending of the song goes like this: 
E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------- X 2
D--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3------5-5-5-5-------
E--------------3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1------3-3-3-3-------

then...
E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------0--------0-------
D----2-2-2-2----------------------0--------0---------
A----0-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5--------3--------2-----------
E----------------3-3-3-3------1--------3-------------

Then the intro section is played 9 times again:
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G------2--0---------------0-------------0---------------0-----
D----2-----------------0-------------0---------------0-------- X 9 
A--0----------------2-------------3---------------2-----------
E----------------3-------------1---------------3--------------

Then it closes on this chord:
E----0--
B----1--
G----2--
D----2--
A----0--
E-------

THE END

OK guys this was my very first tab i've written so it may not be THAT good! I'd really appreciate your comments so just reply to the tab if you want to say something or have any changes i should make.
Thanks a lot and hope you enjoy it.

Ben