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BLUE OYSTER CULT - "Don't Fear the Reaper" - Bass Tab

Common Time(4/4)
Standard Tuning(EADG)

MAIN RIFF:
|------------------|----------------|
|*-----------------|---------------*| (there alot of variations to
|*-----------------|---------------*|  this riff)
|--5-5-r-5-3-3-r-3-|-1-1-r-1-3-3----|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 

CHORUS RIFF:
|-------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------7-5-|---------------|
|-------------|-------------8-----|-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-|
|-1-1-1-3-3-3-|-5-5-5---5/8-------|---------------|
  1 & 2 3 & 4   1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 3 & 4 &

|------------------|------------------|
|*-----------------|-----------------*| 
|*-----3-------2---|-----0-------2---*| 
|--5-5---5-3-3---3-|-1-1---1-3-3---3--|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 

Comment: I know there is a middle riff in the full version of the song,
which unfortunately I don't have so therefore can't tab.


Here is the bridge, repeat this 4 times
|------------------|------------------|
|*---------5-3-----|----------6-5----*| 
|*-------3---------|------2-5--------*| 
|-1--3-4-----------|-1-3--------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 
end of bridge
|------------------|------------------|
|*-----------------|-----------------*| 
|*-----------------|-----------------*| 
|-1---3-----1---3--|-1---3---1---3----|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &