Cities on Flame Lyrics

Iced Earth: Cities On Flame (Blue Oyster Cult)
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Date last modified: May 17, 2003
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Riff 1
Ab|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3---2h3p2p0-----|
Eb|-2--5--2----2-5---------------------------2p0-|
Guitar fill
Bb|-4b5r4-2-4-4-2------|
Gb|-4b5r4-2-4-4-2-4b6~-|
Bb|-4b5r4-2-4-2---------|
Gb|-4b5r4-2-4-2-4-2-----|
Db|-------------4-2-4~~-|
End guitar fill
Riff 2
Ab|-4--7-4----4~--(4)p0--4--7-4----4~-|
"My heart is black..."
Ab|-2--6-2----2~----2--6-2----2~--(2)p0-|
"Cities on flame..."
Riff 3
"So let the girl..."
"Cities on flame..."
Guitar fill for riff 3
Guitar 1
Gb|-11-12-13-14~--6-7-8-9~-|
eb|-17b19-17-17b19r17-14----14------------------|
Bb|----------------------17----17-14-17-17b19~~-|
Guitar 2
Gb|----9-10-11~-------------|
Db|-12-----------7-9-10-11~-|
End guitar fill
Play Riff 1
Guitar fill
Gb|--------------11--8/11~~-|
Db|---9b11-9p7--------------|
End guitar fill
Play Riff 2 "Gardens of nocturne..."
Play Riff 3 "So let the girl..."
Guitar fill for riff 3
Guitar 1
Gb|-11-12-13-14~--6-7-8-9~-|
Bb|--9b11--7----------------|
Db|------------10-9-7-9b10~-|
Guitar 2
Gb|----9-10-11~-------------|
Db|-12-----------7-9-10-11~-|
End guitar fill
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
End Solo
Play Riff 2 "My heart is black..."
Play Riff 3 "Let the girl..."
Guitar fill for riff 3
Guitar 1
Gb|-11-12-13-14~--6-7-8-9~-|
eb|-12b14--12b14r12-11-|
Guitar 2
Gb|----9-10-11~-------------|
Db|-12-----------7-9-10-11~-|
End guitar fill
Riff 1a (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
Ab|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3---2h3p2p0-----|
Eb|-2--5--2----2-5---------------------------2p0-|
Gb|----------------------------------4p2---5p2---5-6-|
eb|-----------------------(----------------------9p7p5------)-|
Bb|-----------------------(-----------------5-7--------7--5~)-|
Gb|-----------------------(4p2---5p2---5-6------------------)-|
Riff 4
Guitar 1
let ring
Guitar 2
Bb|-10p9p7-10p9p7-9p7p5-9p7p5-------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------9p8p6-9p8p6-9p8p6-9p8p6-|
Guitar 3
Gb|-11p9p6-11p9p6-9p8p6-9p8p6-----------------------------|
Db|---------------------------11p9p7-11p9p7-11p9p7-11p9p7-|
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
Gb|--2~--4~-----4b6--6r4-2----|
Db|--2~--4~----------------------4~-|
Gb|-4b6--4-2-4-2----|
Db|-----------------------4~-|
Gb|--2~--4~--------2-4-2-----------------|
Db|--2~--4~-----4~-------4--2------------|
Eb|----------\\-------------------4--2~~-|
Gb|-11p9-11~--11p9-11~--11p9-11~--11p9-11~-|
eb|---------------------------12b14-12b14~~-|
Bb|-12b14-12-10--12b14-12-10----------------|
eb|-17b19-17b19-17b19r17-14------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------17-17b19-17b19-17b19~~-|
Bb|-10-12p10-10-12p10-10-12p10-10-12p10\----------------|
eb|------------------------------------7-9-11-12b14~-12b14~~------|
Bb|-10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7-7-9-10----------------------------|
End Solo
Ending: (Guitars 2 & 3 play notes in () & [] )
eb|---------------------------------(----------------------9p7p5---)-|
Gb|---------------------------------(4p2---5p2---5-6---------------)-|
Bb|-(5~----------7-7\)-|
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
12 = pre-bend.
12r10 = pre-bend and release.
= pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill