CITIES ON FLAME WITH RO

As recorded by Blue Oyster Cult

(From the 1972 Album BLUE OYSTER CULT)
Transcribed by slayde Words an
Donald R

A Intro
P = 90
N.C.

ggg 4 k j l VV
I 4 c VV
f V gV V f V V V V
1

V V V V V f V gV f V gV
V
Gtr I

T
A (4) (2)
4 2 2
B 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 0
2 5 2 2 2 0
P P

ggg V V V V gVV VV V V V V VV
I VV
f V gV V f V V V V
3

V V V V V f V gV f V gV
V
M
1/2 3/4 M
T
4
O4 2
4
4
4
4 2 4 (4)
O (4) (2)
A 4 4 2 2
B 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 0
2 5 2 2 2 0
P P P

ggg V V V V gVV VV VV f V l
5
I f V gV VV f V gV VV f V gV V f V V
V V V V V V V V
1/2M
T
4
O4 2
4
4
4
4
2
2 0 (4) (2)
A 4 4 2 2
B 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 0
2 5 2 2 2 0
P P P

(Fb m)
B First Verse
g g k R k R c
(E)
k k
7
Ig c R Vc V R Vc V
V V V P V V V V V P V V V V V P V V V P
T
A
B 2 4 2 4 0 2 0 2

(Fb m)
2 5 2 0 2 5 2 0 4 0 0 4 0
H H H H

g g k R k R c
(E)
k k
11
Ig c R Vc V R Vc V
V V V P V V V V V P V V V V V P V V V P
T
A
B 2 4 2 4 0 2 0 2
2 5 2 2 5 2 0 4 0 0 4 0
H H H H
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C First Chorus

ggg fgVVV l f VVV VV l gVVV l f VVV l e V f V V

(D) (A)

I V V VV V V V
V V V V VV VV f V gV V V V
15

f
T 10 9 7 10 9 2
A 10 9 7 10 9 7 2 4 2
10 9 7 10 9 8 9 7 4 2 2 2 2 4 (2)
B 4 2 0 0 3 4
10
H H
sl.

c
(B)

ggg l gVV V VV VV VV VV VV k j
17
I VV VV VV V gV VV V V V V V V V V V
FullM let ring
Full M
T
4 4 4 4 (4)
O 4
4
2
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
4
4
A 4 4 4 4 4 6 4
B 2 2 2 5 6 6
H

N.C.

ggg k j l
19
I c f V gV VV f V gV VV f V gV V f V V
V V V V V V V V
fff
T
A (4) (2)
4 2 2
B 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 0
2 5 2 2 2 0
P P

ggg 4 V V V V VV VV
21
I 4 f V gV VV f V gV VV f V gV V f V V
V V V V V V V V
M
1/2

T
4
O
(4) 2
2
2
2
2
(4) (2)
A 4 4 2 2
B 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 0
2 5 2 2 2 0
P P P

(Fb m)
D Second Verse
g g k R k R c
(E)
k k
23
Ig c R Vc V R Vc V
V V V P V V V V V P V V V V V P V V V P
T
A
B 2 4 2 4 0 2 0 2
2 5 2 0 2 5 2 0 4 0 0 4 0
H H H H

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(Fb m)
g g k R k R c
(E)
k k
27
Ig c R Vc V R Vc V
V V V P V V V V V P V V V V V P V V V P
T
A
B 2 4 2 4 0 2 0 2
2 5 2 2 5 2 0 4 0 0 4 0
H H H H

E Second Chorus
(D) (A)

VV V V V V V VV V V f V V V V V
ggg V V V V V V V V V V V V
31
I V V
V
f [[ FullM M
Full

T 10 10 10
10
10 10
O 8 10 8 10 12
A 7 7 7 9 (9) 9 7 7 9 11 11
7 9 9 7 9 9
B (0)
H H H P

VV V V V V V V V VV V V VV VV VV VV VV
(B)

g g V V V V V V V V
33
I g u k j
M
Full M
Full M
Full

T 12 12 12 14
14 O
14 (14) 12 12 14 12 12 12
14
14 (14) 14 12
14
14
14
12
14
14
14
12
14
14
A 13 13
B
P

N.C.

ggg k j l
35
I c f V gV VV f V gV VV f V gV V f V V
V V V V V V V V
fff
T
A 4 (2)
4 2 2
B 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 0
2 5 2 2 2 0
P P

gg k j l
37
Ig c f V gV
VV
f V gV
VV
V
VV
V
VV V V V
V V V V V
T
A 4 2 4 2 2 4
4 2 4 2 4
B 0 3 4 3 4 4 4
2 5 2 2

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F Guitar Solo 1
N.C.

ggg V V V P V V V V V
3
39
I Pz z V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV
V V fV V V
let ring
M
Full M
Full M
Full

T
4 6
5
6 4 2 4 2 4
2
2 5 (5) 2 O
2 4 (4) 2 2 2
A 4 4 2 4 4 2
B 4 4 3 2 0
sl. sl. P

VVVVV VVVVVVVVVVV VV VVV

ggg VV VV VV VV m V V VV VV V V V V V VV gVV
41
I }
VV 3

M
Full FullM M
Full M
Full

T
5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 x 17
14
17
14 17 14
17
(14)17 14
17
(14)17 14
17 14
17 14
14 17
17 14
14
16
14
O
16(16)14
14 16
14 16
A 16
B
2 (2)
P P P P P P
sl.

g g VV VV VV V VV VV VV V VV V V P V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V
43
I g V V z V
M
Full FullM
2 7 7 5 7
T 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 5 7 (7) 5 5 7 5
A 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 4 6 6 6 5 4 2
16 16 16
B
sl. sl. sl.

gg
45
I g gVV V V e V V f V gV V V VV V V V V
gVV V V V V V V
V V V fV V
V V V V
M
1/2 M
1/2 M
Full

T 4 2 4 O
O2
A 4 2 3 2 2 4 4 2 4 2 4 2
4 4 2 4 4 4 4 2
B 3 4 4 4 3 2 0
4 0
H H P

ggg 4 k j l VV
I 4 c VV
f V gV V f V V V V
47

V V V V V f V gV f V gV
V
T
A (4) (2)
4 2 2
B 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 0
2 5 2 2 2 0
P P

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G Third Verse
b
ggg (F m)
k R c k R c
(E)
k k
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I R Vc V R Vc V
V V V P V V V V V P V V V V V P V V V P
T
A
B 2 4 2 4 0 2 0 2
2 5 2 2 5 2 0 4 0 0 4 0
H H H H

H Third Chorus
(D) (A)
V
ggg
VV VV V VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V
53
I
V
f M
Full [[[ FullM
T 10 O7 9 7 10 10
10
10
O
10 8 10 8 10 12
A 9 (9) 9 11 11
7
B 5 (0)
H P

V V V V V V V VV V V V V V
ggg VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV P V k j
55
I z u
M
Full

T 12 12 12 12 12 12 14
14 O
14 (14) 12 12 14 10 (10) 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 12
A 9 (9) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
B
P sl.

N.C.

ggg k j l
57
I c f V gV VV f V gV VV f V gV V f V V
V V V V V V V V
fff
T
A 4 2
4 2 2
B 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 0
2 5 2 2 2 0
P P

gg
3 3
59
I g 44 c
k j l V
V V
V V V V f V V V 24 V V k j
V V V V V f V gV f V gV f V gV V
T
A 4 2 4 2 5 4 2 4 6
4 2 4
B 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 (0)
2 5 2 2
P P P

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ggg 4 l fV V V V
34 V V k V V k
3 3
62
I 4 VV f V gV VV f V gV V V V fV V V
V V f V gV V 3

8 7 5
T 5 7 7
A 4 2 4 2 5 4 2 4 6
4 2 4
B 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 (0)

C DR
2
P P P P P

Doubleb Time P = 180 (P P P P )

gg W V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V
(E) (F m)

V gV V V V V V V V V V V
I g 44 4
4x
64

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 5 4 2 5 4 2 4 2 0 4 2 0
T 5 5 4 2 5 4 2 5 4 2 5 4 2
A
B
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

c
I Guitar Solo 2

ggg W gVV UU j V V V gV V V V V
3
V
3
V V V V V V V VVV
3
67
I WW V U
M M
3
Full Full

2
T 2 4 (4) 5 4 2 2
A 2 4 (4) 4 4 2 4 (4) 4 2 4 2 2 2
2 4 (4) 4 4 2
B

c
sl. P P

ggg W c c
I WW gVV WW V V V P V V gVV VV c V V V
V W z V gV V V V V V V
71

u u
T 4 (4) 5 4 2
4 (4) 4 6 6 4 2 4 2 (4) (4) (4)
A 4 (4) 4 4 4 6 (6)
B 4 6 6

V
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V
75
Ig 3 3
[[[[ M M M M M
3 3 3 3 3
1/2 1/2 Full Full Full

17
T 17 (17) 17 14
A 16 16 14 16 16 14
16 14 16 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14
B

V V V V V V V V
sl. P P P P P P P

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
ggg
79
I 3
3 3 3
u3
O MO
Full M
Full M
Full

T
17 (17) 16 17 16 14
17 (17) 17
O O
A 16 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16
B
H P P P P P P sl.
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gV
ggg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
82
I V V V gV V 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
3
2 5 4 2 5 4 2 5 4 2 5 4 2 2 4 5 7 9 11
T 2 4 5
A 2 4
B
P P P P P P P P sl.
J Outro
Half Time P = 90
N.C.

gg
3 3

Ig k j l VV VV V V V fV V V
85
c
V V V V V f V gV f V gV f V gV V
T
A 4 2 4 2 5 4 2
4 2 4
B 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 (0)

b
2 5 2 2
P P P

fV V V V
(E) F5

g g 3 k V V k 44 V V V V k j
87
Ig 4 V V VV VV
3
V V
8 7 5
T 5 7 7 5 5 5 5
A 4 6
4 4
B 4 4
2 2
P P

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