Comments on: Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear the Reaper

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:00:54 +0000

I find the following easier to play but it probably doesn’t sound quite as good:

–31–1—1—1-
-3—1—1—1–
0—2–23–32–2
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By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:25:48 +0000

Alek: No.

By: Alek

Alek — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:29:34 +0000

Is this in the original key?

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:16:18 +0000

tim: I chose the fretted note because I wanted the notes to ring into each other like they do on the original version.

You could have the E string open and then play fourth fret on the G string for the second note.

By: tim

tim — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:46:47 +0000

hi. i got a ukelele for christmas and i’ve really enjoyed learning a nice familiar song like this, so thankyou.

however i have a question! how come you’ve chosen to use fretted strings when an equivalent open string is available? for example, am i right in thinking the 4th fret of the C is an E? i found it a lot easier to play this with my slow dopey hands if i swapped in the open strings for their fretted equivalents.

is there any disadvantage to doing it my way, or have i done something silly like read the notation wrong or mistune the uke?

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:37:37 +0000

Lonna: I can’t wait.

Cashew: I love you too.

Connor: I must admit, I’d forgotten you requested it. But you’re welcome.

Daniel: My pleasure.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:06:54 +0000

Wow sounds terrific even on my shitty little souvenir uke that i have! Thanks!

By: Connor

Connor — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:48:07 +0000

Whoa, I remember when I requested this a while back. Can’t remember if I ever thanked you, so I will now just in case.

Thanks Woodshed, great tab :D

By: Cashew

Cashew — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:16:18 +0000

Woodshed, I love you. Awesome riff.

By: LonnaB

LonnaB — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:14:46 +0000

Zym, you beat me to it.

Woodshed, someone needs to get you a cowbell for Christmas.