From: Ed Tidwell
Cities on Flame ( With Rock and Roll )
Key of A so F# Blues type runs work great. Try the CBA + GF#E type triplets
In the leads. Also choose small three note riffs from the Blues scales and
Try little with the arpeggio of open A.
R = rest
*** = triplet
Main Riff
F#m
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————-O34-34-34-32O————O34-34-34-32O—————————-
—-252—R—2————-2O-252—R—2————-2O—REPEAT——————
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Lead played during second pass of above intro riff
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F#m Em
My heart is Black and my lips are cold. Cities on Flame with rock and roll.
F#m Em
Three thousand guitars they seem to cry. My ears will melt and then
D A Bm
My eyes. So, let the girl let that girl rock and roll. Cities on Flame
(play D full and emphasis F# and E-first string with chord)
F#m
Now, with rock and roll.
Single Notes:
F# A F# C# F#
My heart is black and my lips etc.
E G E B E G E B F#
Cities on Flame with rock and roll. Three thousand
Try these small riffs. (play lower frets if preferred)
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And this riff
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-1hO—1hO—1hO—1hO—1-2——2p1pO———————————————
—-2—-2—-2—-2—————2-2-2-2-2-4-4——————————-
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