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Don't Fear the Reaper Guitar Tablature
DON'T FEAR THE REAPER
Tabbed by Sean Kay

Intro
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0------------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0--------------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2----------------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------ x4 

Verse 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0------------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0--------------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2----------------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------ x4

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------0--------0---------
D|---------------------------------------0--------0-----------
A|-------------------------------------3--------2-------------
E|--1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--1--------3---------------

Chorus 
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0------------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0--------------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2----------------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------ x4

1st solo break
e|--15-13-12-13----12-----------------------------------------
B|--------------15----15^17---15-13-12------------------------
G|------------------------------------12----14----------------
D|---------------------------------------14-------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0------------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0--------------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2----------------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------ X2

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------15-15^17^15-13-12-------------------------
G|--14-16-17--1614-------------------12----14----------------
D|--------------------------------------14--------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0------------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0--------------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2----------------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------ x2

e|---------------12-------------------------------------------
B|-----12-12b13-----12----------12----------------------------
G|--14-----------------14-12-------14-------------------------
D|---------------------------14-------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------


e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------1---------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0--2---------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0----2---------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2------0---------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------

Bridge
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0------------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0--------------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2----------------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------ x4

2nd Verse
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0------------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0--------------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2----------------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------ x4

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|--/108-/10--5----------------------------------------------
G|--/-97-/-9--5--5-----5------------------------------------
D|-----------------7-5---3------------------------------------
A|---------------------7--------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------0-------------------------------------------
E|--1-1-1-1-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0----------

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------53-----3/5-----5/7-----75-----53---------
E|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-31-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-53-3-3-31---------

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------3/5-----5/7-----75-----53-----3/5-----5/7-----------
E|--1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-53-3-3-31-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-------
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------0-------0---------------------------------
D|----------------0-------0-----------------------------------
A|--75---------3-------2-------------------------------------
E|--53-3-3-0-1-------3---------------------------------------
                     
Chorus
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0------------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0--------------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2----------------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------ x4

2nd solo break
e|-12---------------------------------------------------------
B|----12^13^12-10---------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0------------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0--------------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2----------------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------ x2

e|--12--------------------------------------------------------
B|-----12^13^12-10----10-10-10--------------------------------
G|-----------------12-----------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0------------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0--------------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2----------------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------ x2

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|-10-12^13^12--10-8/10-10/12-1210---------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------1---------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0--2---------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0----2---------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2------0---------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------

e|-------8-----8------8------8------8--------------------------
G|-----9-----9------9------9------9----------------------------
B|--10----10-----10-----10-----10------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

e|-------7------7------7------7------7------7------------------
G|-----8------8------8------8------8------8--------------------
B|--10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10----------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

e|-------8-----8------8------8------8--------------------------
G|-----9-----9------9------9------9----------------------------
B|--10----10-----10-----10-----10------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

e|-------7------7------7------7------7------7------------------
G|-----8------8------8------8------8------8--------------------
B|--10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10----------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

Main Solo
e|-15t-15b(16)--13h15p13-13-15-15-------------13----15b(16)15--
G|-------------------------------15--15-16-15----16------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

e|-/19-19-19^20--15-15h16p15--15h16p15----15-13h15p13---13-----
G|-------------------------------------18-------------17-------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------15b(17)15-13-11-13----11---
G|-15-17-13--12h13p12----------------------------------15------
B|--------------------12h13p12--12-----------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

e|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-13-15-15(16)15--13-12h13p12-13-12h13p12---------------------
B|-----------------------------------------13p12-12----12------
D|--------------------------------------------------15---------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------13---------------------
G|----13-12----13-12-----------------13------------------------
B|-12-------l2-------12/10--10/12-13-------13-12---------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

e|----15(17)15-------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-12----------1210----10h12-12-------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

e|-------8------8------8------8------8-------------------------  |
G|-----9------9------9------9------9---------------------------  |
B|--10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----------------------------  |
D|-------------------------------------------------------------  |
A|-------------------------------------------------------------  |
E|-------------------------------------------------------------  |
                                                                 |
e|-------7------7------7-----7------7------7-------------------  |
G|-----8------8------8-----8------8------8---------------------  |
B|--10-----10-----10----10-----10-----10-----------------------  |
D|-------------------------------------------------------------  |
A|-------------------------------------------------------------  |
E|-------------------------------------------------------------  |x7

3rd Verse and fade
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------2-0--------0--------0-------0------------------------
D|-----2----------0--------0-------0--------------------------
A|---0----------2--------3-------2----------------------------
E|------------3--------1-------3------------------------------ x4

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----
E|---1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3--5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0----- 

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|---/7-7-7-7-5-5-5-53---3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-75-5-5-5--------
E|---/5-5-5-5-3-3-3-31-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-53-3-3-3--------  

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|---3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-75-5-5-53-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/---------
E|---1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-53-3-3-31-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/---------

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------0---------0----------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|---/7-7-7-75-5-5-5----------------------------------------
E|---/5-5-5-53-3-3-3--1---------3---------------------------  
Outro
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|---0--------------------------------------------------------
E|---------3-----1-----3--------------------------------------

2nd Guitar
e|---17-------------------------------------------------------
B|---17--15b(16)15--13----------------------------------------
G|-------16b(17)16--14----------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
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