Burnin For You Guitar Tabs by Iced Earth

Iced Earth:  Burnin' For You (Blue Oyster Cult)

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
                 Brian Van Maurik (vanmaurik@hotmail.com)
                 John McNeal (Lynching@aol.com)

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Date last modified:  12/22/01
  
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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (repeat as many times necessary)
Guitar 1 
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|--3--|
Eb|--1--|

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-------------8~---------------|
Gb|-9-7h9p7---------9-7h9p7------|
Db|---------10--------------10~--|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------5~-------------|
Gb|-5-4h5p4-------5-4h5p4----|
Db|---------7-------------7~-|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------7------------------|
Ab|-5--7--3--5--2--3--5--5---------------|
Eb|-3--5--1--3--0--1-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
                           * * * * * * * 
Guitar 2
eb|------8p7---8---------------------|
Bb|-/8~------8---------8~------------|
Gb|--------------9/10------10-9------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------10~--|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|-5--7-------------/5--------------------/12-10----/15~-|
Bb|-------/8~---5--8-----------------10-13----------------|
Gb|----------------------5~---7-9-10--------------12------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------9---------------|
Ab|-7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
      * * * * * * *   * * * * * * * 
   "Home in the valley..."

1st, 3rd, 4th ending
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-7-----------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3------5--|
Eb|-----------------1-1-1--3-3-3--|
      * * * * * * * * *    * * 
   "Home in the city..."

2nd ending (Guitar 1 plays 1st ending, guitar 2 plays this)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-7------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3----------|
Eb|-----------------1-1-1--5b7r5~~-|
      * * * * * * * * *    
   "Ain't no home for me..."


Riff 4                  x2
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|-7\6/-7----5-3----5-5-|
Eb|-5\4/-5----3-1----3-3-|
   "Burn out the day..."
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-5-5--------5--5------5-----------------------|
Ab|-3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3----3---3--3--5-5-|
Eb|-------------------------1-1--1-1-1-1--1--3-3-|
         * * *       * *         *   *
   "I can't see no reason..."   
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-5--5--2-----7-----------------|
Ab|-3--2--0--5--5--------3----5-5-|
Eb|----------3--5----0-0-1----3-3-|
                     * * 
   "I'm living for giving..."


Riff 5
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-7\6/-7----5-3--3--5-5-|
Eb|-5\4/-5----3-1--1--3-3-|
  "I'm burning, I'm burning..."

Last time
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|-7\6/-7----5-3--3--5-|
Eb|-5\4/-5----3-1--1--3-|
   "I'm burning, I'm burning..."


Play Riff 1


Riff 2a
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------7------------------|
Ab|-5--7--3--5--2--3--5--5---------------|
Eb|-3--5--1--3--0--1-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
                           * * * * * * * 
Guitar 2
eb|------8-7-8-----------10----------10-----|
Bb|-/8~----------/10-8~-----13-12-13--------|
Gb|------------9------------------------12~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|------------13-------13-12------/15~-|
Bb|-15b17---------13--------------------|
Gb|-------14~--------14-------12~-------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Play Riff 3   "Time is the essence..."

Guitar 2 plays this under riff 3:
(clean)
eb|--------------------|
Bb|-------5----------8-|
Gb|-----5----------9---|
Db|---7----------9-----|
Ab|------------7-------|
Eb|-5------------------|

eb|------------------1-------3-|
Bb|-------6--------1-------3---|
Gb|-----7--------2-------4-----|
Db|---7--------3-------5-------|
Ab|-5--------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|


Play Riff 4  "Burn out the day..."

Guitar fill
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-10----------10-------------|
Db|---1212-1010----12-10-12b14-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------/14-12~~-|
Db|-12p10-12---10-12b14-10----------|
Ab|----------12---------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

End fill

Play Riff 5  "I'm burning, I'm burning..."
Play Riff 1

Guitar fill
eb|-----------|
Bb|-[8]10r8~~-|
Gb|-----------|
Db|-----------|
Ab|-----------|
Eb|-----------|

End fill


Play Riff 3  Solo Rhythm

Solo
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 4  "Burn out the day..."

Guitar fill
eb|-10b12-8-10----8-10-10b12--10-8-------|
Bb|------------10------------------10~~~-|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|------------7-8-----|
Bb|-8-10p8---------8~~-|
Gb|--------9~----------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|

End fill


Riff 5a
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|-7-6-7----5-3--3--5-5-|
Eb|-5-4-5----3-1--1--3-3-|
    * * * 
  "I'm burning, I'm burning..."

Guitar fills
#1
eb|-----------------8----------------------|
Bb|-8b10[8]-8b10[8]---10-8-10-8---------10-|
Gb|-----------------------------9-7b9r7----|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10--------10-------------------------|
Gb|-7b9r7-----7b9r7-----7b9r7------------------|
Db|---------------------------10-7----7b9r7~~~-|
Ab|--------------------------------10----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

#2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-13-12-10----10-------------------|
Gb|-------------12----12-10-9-10-9-7----|
Db|----------------------------------10-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7b9[7]-7b9[7]-7b9[7]-7b9[7]-7-----------------|
Db|-------------------------------10-7----7b9r7~~-|
Ab|------------------------------------10---------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

End fills


Riff 5b
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-7-6-7------5-3--3--5-5-|
Eb|-5-4-5-555--3-1--1--3-3-|
    * * * ***
  "I'm burning, I'm burning..."

Last time
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|-7\6/-7----5-3--3--5-|
Eb|-5\4/-5----3-1--1--3-|
   "I'm burning, I'm burning..."


Guitar fill
eb|-8p5-----8p5-----8p5-----------------------|
Bb|-----8p5-----8p5-----8p5-------------------|
Gb|-------------------------7p5-7b9[7]-7b9[7]-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|---------10b12--10-8-------|
Bb|---------------------10~~~-|
Gb|-7b9[7]--------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

End fill


Play Riff 1

Guitar fill
eb|-[15]17r15~~-|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-------------|
Db|-------------|
Ab|-------------|
Eb|-------------|

End fill


Final chord
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|--7--|
Eb|--5--|


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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

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