Gil Blanco County
Blue Oyster Cult Key
Bm
Scroll
3
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Gil Blanco County - Stalk-Forrest Group
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Tabbed by: LoggyK
Tuning: EADGBe
Gil Blanco County from St Cecilia The Elektra Recordings by Stalk-Forrest Group (who
would later become Blue
Oyster Cult)
Bass part (plays from the beginning and pretty much throughout)
Album Version
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----6-------4---2-----------2------------------------|
E|--------------------------4-------4-----2------------|
Live Version
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----7-------6----4------2----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------4-----2------------|
===============================================================================================================
===============================================================================================================
VERSE
Guitar part, starts at about 15-20 seconds in and plays through most verses
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7h9p7--------------------7h9p7------------|
E|---7-7---7-------7h9p7------7-7---7-------7h9p7------|
===============================================================================================================
===============================================================================================================
CHORUS
Chord- Eb E Eb E
Lyric- To Gil Blanco County It's not far
Strumming Pattern- D D U D D D U D D D U D D D U D
Chords
Eb E
e 0 0
B
0 0
G
9 10
D
9 10
A
6 7
E
===============================================================================================================
===============================================================================================================
BRIDGE (about 1:33)
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-8-9-8-6-----9-8-9-8-6-----9-8-9-8-6-----9-8-9-8-6-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E F#
E|-------------------------------0-------------------2------------------------|
B|-------------------------------0-------------------2------------------------|
G|--9-8-9-8-6-----6-8/9-8--6-----1-------------------2------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2-------------------4------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2-----2---2h4p2-----4-----4---4h6p4----------|
E|-------------------------------0--0----------------2--2---------------------|
===============================================================================================================
===============================================================================================================
FINAL CHORUS
Eb E Eb E Eb E
It should wash the Face of the Earth and make us clean
D D U D D D U D D D U D D D U D D D U D D D U D
Ab Gb E Gb Ab Gb E Gb Ab Gb E Gb
a-g-a-i-n
D D D DU DUD D D D DU DUD D D D DU DUD
Ab Ab Gb Ab Ab Gb Ab A b Gb Ab Ab Gb
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7---9^--9^---5-------7p5h7p5-7-----9^--9^---5-------5h7/9-7\5------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7---9^--9^---5-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb Ab Ab Gb Ab Ab Gb Ab Ab Gb Ab
(ignore)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
Chords Used