I Love The Night tab by Blue Öyster Cult

Tabs

Tuning: Standard tuning


I play a couple of different chord voicings on this song, depending on if I'm
playing solo or with another guitarist. The first variation is with standard (open
position) chords and the second is based off the 7th position. This is my
interpretation of the song. YMMV

Open position chord voicings:

C majorC - X|3|2|0|1|3
D MajorD - X|X|0|2|3|2*
E minorEm - 0|2|2|0|0|0
A minorAm - X|0|2|2|1|0
B7B7 - X|2|1|2|0|2
G+G - 3|2|0|0|3|3

*When I play this on acoustic I use Dadd2add4/A - 5|X|4|0|3|0 instead of the Dmaj. I
just like the sound of that chord in there for some reason. Also, I prefer to play the E minorEm
as a partial barre on the 7th fret as outlined in the "Alternate" section below instead
of in the open position.

This is how I play the intro/1st interlude. Alternately, you can play it using just the
C majorC and D MajorD chords, but on electric I like this sound better.

  C majorC      D MajorD      C majorC      D MajorD
E MajorE||-3---------|-----------|-----------|----------|
BB||-1-------8-|-7-------7-|-8-------8-|-7-----7--|
G+G||-0---------|---7----7--|-----------|---7--7--9|
D MajorD||-2---------|-----7-7---|-----------|-----7----|
A augmentedA||-3---------|-----------|-----------|----------|
E MajorE||-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|


 |-----Play these 2 measures 4x-------|*
  E minorEm                  A minorAm
E MajorE||-----------------|-------10-------7-|-8----------|
BB||---7-8---7-8---7-|-8---7------7-8---|------------|
G+G||-9-----9-----9---|---9------9-------|------------|
D MajorD||-----------------|------------------|------------|
A augmentedA||-----------------|------------------|------------|
E MajorE||-----------------|------------------|------------|

*In the 2nd interlude after the lead break, play the indicated 2 measures twice.


C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD E minorEm

A minorAm       B7B7         E minorEm
That night her kiss told me it was over

A minorAm      B7B7      E minorEm
I walked out late into the dark

G+G     A minorAm             C majorC   B7B7
The misty gloom seemed to soak up my sorrow

A minorAm         B7B7
The further I went on

A minorAm         B7B7
I felt a spreading calm

  A minorAm     B7B7          E minorEm
And suddenly my eyes were filled with light

   A minorAm       B7B7       E minorEm
And a lovely lady in white was by my side, and she said

G+G     A minorAm         C majorC  B7B7
Like me, I see you’re walking alone

A minorAm        B7B7
Won’t you please stay?

A minorAm        B7B7
I couldn’t look away

C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD

       C majorC D MajorD      C majorC  D MajorD
Then she said I   love the night

  C majorC          D MajorD
The day is okay and the sun can be fun

   C majorC         D MajorD     C majorC  D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
But I live to see those rays slip away

C majorC D MajorD      C majorC   D MajorD
I   love the night

    C majorC         D MajorD        C majorC
There’s so much that I can show and give to you

      D MajorD      C majorC  D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
If you will welcome me tonight

  C majorC      D MajorD       C majorC  D MajorD
If only you had been there my dear

C majorC       D MajorD       C majorC   D MajorD
 We could have shared this together

No Mortal was meant to know such wonder
One look in the mirror told me so
Come darkness I’ll see her again
Yes I’m gonna go
‘Cause now I know
I love the night
The day is okay and the sun can be fun
But I live to see those rays slip away
I love the night
I love the night
I love the night


These are a couple of riffs you may find useful. The first one is played over the "Like
me I see you're walking alone/Won't you please stay?/I couldn't look away" part:

  C majorC         B7B7     A minorAm      B7B7     A minorAm       B7B7
E MajorE||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
BB||-----------------|-------7-8-|-------------|-------7-8-|--------------|
G+G||-----------------|---7-------|-9-----------|---7-------|-9------------|
D MajorD||-----------------|-9---9-----|-------------|-9---9-----|--------------|
A augmentedA||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
E MajorE||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
..alone              Won't you ..       I couldn't ..


This one is played during the chorus, only a couple of times during the first one
chorus, but all through the end chorus/fade out:

b = bend whole step
r = release bend

  C majorC        D MajorD        C majorC        D MajorD        C majorC
E MajorE||-10-8-7---------|---------------|-10-8-7---------|---------------|
BB||--------10-8-10b|r10------------|--------10-8-10b|r10------------|
G+G||----------------|----7----------|----------------|---------------|
D MajorD||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
A augmentedA||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
E MajorE||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|


Alternate chord voicings:

C majorC - X|X|10|9|8|8
D MajorD - X|X|7|7|7|X
E minorEm - X|X|9|9|8|7
A minorAm - X|X|7|5|5|5
BB - X|X|9|8|7|7
G+G - X|X|5|4|3|3

I Love The Night tab

'I Love The Night' is a song from Blue Öyster Cult's 1977 album 'Spectres'.

'I Love The Night' is both written and sung by rhythm guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser.

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