Lips In The Hills tab by Blue Öyster Cult

Tabs

Song name: Lips in the Hills
Band: Blue Oyster Cult
Album: Cultosaurus Erectus
Notes: Standard guitar tuning, flanger and above all, trusting ears


------------------------INTRO------------------------------------------------
   Repeat 16 times using pick held close to tip in order to create
   the squicky sound.
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9-7-0------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|

------------------------BEGINING----------------------------------------------

    [E MajorE]             [BB]   [C majorC]    [D MajorD]    [C majorC]    [BB]       
E MajorE|----12------------|-----|-----|--10--|------------------|
BB|------------------|-12--|-13--|------|--13-----12-------|
G+G|------------------|-----|-----|------|------------------|
D MajorD|------------------|-----|-----|------|------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|-----|-----|------|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-----|-----|------|------------------|

     [E MajorE]             [BB]   [C majorC]    [D MajorD]    [C majorC]    [BB]       
E MajorE|----12------------|-----|-----|--10--|------|---------------------|
BB|------------------|-12--|-13--|------|--13--|--12--12--12 12 12---|
G+G|------------------|-----|-----|------|------|--12--12--12-12-12---|
D MajorD|------------------|-----|-----|------|------|---------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|-----|-----|------|------|---------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-----|-----|------|------|---------------------|


--------------------------INTRO SOLO---------------------------------

    
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
BB|------------7----------|------------------------- ------5-4------|
G+G|----9~7~9----7--9------|-2-2-2--4-5-7-5-4-2--2-2-2--4-5-----4-0--|
D MajorD|-9--------9---9--------|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------0---------------------------------5----7`--7`5-------|
D MajorD|-2---2(0)--2--4-0---2(0)------------------5~7---7----------7-----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------4-5-4-2--0-----------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------3--------------------------|

-------------------------SINGING-------------------------------------

    I am gripped, by what I cannot        tell  (bridge)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----1(2)---1(2)----1(2)-----1(2)-----|--5--7~5--7-5---5--7~5--7-5----|
A augmentedA|---2-------2-------2--------2---------|--5--7~5--7-5---5--7~5--7-5----|
E MajorE|-0-------0-------0--------0-----------|--3--5~3--5-3---3--5~3--5-3----|

    Have I slipped or have I merely        fell
    I've been tricked, my senses telling   lies  (bridge)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|---1(2)----1(2)----1(2)-----1(2)------|--5--7~5--7-5---5--7~5--7-5----|
A augmentedA|---2-------2-------2--------2---------|--5--7~5--7-5---5--7~5--7-5----|
E MajorE|-0-------0-------0--------0-----------|--3--5~3--5-3---3--5~3--5-3----|

  I've been (stiffened?) by..........     cries (bridge) Flanger
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|---------3---------3-----------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|---2-----0----2----0-----------|
D MajorD|-----1(2)---1(2)----1(2)-----1(2)-----|---2-----0----2----0-----------|
A augmentedA|---2-------2-------2--------2---------|---0----------0----------------|
E MajorE|-0-------0-------0--------0-----------|---------3---------3-----------|

     [A augmentedA] Flanger       [A augmentedA] Flanger    [G+G] Flanger
   Up in the hills     an apparition
E MajorE|-----------------|------------------------------|
BB|-------------0---|------3-----------------------|
G+G|-2---------2-0---|---2--0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-2---------2-0---|---2--0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------0-----|---0--------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------3---|------3-----------------------|


     [A augmentedA] Flanger       [A augmentedA] Flanger    [G+G] Flanger
   Filling me          with superstition
E MajorE|-----------------|------------------------------|
BB|-------------0---|------3-----------------------|
G+G|-2---------2-0---|---2--0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-2---------2-0---|---2--0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------0-----|---0--------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------3---|------3-----------------------|


   A fiery night, the night that I saw,
   the night that I saw, the night that I saw
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|


    chorus
    Lips in the hills, lips in the      hills
E MajorE|------------------------------------|-----------|
BB|------------------------------------|-----------|
G+G|------------------------------------|-9---------|
D MajorD|--5----7~5---7-5-----5--7~5--7-5----|-9---------|
A augmentedA|--5----7~5---7-5-----5--7~5--7-5----|-7---------|
E MajorE|--3----5~3---5-3-----3--5~3--5-3----|-0---------|

--------------------REPEAT VERSE---------------------

--------------------SOLO-----------------------------

  Rytham for the solo is the same as singing. Create
  your own notes for solo to go over the rytham.

---------------------OUTRO--------------------------

      [E MajorE]             [BB]   [C majorC]    [D MajorD]    [C majorC]    [BB]       
E MajorE|----12------------|-----|-----|--10--|------------------|
BB|------------------|-12--|-13--|------|--13-----12-------|
G+G|------------------|-----|-----|------|------------------|
D MajorD|------------------|-----|-----|------|------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|-----|-----|------|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-----|-----|------|------------------|

     [E MajorE]             [BB]   [C majorC]     [D MajorD]  [C-B- A- G-F- E MajorE       
E MajorE|----12------------|-----|-----|--10---------------------|
BB|------------------|-12--|-13--|-------13-12-10-8--------|
G+G|------------------|-----|-----|------------------10-9---|
D MajorD|------------------|-----|-----|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|-----|-----|-------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-----|-----|-------------------------|

E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----7-9---9~10~9---7----------------------------|
D MajorD|-9--------------9----9--7--5--------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------9-----------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|