I Love The Night tab by Blue Öyster Cult

Tuning: Standard tuning

Difficulty: novice

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 - X|3|2|0|1|3
D - X|X|0|2|3|2*
Em - 0|2|2|0|0|0
Am - X|0|2|2|1|0
B7 - X|2|1|2|0|2
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 Em
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 and D chords, but on electric I like this sound better.


   C           D           C           D
E||-3---------|-----------|-----------|----------|
B||-1-------8-|-7-------7-|-8-------8-|-7-----7--|
G||-0---------|---7----7--|-----------|---7--7--9|
D||-2---------|-----7-7---|-----------|-----7----|
A||-3---------|-----------|-----------|----------|
E||-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|


  |-----Play these 2 measures 4x-------|*
   Em                                   Am
E||-----------------|-------10-------7-|-8----------|
B||---7-8---7-8---7-|-8---7------7-8---|------------|
G||-9-----9-----9---|---9------9-------|------------|
D||-----------------|------------------|------------|
A||-----------------|------------------|------------|
E||-----------------|------------------|------------|

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



C  D  C  D  Em

Am             B7                  Em
That night her kiss told me it was over

Am           B7            Em
I walked out late into the dark

G         Am                         C      B7
The misty gloom seemed to soak up my sorrow

Am                  B7
The further I went on

Am                  B7
I felt a spreading calm

    Am          B7                    Em
And suddenly my eyes were filled with light

      Am             B7              Em
And a lovely lady in white was by my side, and she said

G          Am                  C   B7
Like me, I see you’re walking alone

Am                B7
Won’t you please stay?

Am                B7
I couldn’t look away

C  D  C  D

              C  D            C    D
Then she said I      love the night

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

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

C  D            C     D
I      love the night

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

            D            C    D  C  D
If you will welcome me tonight

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

C              D             C      D
 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                 B7          Am            B7          Am             B7
E||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
B||-----------------|-------7-8-|-------------|-------7-8-|--------------|
G||-----------------|---7-------|-9-----------|---7-------|-9------------|
D||-----------------|-9---9-----|-------------|-9---9-----|--------------|
A||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
E||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
..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                D               C                D               C
E||-10-8-7---------|---------------|-10-8-7---------|---------------|
B||--------10-8-10b|r10------------|--------10-8-10b|r10------------|
G||----------------|----7----------|----------------|---------------|
D||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
A||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
E||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|


Alternate chord voicings:

C - X|X|10|9|8|8
D - X|X|7|7|7|X
Em - X|X|9|9|8|7
Am - X|X|7|5|5|5
B - X|X|9|8|7|7
G - X|X|5|4|3|3