Venus Tab by Television

Venus tab by Television

Guitar Tab

Television

Marquee Moon (1977)

Venus

Chords: Guitar 1 (Tom Verlaine)
Riffs and Secondary Rhythm: Guitar 2 (Richard Lloyd)
Solo: Guitar 1 (Tom Verlaine)

*    h - hammer on
*    p - pull off
*    b - bend string up
*    r - release bend
*    / - slide up
*     - slide down
*    v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
*    t - right hand tap
*    x - play 'note' with heavy damping

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Intro

Riff 1: 3X


    F              G

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------8---------------------------------------|
G--10--9----7--9--7---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------9------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 2: 1X

(I think the most convenient way to get from C to G
 in this riff is to use you ring finger to get to
 the 12th fret of the D string.)


    F                C                G             C

E-------13--------------8-------------13---------------8-----8---|
B-----------13--10---------8--------------13--10----------8------|
G--10---------------9--------9---------------------9------------|
D---------------------------------/12----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

    F                C                G

E-------13--------------8-------------13-------------------------|
B-----------13--10---------8--------------13--10-----------------|
G--10---------------9--------9----------------------------------|
D---------------------------------/12----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|


Richard Lloyd's part in the verses still follow the chords
somewhat.

Anyhow, I'm not Richard Lloyd, so this is the best I can offer:


   C                       C

E------8-----------------------8---------------------------------|
B------8-----------------------8---------------------------------|
G---9-----9h10------9-------9-----9h10------9--------------------|
D--10-----------10---------10-----------10-----------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   F                              G

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--10--10-12-10----10--10-12-10---12-----14----12-------12-------|
D--10--------------10-------------12--12----12----12-------------|
A--8---------------8--------------10-----------------10----------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   C                       C

E------8-----------------------8---------------------------------|
B------8-----------------------8--9h10---------------------------|
G---9-----9h10------9-------9---------------9--------------------|
D--10-----------10---------10-----------10-----------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   F                              G

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--10--10-12-10----10--10-12-10---12-----14----12-------12-------|
D--10--------------10-------------12--12----12----12-------------|
A--8---------------8--------------10-----------------10----------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Am                   Am

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10-12-12h13h10-------10-12-12h13h10---------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Dm                  Dm

E--10-12-12h13h10------10--12-12h13h10---------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Am                Am

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10-12-12h13h10----10-12-12h13h10------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Dm                  G

E--10-12-12h13h10------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------8--6--5-----------------------------------|
G-------------------------------7--5-----------------------------|
D-------------------------------------7--5-----------------------|
A-------------------------------------------7--------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Em        Am              Em        Am

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--8h5-----------------------8h5---------------------------------|
G-------7h5----------5------------7h5----------5-----------------|
D------------7h5-----------------------7h5-----------------------|
A-----------------7-------------------------7--------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

    F              G

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------8---------------------------------------|
G--10--9----7--9--7---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------9------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Em        Am

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--8h5-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-------7h5----------5-------------------------------------------|
D------------7h5-------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------7----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

    F              G

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------8---------------------------------------|
G--10--9----7--9--7---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------9------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

    F                C                G             C

E-------13--------------8-------------13---------------8-----8---|
B-----------13--10---------8--------------13--10----------8------|
G--10---------------9--------9---------------------9------------|
D---------------------------------/12----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

    F                C                G

E-------13--------------8-------------13-------------------------|
B-----------13--10---------8--------------13--10-----------------|
G--10---------------9--------9----------------------------------|
D---------------------------------/12----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|


Verses:

C
It was a...

C           F        G
Streets so bright

C
The world...

C                     F        G
Between my bones and skin

            Am      Am
There stood another person

          Dm        Dm
Who was a little suprised

      Am      Am
To be...

       Dm        G
.......world so alive

      Em    Am
How I fell

Em         Am
"Did you feel low?"

F
Na

G
"Huh?"

  Em         Am
I fell right into the

F  G
Arms

G           F    C    G    C

of Venus De Milo

F    C    G


Verse 2

Solo/Break

Okay, I didn't want to put this here since
Tom plays it differently all the time, but
this is the recorded version and the tab
would be incomplete without it. Anyway,
this is the best I can do...
but who cares really?


Volume Swells for this bar

   Am                          Am

E----------12--15--12--15--12--------------12--------------------|
B--13--15----------------------15--12--15------15----------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo

   Dm               Dm

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--17b(18)--15------15-------------------------------------------|
G---------------16------16--14~-14~------------------------------|
D------------------------------------17--15--14------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------1415--12--------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   C                     C

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------12--------12------------------------------------|
G-------------12----12--12----12---------------------------------|
D---------14-----------------------------------------------------|
A--12h15---------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Am                       Am

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------12--|
G-----------12----12/14--17~-14-----12-----------12----12--------|
D--------14----14----------------14----14-----12----------12-----|
A--12h15-----------------------------------14-------14-----------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Em                Em

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------12------------------------------------------|
G--------12----12-------12-------12------------------------------|
D-----12----------12----------12---------------------------------|
A--14-------14-------------14------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|


   F       F   F    F       G  GGGG

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10/(5)--10--10---10/(5)--12(12)-------------------------------|
G--10/(5)--10--10---10/(5)--12(12)-------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 3


Outro:

    F                C                G             C

E-------13--------------8-------------13---------------8-----8---|
B-----------13--10---------8--------------13--10----------8------|
G--10---------------9--------9---------------------9------------|
D---------------------------------/12----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

    F                C                G             C

E-------13--------------8-------------13---------------8-----8---|
B-----------13--10---------8--------------13--10----------8------|
G--10---------------9--------9---------------------9------------|
D---------------------------------/12----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

    F                C                G

E-------13--------------8-------------13-------------------------|
B-----------13--10---------8--------------13--10-----------------|
G--10---------------9--------9----------------------------------|
D---------------------------------/12----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   G           G        G         G    C

E--------------10-12-13-15-17-19--20---15------------------------|
B-----10-12-13---------------------------------------------------|
G--12------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

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