Venus 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
Special thanks go to SHedlund for providing the original tab
for this, which I have modified.
Intro
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Riff 1: 3X
[F] [G]
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------8---------------------------------------| G---/10--9---7--9--7---------------------------------------------| D---------------------9------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2: 1X
[F] [C] [G] [C]
E------13-----------------------------13-------------------------| B----------13----------13-----------------12-----------13--------| G--------------------------12------------------------------12----| D---15---------15--14----------14--12----------12--10----------10| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[F] [C] [G]
E------13-----------------------------13-------------------------| B----------13----------13-----------------12---------------------| G--------------------------12------------------------------------| D---15---------15--14----------14--12----------12----------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
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[C] [C]
E---------8-----------------------8------------------------------| B---------8---8-------------------8---8--------------------------| G------9---------9h10p9--------9---------9h10p9------------------| D--10----------------------10------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[F] [G]
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------15----------------------| G------10-12-10--------10-12-10-------12----12-14-12----12-------| D--10--------------10-------------12-----------------12----------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[C] [C]
E---------8-----------------------8------------8-----------------| B---------8---8-------------------8--10p8------------------------| G------9---------9h10p9--------9----------9h10-------------------| D--10----------------------10------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[F] [G]
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------15----------------------| G------10-12-10--------10-12-10-------12----12-14-12----12-------| D--10--------------10-------------12-----------------12----------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus/Chorus
[#################]
[Am] [Am]
E--5--7--8p7p5----------5--7--8p7p5------------------------------| B--5-----5--------------5-----5----------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Dm] [Dm]
E--10-12-13p12p10------10-12-13p12p10----------------------------| B--10----10------------10----10----------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Am] [Am]
E--5--7--8p7p5----------5--7--8p7p5------------------------------| B--5-----5--------------5-----5----------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Dm] [G]
E--10-12-13p12p10------------------------------------------------| B--9-----9-------------8--6--5-----------------------------------| G-------------------------------7--5--4--------------------------| D----------------------------------------7--5--------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--8--5----------------------8--5--------------------------------| G--------7--4-----------5----------7--4-----------5--------------| D--------------7--5--7-------------------7--5--7-----------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[F] [G]
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------8---------------------------------------| G---/10--9---7--9--7---------------------------------------------| D---------------------9------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Em] [Am]
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--8--5----------------------------------------------------------| G--------7--4-----------5----------------------------------------| D--------------7--5--7-------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[F] [G]
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------8---------------------------------------| G---/10--9---7--9--7---------------------------------------------| D---------------------9------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[F] [C] [G] [C]
E------13-----------------------------13-------------------------| B----------13----------13-----------------12-----------13--------| G--------------------------12------------------------------12----| D---15---------15--14----------14--12----------12--10----------10| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[F] [C] [G]
E------13-----------------------------13-------------------------| B----------13----------13-----------------12---------------------| G--------------------------12------------------------------------| D---15---------15--14----------14--12----------12----------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse 2)
Solo/Break
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Although this differs between versions of the song,
this is the solo present on the album version.
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----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Dm] [Dm]
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--17b(18)--15------15-------------------------------------------| G---------------16------16--14--14~------------------------------| D------------------------------------17--15--14------------------| A------------------------------------------------15--12----------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[C] [C]
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------12------12-------------------------------------| G-------------12------12------12---------------------------------| D------12h14-----------------------------------------------------| A--15------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Am] [Am]
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------13------------------------------------| G----------12------12--14------14--------------12----------------| D------14------------------------------14------------------------| A--15----------15------------------15------15------15------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Em] [Em]
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------12------------------------------------| G----------12------12----------12--------------12----------------| D------12------------------------------14------------------------| A--14----------14------14----------14------14------14------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[F] [F] [F] [F] [G] [GGGG]
E--10\(0)--10--10---10\(0)--7(7)---------------------------------| B--10\(0)--10--10---10\(0)--8(8)---------------------------------| G--10\(0)--10--10---10\(0)--7(7)---------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse 3)
Outro
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[F] [C] [G] [C]
E-------13--------------8-------------13-------------------------| B-----------13--10---------8--------------12-----------13--------| G--\10---------------9--------9----------------------------12----| D---------------------------------/12---------12---10----------10| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[F] [C] [G] [C]
E-------13--------------8-------------13-------------------------| B-----------13--10---------8--------------12-----------13--------| G--\10---------------9--------9----------------------------12----| D---------------------------------/12---------12---10----------10| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[F] [C] [G]
E------13-----------------------------13-------------------------| B----------13----------13-----------------12---------------------| G--------------------------12------------------------------------| D---15---------15--14----------14--12----------12----------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
[G] [G] [G] [G] [C]
E--------------10--12--13--15--17--19---20---8-------------------| B------12--13----------------------------------------------------| G--12------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
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