Venus Television
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
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]Streets so b[F]right[G]
[C]The world...
[C]Between my bones and s[F]kin[G]
There stood [Am]another [Am]person
Who was a [Dm]little sup[Dm]rised
To be.[Am]..[Am]
.......[Dm]world so a[G]live
How I [Em]fell[Am]
[Em]"Did you fe[Am]el low?"
[F]Na
[G]"Huh?"
I [Em]fell right [Am]into the
[F]Arm[G]s
[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-----------------------------------------------14\15--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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