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 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-----------------------------------------------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----------------------------------------------------------------|