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Venus

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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
#####


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
#####


   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
##########


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
#####


    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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