Video Killed The Radio Star Chords & Tabs
Video Killed The Radio Star Tab
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VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR - Presidents of the USA
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Tabbed by: Ryan (GuitaristRyan15)
Tuning: Drop C# or Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
PM is Palm Mute
=== is hold out note
o is repeat
Intro
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Verse
PM----| PM----|
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|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
PM----| PM------|
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|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
PM----| PM------|
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|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|--7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|--5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|----------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Pre-Chorus
PM----| PM------|
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|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------|
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|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chorus
NO PM----| NO PM------|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
PM----| PM------|
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|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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NO PM----| NO PM------|
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|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/presidents_of_the_usa/video_killed_the_radio_star_tab_ver_5.html ]
Verse
PM----| PM----|
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
PM----| PM------|
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|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
PM----| PM------|
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|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|--7-7---7-7-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|--5-5---5-5-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|------------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Pre-Chorus
PM----| PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chorus
NO PM----| NO PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
PM----| PM------|
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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NO PM----| NO PM------|
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|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
Solo
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|----4---------------------4----------------------|
|--4---7-5---4-5-7-------4---5-5---4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5|
|5---------5-------5---5---------5----------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----4-----------------------4------------------|
|--4---7-5---4-5-7-------4-5-----4-5-7---4-5-7-5|
|5---------5-------3---5-------5-------5--------|
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|12—--14---10---14---10---12--------------------|
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|10---12---8----12---8----10--------------------|
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Chorus
NO PM----| NO PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
PM----| PM------|
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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PM----| PM------|
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|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4==|
|-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2==|
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Interlude
NO PM----| NO PM------|
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Play four times and then into:
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|7-7-7-9-9-9-5-5-5-9-9-9-5--7=====---------------------------------------|
|7-7-7-9-9-9-5-5-5-9-9-9-5--7=====---------------------------------------|
|7-7-7-9-9-9-5-5-5-9-9-9-5--7=====---------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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