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
#####
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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/television/venus_tab_ver_2.html ]
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----------------------------------------------------------------|
