PRESIDENTS OF THE USA - "video killed the radio star" Tablature

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 18:37:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bobby Heenan <hhuynh@up.edu>
Subject: p/presidents_of_the_usa/video_killed_the_radio_star.crd

The Presidents of the United States of America -
"Video Killed The Radio Star" - transcribed by Hemingway Huynh
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(Transcribed with help from Andrew Zito, PUSA at the Salem Armory live))

Well, this is a pretty simple song to play. The PSUA do a pretty good
rendition of this song by the Buggles (Those two lead guys formed Yes in
1980). You could probably play the whole song with
just the major chords of D, G, E and A. I wrote this tab after i saw them
live at the Salem Armory in lovely Salem, Oregon with lots of help from
Andrew Zito (paedroyhml@yahoo.com)

'Drop -D tuning'
E (lower) = D
A = A
D = D
G = G
B = B
E (higher)= E

Here it is:

Verse 1:

D (open) E(2) G(5) A7
I ..
D (open) E(2) G(5) A7
Lying ...
F#(4) G(5) A(7)
If I ..
F#(4) G(5) A(7)
Oh - ah - oh.

Verse 2:

D G A Asus4
They ..
Rewritten ..
And ..

(Oh-a-oh) I ..
(Oh-a-oh) What ..

Chorus:

D(open) G(5)
Video ..
Video ..

D D/C# Bass B
In ..
D D/C# Bass B
We ..
D D/C# Bass B
Pictures..
D D/C#Bass G(5)
Put ..
A(7) B(9)
(Oh-a-oh-oh-oh)

Verse 3

(Oh-a-oh) You ..
(Oh-a-oh) You ..

(chorus)


Solo: (this is a really rough version of the solo, please improvise)

E --------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------13---12-----------------------------13---12------------10-----
G ----9----------12--11-------------------9----------12--11-12--------
D --9--------------------12---8---------9-------------------------12--
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------

E ------------------------------
B ------12---11-----------------
G ----9----------12--11--9------
D --9-----------------------12--
A ------------------------------
E -----------------------


Comments: Please Send to hhuynh@uofport.edu
Peace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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