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
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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-----------------------|
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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----------------------------------------------------------------|
Source: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/television/154349.html