Presidents of the Usa - Video killed the radio star
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VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR
As recorded by The Presidents Of The United States Of America
(From the 1998 Album PURE FROSTING)
Arranged by James Stewart
Transcribed by James Stewart
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=136
D5
4/4
Gtr I
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse
D5 E5 G5 A5 D5 E5 G5 A5
PM----| PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|---------0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|---------0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
F#5 G5 A5 F#5 G5 A5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D5 E5 G5 A5 D5 E5 G5 A5
PM----| PM------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|---------0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|------------0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
|
| Gtr II
| W W E H.. W
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-19-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
Pre-Chorus
F#5 G5 A5 F#5 G5 A5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------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--o||
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
Chorus
D5 G5 D5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|------------------|
|-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--|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D5 C#5 B5 D5 C#5 B5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A5H. Q B5W A5H. Q B5W
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
|-5-------5--|-7--------|-5-------5--|-7----|
Verse
D5 E5 G5 A5 D5 E5 G5 A5
PM----| PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|---------0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|---------0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
Pre-Chorus
F#5 G5 A5 F#5 G5 A5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------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--o||
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
Chorus
D5 G5 D5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|------------------|
|-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--|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D5 C#5 B5 D5 C#5 B5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A5H. Q B5W A5H. Q B5W
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
|-5-------5--|-7--------|-5-------5--|-7----|
Solo
E E E q Q E E E E H +E E E E q Q E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----9-7--5----|-4-5-7----------|-----9-7--5----|-4-5-4-5-4-5-4----|
|-5-5-----------|-------5----(5)-|-5-5-----------|---------------5--|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
E E E q Q E E E E H +E E E E H +E E E E H +E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----9-7--5----|-4-5-7----------|-----5S9----(9)-|-----5S7----(7)--|
|-5-5-----------|-------5----(5)-|-5-5------------|-5-5-------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E E E Q Q. A Q. B Q. GQ +E B Q. GQ A Q
|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-10----12----8--|-(8)-12----8--10--|
|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----5S7--5----|--7-----9----5--|-(5)--9----5---7--|
|-5-5-----------|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|------------------|
Chorus
D5 G5 D5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|------------------|
|-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--|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D5 C#5 B5 D5 C#5 B5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-------------------||
|-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-||o-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o||
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-------------------||
Synthy Bit
Gtr III
W W W W
|--5--------|--7--------|--5--------|--7----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W W W W
|-17--------|-19--------|-17--------|-19----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
W W W W
|--5--------|--7--------|--5--------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|
| W W W W
|-17--------|-19--------|-17--------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
Out-Chorus
D5Gtr I G5 D5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|------------------||
||o-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-o||
||------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
Outro
A5Q +E B5Q +E G5Q +E B5Q +E G5Q A5Q +W +W
|------------------|--------------------|------------|--------*|
|------------------|--------------------|------------|--------*|
|------------------|--------------------|------------|--------*|
|-7--(7)S9--(9)S5--|-(5)S9---(9)S=5S=7--|-(7)--------|-(7)----*|
|-7--(7)S9--(9)S5--|-(5)S9---(9)S=5S=7--|-(7)--------|-(7)----*|
|-5--(5)S7--(7)S3--|-(3)S7---(7)S=3S=5--|-(5)--------|-(5)----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide