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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 --------------- 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 ---------------- 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