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                Video Killed the Radio Star – The Buggles
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Written by: Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley
From: "The Age of Plastic" (1979)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

The chord sheet contains the basic chords which may be enough to strum 
along on a guitar. It is a little difficult because often the chords are 
not played on the beat but are syncopated (whenever the [Verse] chords are 
used and in the [Solo], too). It is important to retain this feel, as it is 
responsible for the drive of these parts. 

The split chords in the [Verse] part may be played as regular chords, too 
(but the 3rd in the bass gives it that special extra, I think). The split 
chords in the [Interlude] are essential and should stay. 

In the tabs, I added the arpeggios, voicings and melody lines for anyone 
who would like to get into the track a little deeper. I tried to make it 
playable for guitar players, still the piano pattern in the verse might 
take a little until it flows along effortlessly. (At least it was like that 
for me ...) 

Comments and suggestions are highly welcome!

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Capo 1st fret
Play: C
Key: C#/Db

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[Intro]
  Dm/F             C/E              Dm7              Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------5---------|------3---------|------1---------|----------------|
B|----3-----------|----1-----------|----1-----------|1-----0---------|
G|--2-------------|--0-------------|--2-------------|2-----------2---|
D|3---------------|2---------------|0---------------|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Dm/F             C/E              Dm7              G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------5---------|------3---------|------1---------|3---------------|
B|----3-----------|----1-----------|----1-----------|0---------------|
G|--2-------------|--0-------------|--2-------------|0---------------|
D|3---------------|2---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|


[Verse] / [Bridge] / [Link 2]
  C/E     Dm       Gsus4   G        C/E     Dm       Gsus4   G        
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-3-3-1-1-3-|3-1-1-0-0-1-3---|--1-1-3-3-1-1-3-|3-1-1-0-0-1-3---|
G|--0-0-2-2-2-2-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0-0-2-2-2-2-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|2-----0---------|--------------3-|2-----0---------|-------------(3)|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|


[Solo]
  Dm/F  G       C/E      F          Dm/F  G       C/E      F
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|5---5-----------|----------------|----5-----------|----------------|
B|------8---6---5-|----------------|------8---6---5-|--6-8-----------|
G|--7-------------|--5-------------|--7-------------|------5---------|
D|----------------|------7---------|7---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Dm/F  G       E/G#     Am [break]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----5-----------|----------------|
B|------8---6---5-|----------------|
G|--7-------------|--7---5---------|
D|7---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|


[Link 1]
  Dm/F             C/G              Dm7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|------5---------|------3---------|------1---------|
B|----3-----------|----1-----------|----1-----------|
G|--2-------------|--0-------------|--2-------------|
D|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
  G     Am    F      Am    F   G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|10—10b12r10-8-— 10b12r10-8---10--| (second guitar)
B|8---8b10r8--6---|8b10r8--6---8---| (first guitar)
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|

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CHORDS (alphabetically)
           E-A-D-G-B-e
Am   9     x-0-5-5-0-0
C/E        0(3)2-0-1-0  or x-x-2-0-1-0
Dm/F       1-x-3-2-3-1  or x-x-3-2-3-1
E/G#       4-x-2-1-0-0
F*      (t)1-x-3-2-1-1
F/A        x-0-3-2-1-1
F(add9) (t)1-x-3-2-1-3
Fsus2   (t)1-3-3-0-1-1  or x-x-3-0-1-1
Gsus4      3-x-0-0-1-3
G/B        x-2-0-0-0-3

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[Intro]
| Dm/F | C/E | Dm7 | Am |
| Dm/F | C/E | Dm7 | G |


[Verse]
C/E          Dm/F           Gsus4         G
 I heard you on the wireless back in Fifty Two 
C/E     Dm/F          Gsus4     G
 Lying awake intent at tuning in on you 
C/E       Dm/F           Gsus4           G
 If I was young it didn't stop you coming through 


[Bridge] (part)
 C/E  Dm/F | Gsus4 G |
(Ow-A-ow-a)


[Verse]
C/E            Dm/F            Gsus4       G
 They took the credit for your second symphony 
C/E        Dm/F           Gsus4       G
 Rewritten by machine and new technology
C/E        Dm/F           Gsus4            G
 And now I understand the problems you can see 


[Bridge]
C/E  Dm/F   Gsus        G 
(Ow-a-ow-a)   I met your children 
 C/E  Dm/F   Gsus          G 
(Ow-a-ow-a)   What did you tell them? 


[Chorus]
C                Fsus2
Video killed the radio star 
C                Fsus2
Video killed the radio star 


[Interlude]
C        G/B      F/A
Pictures came and broke your heart 
Gsus4    Am9
Ow-A-A-A-ow


[Verse]
C/E         Dm/F        Gsus4         G
 And now we meet in an abandoned studio 
C/E          Dm/F            Gsus4          G
 We hear the playback and it seems so long ago 
C/E        Dm/F       Gsus4           G
 And you remember the jingles used to go 

[Bridge]
 C/E  Dm/F   Gsus          G 
(Ow-a-ow-a)   You were the first one 
 C/E  Dm/F   Gsus          G 
(Ow-a-ow-a)   You were the last one 


[Chorus]
C                Fsus2
Video killed the radio star 
C                Fsus2
Video killed the radio star 


[Interlude]
C     G/B      F/A
In my mind and in my car
   C       G/B        F/A
We can't rewind we've gone too far 
Gsus4    Am9
Ow-A-A-A-ow


[Solo]
| Dm/F G | C/E F |
| Dm/F G | C/E F |
| Dm/F G | E/G# Am (break] |

[Link 1]             1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
| Dm/F | C/G | Dm7 | G     Am    F   |  Am    F   G   |


[Chorus]
C                Fsus2
Video killed the radio star 
C                Fsus2
Video killed the radio star 


[Interlude]
C     G/B      F/A
In my mind and in my car, 
   C       G/B        F/A
We can't rewind we've gone too far 
C        G/B      F/A
Pictures came and broke your heart, 
C/G     G        F*  Fadd9 Fadd9 [break]
Put the blame on V   T     R 


[Link 2] (= verse)
    C/E Dm Gsus4 G     C/E          Dm       Gsus4  G 
You a-------re a radio sta-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ar 
    C/E Dm Gsus4 G     C/E          Dm       Gsus4  G 
You a-------re a radio sta-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ar 


[Chorus]
C                Fsus2
Video killed the radio star 
C                Fsus2
Video killed the radio star 
C                Fsus2
Video killed the radio star 
C                Fsus2
Video killed the radio star 


[Outro]
     C                Fsus2        C                Fsus2
     Video killed the radio star   Video killed the radio star   
(You a--------------re     a radio star)
     C                Fsus2        C                Fsus2
     Video killed the radio star   Video killed the radio star   
(You a--------------re     a radio star)

(repeat and fade) 
        

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