• Song:

    Video Killed The Radio Star

  • Artist:

    Presidents Of The USA

  • Album:

    Funk Punk and Twang

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VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR - Presidents of the USA
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Tabbed by: Ryan (GuitaristRyan15)

Tuning: Drop C# or Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb 

PM is Palm Mute
=== is hold out note
o is repeat

Intro
  
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-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
 
 PM----|                             PM----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
 
PM----|                              PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|-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--|
  
PM----|                              PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-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-|
|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|----------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
 
Pre-Chorus
   
 PM----|                              PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||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--|
|-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--|

 Chorus

NO PM----|                              NO PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

PM----|                              PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

NO PM----|                              NO PM------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|

 Verse
  
PM----|                             PM----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
 
PM----|                              PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|-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--|
  
PM----|                              PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-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-|
|---------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|------------2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
 
Pre-Chorus
   
 PM----|                              PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||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--|
|-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--|

Chorus

NO PM----|                              NO PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

PM----|                              PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

NO PM----|                              NO PM------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|
|-7-------7--|-9--------|-7-------7--|-9----|

Solo
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----4---------------------4----------------------|
|--4---7-5---4-5-7-------4---5-5---4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5|
|5---------5-------5---5---------5----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----4-----------------------4------------------|
|--4---7-5---4-5-7-------4-5-----4-5-7---4-5-7-5|
|5---------5-------3---5-------5-------5--------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|12?--14---10---14---10---12--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|10---12---8----12---8----10--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus

NO PM----|                              NO PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

PM----|                              PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

PM----|                              PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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==|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


Interlude 

NO PM----|                              NO PM------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

Play four times and then into:

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|7-7-7-9-9-9-5-5-5-9-9-9-5--7=====---------------------------------------|
|7-7-7-9-9-9-5-5-5-9-9-9-5--7=====---------------------------------------|
|7-7-7-9-9-9-5-5-5-9-9-9-5--7=====---------------------------------------|

 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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