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Video Killed the Radio Star ‘ The Buggles

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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

The Buggles
Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
(Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley)

From: “The Age of Plastic”

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

INTRO
Dm/F[/ch] C/E Dm7 Am
[+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+]

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[/ch] C/E Dm7 G
[+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+]

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] [C/E]
[+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+]

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[/ch] G C/E F Dm/F[/ch] G C/E F
[+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+]

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[/ch] G E/G# Am
[+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+]

e|----5-----------|----------------|
B|------8---6---5-|----------------|
G|--7-------------|--7---5---------|
D|7---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|

LINK 1
Dm/F[/ch] C/G Dm7
[+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+]

e|------5---------|------3---------|------1---------|
B|----3-----------|----1-----------|----1-----------|
G|--2-------------|--0-------------|--2-------------|
D|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|

[+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+]

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
[E-A-D-G-B-E]

Dm/F[/ch] 1-x-3-2-3-1 or x-x-3-2-3-1

Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3

C/E 0(3)2-0-1-0 or x-x-2-0-1-0

G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1
E/G# 3-x-2-1-0-0
F (t)1-x-3-2-1-1
F(add9) (t)1-x-3-2-1-3

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capo 1st fret

INTRO
| Dm/F[/ch] | C/E | Dm7 | Am |
| Dm/F[/ch] | C/E | Dm7 | G |

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

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

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

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

CHORUS
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star

INTERLUDE
Pictures [G/B]came and [F/A]broke your heart
Ow-A-A-A-ow

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

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

CHORUS
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star

INTERLUDE
In my [G/B]mind and [F/A]in my car
We can’t re[G/B]wind we’ve [F/A]gone too far
Ow-A-A-A-ow

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

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

CHORUS
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star

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

LINK 2 ( verse)
[C/E] [C/E]

You a-------re a radio sta-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ar 

[C/E] [C/E]

You a-------re a radio sta-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ar 

CHORUS
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star

CODA
Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star

(You a--------------re a radio star)

Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star

(You a--------------re a radio star)

(repeat and fade)