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Video Killed the Radio Star Guitar Tablature
                           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--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  A5           B5         A5           B5
  H.      Q    W          H.      Q    W
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|-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--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  A5           B5         A5           B5
  H.      Q    W          H.      Q    W
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|-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-------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|


                  A     B     G        B     G  A
  E E E Q  Q.      Q.    Q.   Q    +E   Q.   Q   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
    D5                G5                D5                G5
    Gtr I
    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
  A5     B5     G5       B5       G5 A5
  Q  +E  Q  +E  Q    +E  Q   +E   Q  Q    +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
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 
  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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