Video Killed the Radio Star

Buggles

Chords & TabKeyDbCapoFret 1intermediate

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Chords5

Tab1

Bass1

Chords in this song17

capo 1 — sounds a semitone higher

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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: Db

For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and "use flats").

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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 8Am [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

Am9 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 1

I heard you on the wireless back in Fifty Two

Lying awake intent at tuning in on you

If I was young it didn't stop you coming through

[Bridge] (part)

C/E Dm/F | Gsus4 G |

(Ow-A-ow-a)

Verse 2

They took the credit for your second symphony

Rewritten by machine and new technology

And now I understand the problems you can see

Bridge

(Ow-a-ow-a) I met your children

(Ow-a-ow-a) What did you tell them?

Chorus

Video killed the radio star

Interlude

Pictures came and broke your heart

Ow-A-A-A-ow

Verse 3

And now we meet in an abandoned studio

We hear the playback and it seems so long ago

And you remember the jingles used to go

Bridge

(Ow-a-ow-a) You were the first one

(Ow-a-ow-a) You were the last one

Chorus

Video killed the radio star

Interlude

In my mind and in my car

We can't rewind we've gone too far

Ow-A-A-A-ow

Solo

| 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

Video killed the radio star

Interlude

In my mind and in my car,

We can't rewind we've gone too far

Pictures came and broke your heart,

C/G G F* Fadd9 Fadd9 [break]

Put the blame on V T R

[Link 2] (= verse)

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

Chorus

Video killed the radio star

Outro

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)

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