Venus Cifras

Song: Venus
Artist: Shocking blue
Composer: Robbie van Leeuwen
Album: At home
 
Tabbed by: DJ  28th Feb 2015
 
To hear the song, copy and paste this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEhQugz-Ew
 
1969 Live performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWb8_DH8U6o
 
NOTE:
You will find tablature of the main Riffs at the bottom of the page
 
B7sus4 = x24252 or x22202     A5 = 577xxx or x022xx
B7     = x24242 or x21202     B5 = 799xxx or x244xx
Em     = 022000 or x79987     D  = xx0232 or x57775
A      = x02220 or 577655     C  = x32010 or x35553
 
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[Intro]
  B7sus4                     Em   A      Em    A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
  B7sus4
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
  Em    A      Em    A      Em    A      Em    A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
[Verse 1]
  Em           A        Em    A
A goddess on a mountain top,
    Em             A      Em      A
Was burning like a silver flame,
    Em        A          Em     A
The summit of beauty and love,  
    Em            A      Em [Riff]
And Venus was her name
 
[Chorus]
      Am      D   Am        D           Em     A   Em   A
She's got it,      ...yeah, baby, she's got it,
      C                    B7sus4            B7
"Well,  ...I'm your venus,       ...I'm your fire,
   Em           A    Em   A
At your desire,
      C                   B7sus4            B7
Well,  ...I'm your venus,       ...I'm your fire,
   Em           A    Em   A
At your desire"
 
[Verse 2 - Instrumental]
  Em    A      Em    A      Em     A     Em    A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
  Em    A      Em    A      Em    A      Em
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
[Verse 3]
    Em               A       Em      A
Her weapons were her crystal eyes,
Em           A   Em     A
making every man mad,
Em           A          Em        A
Black as the dark night she was,   
         Em          A     Em [Riff]
Got what no one else had       Wow!
 
[Chorus]
      Am      D  Am        D           Em     A   Em   A
She's got it,     ...yeah, baby, she's got it,
      C                     B7sus4           B7
"Well,  ...I'm your venus,       ...I'm your fire,
   Em           A    Em   A
At your desire,
      C                   B7sus4            B7
Well,  ...I'm your venus,       ...I'm your fire,
   Em            A    Em   A
At your desire"
 
[Break]
  A5 B5    A5 B5     A5 B5    A5 B5
| /__/  /  /__/  / | /__/  /  /__/  / |
 
[Verse 4]
Em   A      Em   A        Em       A       Em    A
Ah------ah, ah-----!  Ah, ah - ah, ah, ah, ah!
Em   A      Em   A        Em       A       Em [Riff]
Ah------ah, ah-----!  Ah, ah - ah, ah, ah, ah!
 
[Chorus]
      Am      D  Am        D           Em     A   Em   A
She's got it,     ...yeah, baby, she's got it,
      C                    B7sus4            B7
"Well,  ...I'm your venus,       ...I'm your fire,
   Em           A    Em   A
At your desire,
      C                   B7sus4            B7
Well,  ...I'm your venus,       ...I'm your fire,
   Em           A    Em   A
At your desire"
 
[Break]
  A5 B5    A5 B5     A5 B5    A5 B5
| /__/  /  /__/  / | /__/  /  /__/  / |
 
[Stacatto Riff]
  B7sus4                     Em   A      Em    A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
  B7sus4
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
[Coda]
    Em    A        Em    A
||: /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  / :|| [Repeat]
 
[Suggestion for ending - Stacatto riff then end on Em]
   B7sus4                        Em
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  ||
 
======================================================
 
In the two main chord sections the keyboard adds
a b9 note. As an option, this could be played on
guitar as below:
 
[Verses, and part of choruses]
     Em              A    Aaddb9 A
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|
G|---0---0---0---0---2---2---3---2---|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
A|---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
E|---0---0---0---0-------------------|
 
[First part of choruses]
     Am              D    Daddb9 D
e|---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|
B|---1---1---1---1---3---3---4---3---|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D|---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
A|---0---0---0---0-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
[End of Verses]
     Em [Riff]
e|---0---------------------------|
B|---0---------------------------|
G|---0---------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------|
A|---2-----------0--2-1h2--0-----|  h = hammer-on notes
E|---0---0--h3---------------3---|
 
[Break Riff]
    A5 B5    A5 B5     A5 B5    A5 B5
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|--7--/9----7--/9--|--7--/9----7--/9--| / = Slide up
A|--7--/9----7--/9--|--7--/9----7--/9--|
E|--5--/7----5--/7--|--5--/7----5--/7--|
 
[Alternative for Break Riff]
    A5 B5    A5 B5     A5 B5    A5 B5
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|--2--/4----2--/4--|--2--/4----2--/4--|  / = Slide up
D|--2--/4----2--/4--|--2--/4----2--/4--|
A|--0--h2----0--h2--|--0--h2----0--h2--|  h = hammer-on
E|------------------|------------------|
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