Venus chords
by Shocking BlueSong Key: E Minor
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 130 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Guitar Chords: Em, A, Am, D, C, B, B7sus4
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Venus
The Relative Major Key of Em is highlighted - Transpose to any other key.
B7sus4 B7sus4 Em A Em A
Intro: 4/4 ‖: | | - | - :‖
Em A Em A
| - | - |
Em A Em A Em A Em A
1. A God-dess on the moun-tain top Was burn-ing like a sil-ver flame
Em A Em A Em A Em
The sum-mit of beau-ty and love And Ve-nus was her name | |
Am D Am D Em A Em A
Chorus: She's got it _ Yeah ba-by she's got it | - |
C B7sus4 Em A Em A
Well I'm your Ve-nus I'm your fire At your de-sire | - |
C B7sus4 Em A Em A
Well I'm your Ve-nus I'm your fire At your de-sire | - |
Em A Em A Em A Em A
Instr: ‖: - | - | - | - :‖
Em A Em A Em A Em A
2. Her wea-pons were her crys-tal eyes Ma-king ev’-ry man mad
Em A Em A Em A Em
Black as the dark night she was Got what no-one else had Wow!
Am D Am D Em A Em A
Chorus: She's got it _ Yeah ba-by she's got it | - |
C B7sus4 Em A Em A
Well I'm your Ve-nus I'm your fire At your de-sire | - |
C B7sus4 Em A Em A
Well I'm your Ve-nus I'm your fire At your de-sire | - |
A B A B A B A B
Bridge: | 1 + 2+ 3 + 4+ | 1 + 2+ 3 + 4+ |
→ → → →
Em A Em A Em A Em A
‖: - | - | - | - :‖
Ah ah Ah ah Ah ah ah Ah...
Am D Am D Em A Em A
Chorus: She's got it _ Yeah ba-by she's got it | - |
C B7sus4 Em A Em A
Well I'm your Ve-nus I'm your fire At your de-sire | - |
C B7sus4 Em A Em A
Well I'm your Ve-nus I'm your fire At your de-sire | - |
A B A B A B A B
Outro: | 1 + 2+ 3 + 4+ | 1 + 2+ 3 + 4+ |
→ → → →
B7sus4 B7sus4 Em A Em A
‖: | | - | - :‖
Em A Em A Em A Em A
| - | - | - | - |... (fade out)Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: E Minor - relative to G Major - 1 sharp (F#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately fast
- Metronome: ♩ = 130
- Voice Range: D4 - B4
- Chord Types in This Arrangement:
- Major chords: A, D, C, B
- Minor chords: Em, Am
- 7th suspended 4th chord: B7sus4
Strumming Pattern & Chord Slides
- Strum Pattern:
The intro to this song is like a great guitar riff, except it takes the form of a strum pattern. It is a very famous riff, and many of you will have heard it in this version, or Bananarama's version of the song.
The song starts with a B7sus4. Listen to the intro a few times till you get used to the strumming pattern. Play along with the guitarist... after a while it becomes very natural.
We divide the bar into sixteenth-note beats to get a better idea of the timing. Start slowly till you get a feel for it, and gradually speed up to the desired tempo.
Strumming Pattern: B7sus4 ‖ 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + ‖ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ (↓)
- Chord Slides:
A B A B | 1 + 2+ 3 + 4+ | → →
If you are counting each bar as | 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ |
beat 1 - strum A and slide on the + so that on beat 2 you are on B (2+);
beat 3 - strum A and slide on the + so that on beat 4 you are on B (4+)... you will hear this as you play along.
The slide from A to B happens 2x in each bar... with 2 bars there are 4 slides in total. This occurs in the Bridge, and again in the Outro. - | Em - A | Progression:
The hyphen between 2 chords means the bar count is split in half, therefore in this song, | Em - A | indicates 2 beats on Em and 2 beats on A.
As you play the | Em - A | progression throughout the song, be sure to dampen each chord immediately after playing it.
Dampening: as you strum down, place your hand on the strings to stop the sound
If you're counting each bar as 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+, try the following technique:
1 - down stroke on Em ↓ + - up stroke on Em ↑ 2+ - dampen ↓ 3 - down stroke on A ↓ + - up stroke on A ↑ 4+ - dampen ↓
- At the start of each chorus:
Am D Am D CH: She's got it Yeah ba-by she's...
Am and D can be played as barre chords starting on the 5th fret... see charts above. - The dynamics work very well, with slides, guitar riffs, strum riffs... it's all happening! 🥳 🎸🎶
- This song is pretty straight forward once you get the hang of the strum pattern, slides and string dampening... enjoy.
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Robbie van Leeuwen
- Lyrics Begin: A goddess on a mountain top was burning like a silver flame.
- Genre: Country rock, dance-rock, psychedelic rock, pop rock
- Featured Artists: Shocking Blue
- Single:
Released: 14 July 1969
B-side: Hot Sand - Album: At Home
Released: 1969
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