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
Intro: 4/4 | B7sus4 | B7sus4 | Em - A | Em - A | | B7sus4 | B7sus4 | Em - A | Em - A | | 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 Instr: ‖: Em - A | Em - A | Em - A | Em - A :‖ (8) 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 Bridge: | A / B - A / B | A / B - A / B | ‖: Em - A | Em - A | Em - A | Em - A :‖ (8) 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 Outro: | A / B - A / B | A / B - A / B | | B7sus4 | B7sus4 | Em - A | Em - A | | B7sus4 | B7sus4 | Em - A | Em - A | Em - A | Em - A | | Em - A | Em - A | Em - A | ... (fade out)
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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
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 | indicates a slide from A to B (2x) in the bar
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 with lyrics "She's Got it" and chords
| Am - D | Am - D |, they 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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