Victoria

>>Victoria, by The Kinks<<

From the album Arthur, released in 1969.

Music and words by Raymond Douglas Davies. Tabbed by Carlo Basso.

This tab isn't 100% correct but its pretty close.

h - Hammer on

p - Pull off

b - bend (mainly 1/4 bends, but you can decide how much to bend for yourself)

br- bend and then return to original note

v - downstroke

r - rest

^ - upstroke

| - barline

|:- repeat sign

' - not a barline or any measurement of time, just to seperate music

P.M.- Palm Muting

s - slide

-In the key of G-

Chords* used: G D Dsus2 Dsus4 C Em Bm Bmsus2 O

EADGBe

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*Here i have only listed the simplest chord positions,

guitar 2 would probably be more likely to use bar chords.

INTRO:

Guitar 1 (rhythm guitar) (acoustic steel 6 string)

Rhythm Fig. 1

|G O G O | G O G | repeat 4 times

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +:|

|v v ^ v v ^ | v ^ v ^ r r r r |

Guitar 2 (lead guitar) (clean electric 6 string, set on the neck pick-up)

-Comes in on the 3rd beat of the second bar-

| | E-0-2-3 | G | E-0-2-3 |

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

| | | ^ v ^ v v ^ | v ^ r r |

|G | Melody |

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

|^ v ^ v v ^ | v ^ r r |

Guitar 1 (rhythm)

Rhythm Fig 2.

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |same rhythm for verse.

|v ^ v r v ^ v r |

|D|G|C|G|D|G|

Guitar 2 (lead)

Melody -Comes in on 3rd beat of 6th bar-

(two guitars arranged for one)

e-------'-------'-----3-'-------'-------'-------'

B-----3-'-------'-3-5---'-3-5-3-'-----3-'-------' Once for Intro.

G-2-4---'-4-2-0-'-----0-'-------'-2-4---'-4-2-0-' Twice for Verse.

D-----0-'-------'-0-2---'-0-2-0-'-----0-'-------'

A-0-2---'-2-0---'-------'-------'-0-2---'-2-0---'

E-------'-----3-'-------'-------'-------'-----3-'

VERSE:

Guitar 1 - Rhythm Fig. 2

Guitar 2 - plays melody in tandem with words

D G

Long ago, life was clean,

C G

Sex was bad, and obscene,

D G

And the rich, were so mean,

D G

Stately homes, for the Lords,

C G

Croquet lawns, village greens,

D G

Victoria, was my Queen.

CHORUS:

Guitar 1 (rhythm)

Rhythm Fig. 3

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +|

|v v v v v v v v|

Guitar 2 (lead)

Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4 Fill 5

D Dsus2 D Bm Bmsus2 Bm D Dsus4 D

e---------' '-2-----0-2-' '---------' '-----------' '-2-----2h3p2-------'

B---------' '---3-------' '---------' '-3-----2-3-' '---3---------3-----'

G---------' '-----2-----' '---------' '---4-------' '-----2---------2---'

D-------0-' '-----------' '---------' '-----4-----' '-0-----0---------0-'

A---0-2---' '-----------' '-----0-2-' '-----------' '-------------------'

E-3-------' '-----------' '-0-3-----' '-----------' '-------------------'

Guitar 1} Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4 Fill 5

Guitar 2} G D Em Bm D G

Lyrics} Victor____ia, Victor____ia, Victoria, Victoria

POST CHORUS:

Guitar 1 (rhythm)

Rhythm Fig. 1

|G O G O | G O G |

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

|v v ^ v v ^ | v ^ v ^ r r r r |

Guitar 2 (lead)

Rhythm Fig. 4

|G | Vocals |

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

|r ^ r v ^ ^ | v ^ v ^ r r r r |

VERSE:

Guitar 1 (rhythm) - Rhythm Fig. 2

Guitar 2 (lead) - strum chords to Rhythm Fig. 5

Rhythm Fig. 5

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

|v ^ v ^ r r r r |

D G

I was born, lucky me,

C G

In a land, that i love,

D G

Though I am poor, I am free,

D G

When I grow, I shall fight,

C G

For this land, I shall die,

D G

Let her sun, never set.

DOUBLE CHORUS:

Guitar 1 (rhythm)

Rhythm Fig. 3

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +|

|v v v v v v v v|

Guitar 2 (lead)

Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4 Fill 5

D Dsus2 D Bm Bmsus2 Bm D Dsus4 D

e---------' '-2-----0-2-' '---------' '-----------' '-2-----2h3p2-------'

B---------' '---3-------' '---------' '-3-----2-3-' '---3---------3-----'

G---------' '-----2-----' '---------' '---4-------' '-----2---------2---'

D-------0-' '-----------' '---------' '-----4-----' '-0-----0---------0-'

A---0-2---' '-----------' '-----0-2-' '-----------' '-------------------'

E-3-------' '-----------' '-0-3-----' '-----------' '-------------------'

Guitar 1} Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4 Fill 5

Guitar 2} G D Em Bm D G x 2

Lyrics} Victor____ia, Victor____ia, Victoria, Victoria

POST CHORUS 2:

Guitar 1 (rhythm): strum G chord with Rhythm Fig. 6.

Rhythm Fig. 6

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +|

|v v v r v v v r|

Guitar 2 (lead) : strum G chord with Rhythm Fig. 2.

BRIDGE:

(Brass Band Backing)

Guitar 1 (rhythm): strums chords with Rhythm Fig. 7

Rhythm Fig. 7

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +|

|v v |

Guitar 2 (lead): Fingerpicks chords.

Fill 6

D Dsus4 D

e-2h3p2-----'

B-------3---'

G---------2-'

D-----------'

A-----------'

E-----------'

Guitar 1} Em D D C

Guitar 2} Em D Fill 6 x2

Lyrics } Land of hope and gloria, Land of my Victoria

Guitar 1} D G

Guitar 2} D G

Lyrics } Victoria, 'Toria.

2 and a half bars of rest, while bass does octave climb.

Guitar 2 comes in playing G chord with Rhythm Fig. 2 for two bars, then...

SOLO:

Guitar 1: Verse chords with Rhythm Fig. 2

Guitar 2:

e-----------------'----------'---------------'-----------'---------'

B-----------------'----------'---------------'-----------'---------'

G---7b-10h11p10-8-'-----10-8-'-10br-10h11p8--'----10-8-7-'-7b-7b-8-'

D-----------------'-7h9------'---------------'-7h9-------'-7b-7b---'

A-0---------------'----------'---------------'-----------'---------'

E-----------------'----------'---------------'-----------'---------'

e----------------------'-----------------------'----------'-------------'

B----------------------'-----------------------'----------'-------------'

G-7b-7b-7b-10b-10h11p8-'-8b-8b-8b-10br-10h11p8-'-7b-7b-7b-'-10b-10h11p8-'

D-7b-7b-7b-------------'-7b-7b-7b--------------'-7b-7b-7b-'-------------'

A----------------------'-----------------------'----------'-------------'

E----------------------'-----------------------'----------'-------------'

CHORUS:

This Chrous is slightly different.

Hold the first 2 "victoria"'s for 2 bars instead of one,

and wallop the D after Fill 7 and then slide up into nothing,

and do the sme with the Bm and the D immediately after it.

Fill 7

E-15-15-15-15s12-12-12-12s|s10-10-10-10s7-7-7-7s|s5-'

Fill 8

E-12-12-12-12s10-10-10-10s|s7-7-7-7s5-5-5-5s|s2'

Guitar 1} G D Em Bm

Guitar 2} Fill 7 D Fill 8 Bm

Lyrics } Victo________ria, Victo________ria

Guitar 1} D G

Guitar 2} D G

Lyrics } Victoria, 'Toria.

POST CHORUS:

Fill 9

e--------'

B--------'

G--------'

D------5-'

A--3h5---'

E--------'

Guitar 2} G (upstrokes on the +'s, for 2 bars) Fill 9

G (rhythm fig. 2 for 2 bars)

VERSE:

Guitar 1: Rhythm Fig. 2

Guitar 2: Rhythm Fig. 8

Rhythm Fig. 8

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +|

|v ^ v ^ v |

D G

Canada, to India,

C G

Australia, to Cornwall,

D G

Singapore, to Hong Kong,

D G

From the West, to the East,

C G

From the rich, to the poor,

D G

Victoria, loved them all.

CHORUS

Guitar 1} Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4 Fill 5

Guitar 2} G D Em Bm D G

Lyrics } Victor____ia, Victor____ia, Victoria, Victoria

Guitar 1} Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4

Guitar 2} G D Em Bm

Lyrics } Victor____ia, Victor____ia,

CODA

Fill 10

D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D D7 D Dsus4 D5

e-2-----3-----5-----3-----2-----2-----2----3-----5-----5-'

B---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----3----3-----3-----'

G-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2---'

D-0------------------------------------------------------'

A--------------------------------------------------------'

E--------------------------------------------------------'

Guitar 1} D G||

Guitar 2} Fill 10 G|| That's it. Fill 10 might be a bit wrong.

Lyrics } Victoria_________ || Play around with it and see what you can do.