Victoria
transcribed by Catherine Gagné (www3.sympatico.ca/g403z)
Drop d, but the high e
d-------0---
b-----3-----
g-----------
d---0-------
a-----------
e-----------
You really don't need to detune your guitar to play this song.
I think that he plays it in standard tuning live. All the chords
sound good in standard tuning, but
(079789) = (079787)
(2x0234) = (2x0232)
(3x0034) = (3x0032)
(3x0005) = (3x0003)
Intro
d-----------------------------------------------0---------0--
b---------1------------3------------------------1---------1--
g---------2------------2---------0------------0---------0----
d-----2------------0-----------0----0h2-----2---------0------
a---0---0---------------------------------3---------2--------
e------------3---2---2----2--3-------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------
b---------1------------3------------3------3---
g---------2------------2----------0------0-----
d-----2------------0------------4------4-------
a---0---0--------------------------------------
e------------3---2---2----2---3----------------
Part 1
First verse
d-------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------1------------3----(0)-----------------1---------1---------
g---------2------------2---------0------------0---------0-----------
d-----2------------0-----------0----0h2-----2---------0-------(x3)--
a---0---0---------------------------------3---------2---------------
e------------3---2---2----2--3--------------------------------------
d--------------------------------
b---------1------------3---------
g---------2------------2------0--
d-----2------------0----------0--
a---0---0------------------------
e------------3---2---2----2---3--
Part 2
Other verses
d-----------------------------(4)--
b---1---3---3---1---1----------3---
g---2---2---0---0---0----------2---
d---2---0---0---2---0---(x3)---0---
a---0---x---x---3---2----------x---
e-------2---3------------------2---
Part 3
d---9---------------
b---7h8---(7)---8---
g---7------7----7---
d---7h9----9---10---
a---7------9---10---
e---0------7----8---
T T
You could also play (079787), (799777), (8101098x) or (022002),
(x24400), (x3201x).
in standard tuning:
e---7----(2)--3---
b---7h8---3---3---
g---7-----2---5---
d---7h9---4---5---
a---7-----2---3---
e---0-----x---x---
Part 4
Chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mayer/victoria_tab.html ]
d----------------------------------------
b---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2--------
g---2---1---0---2---0---2---2---2--------
d---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---(x2)-
a-----------x---x---x---x---0---0--------
e-----------3---2---3---2----------------
Part 5
(solo)
It's easy but it's in standard tuning..
e----0------------------------------------------0-------0------0-----------
b---/5--...--/5--5s3--------3------------------/5--...--5s7---/5-----------
g-------------------------0--------------(x2)---------------------4s2--0---
d----------------------/4-------4s2--0-------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------
b---0h1--3--1---------3--5s7s5p3---
g----------------------------------
d--------------2--2s4--------------
a----------------------------------
e----------------------------------
Part 6
Karma police outro
d---------------2---4---2------- ---------------2---4---2---2---
b---3---3---3---3---3---3---0--- ---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---
g---2---1---0---2---0---2---1--- ---2---1---0---2---0---2---1---
d---0---0---0---0---0---0---2--- ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
a-----------x---x---x---x---2--- -----------x---x---x---x---2---
e-----------3---2---3---2---0--- -----------3---2---3---2---0---
* I know he plays something before the first E.. Maybe (x0223x) but
I'm not sure.. You could also play the chords from Karma Police:
d---x---4---5---4---5---4------- ---x---4---5---4---5---4---2---
b---3---3---0---3---0---3---0--- ---3---3---0---3---0---3---0---
g---4---2---0---2---0---2---1--- ---4---2---0---2---0---2---1---
d---4---0---0---0---0---0---0--- ---4---0---0---0---0---0---0---
a---2-------x-------x-------2--- ---2-------x-------x-------2---
e---x-------3-------3-------0--- ---x-------3-------3-------0---
Intro
(1) Don't know why Tory came by
but I could see by the look in her eyes
Tory'd been driving around the town for a while
playing with the thought of leaving
(2) Don't know why, but Tory just smiled
and mentioned something about how you were right
must have been hard to see through the tears she was hiding
(3) She said "I might not be seeing him soon
I've got a few things I've been waiting to do"
(4) Hey, Tory came by
Tory came by tonight
Hey, Tory came by
she says to say goodbye
(2) Looked outside at the car in the drive
and the suitcase on the back seat inside
Sure it's so she can't look out behind at the road
(3) She said "I might not be seeing him soon
I've got a few things I've been waiting to do"
(4) Hey, Tory came by
Tory came by tonight
Hey, Tory came by
she says to say goodbye
(5) or (6)
(3)
(3)
(1) Don't look down, she seemed alright
you might be asking where is Tory tonight
somewhere out on the highway I'm sure she'll be fine
