>>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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kinks/victoria_tab_ver_4.html ]
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.
