>>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 (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Dsus2 (xx0230@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) Bmsus2 O EADGBe 320003 200232 200230 200233 332010 022000 224432 224422 000000 *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 (320003@1) O | G (320003@1) O G (320003@1) | 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 (320003@1) | 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 (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Long ago, life was clean, C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)Sex was bad, and obscene, D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)the rich, were so mean, D (xx0232@1) GStately (320003@1)homes, for the Lords, C (x32010@1) GCroquet (320003@1)lawns, village greens, D (xx0232@1) GVictoria, (320003@1)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 (xx0232@1) Dsus2D BmBmsus2 (x24432@1)Bm (x24432@1)D (xx0232@1) Dsus4D 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 (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Lyrics} Victor____ia, Victor____ia, Victoria, Victoria POST CHORUS: Guitar 1 (rhythm) Rhythm Fig. 1 |G O G (320003@1) O | G (320003@1) O G (320003@1) | |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 (xx0232@1) GI (320003@1)was born, lucky me, C (x32010@1) GIn (320003@1)a land, that i love, D (xx0232@1) GThough (320003@1)I am poor, I am free, D (xx0232@1) GWhen (320003@1)I grow, I shall fight, C (x32010@1) GFor (320003@1)this land, I shall die, D (xx0232@1) GLet (320003@1)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 (xx0232@1) Dsus2D BmBmsus2 (x24432@1)Bm (x24432@1)D (xx0232@1) Dsus4D 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 (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) 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 (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)Guitar 2} Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)Fill 6 x2 Lyrics } Land of hope and gloria, Land of my Victoria Guitar 1} D (xx0232@1) GGuitar (320003@1)2} D (xx0232@1) GLyrics (320003@1) } 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 (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) BmGuitar (x24432@1)2} Fill 7 D (xx0232@1) Fill 8 BmLyrics (x24432@1) } Victo________ria, Victo________ria Guitar 1} D (xx0232@1) GGuitar (320003@1)2} D (xx0232@1) GLyrics (320003@1) } 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 (320003@1)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 (xx0232@1) GCanada, (320003@1)to India, C (x32010@1) GAustralia, (320003@1)to Cornwall, D (xx0232@1) GSingapore, (320003@1)to Hong Kong, D (xx0232@1) GFrom (320003@1)the West, to the East, C (x32010@1) GFrom (320003@1)the rich, to the poor, D (xx0232@1) GVictoria, (320003@1)loved them all. CHORUS Guitar 1} Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4 Fill 5 Guitar 2} G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Lyrics } Victor____ia, Victor____ia, Victoria, Victoria Guitar 1} Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4 Guitar 2} G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) Lyrics } Victor____ia, Victor____ia, CODA Fill 10 D (xx0232@1) Dsus4D5 Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) D (xx0232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D5e-2-----3-----5-----3-----2-----2-----2----3-----5-----5-' (xx023x@1)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 (xx0232@1) 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.