Victoria tab by John Mayer

Tabs with lyrics

artist: John Mayer
song title: Victoria
transcribed by Catherine Gagné

acoustic tab

Drop d tuning (keep 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

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---

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