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"Vicious"
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album _Transformer_
(Lou Reed, 1972)
written by Lou Reed
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Vicious
you hit me with a flower
You do it every hour
oh baby, you're so vicious
Vicious
you want me to hit you with a stick
But all I've got's a guitar pick
huh baby, you're so vicious
When I watch you come
baby, I just wanna run far away
You're not the kind of person around I -
- wanna stay
When I see you walking down the street
I step on your hands and I mangle your feet
You're not the kind of person that I want to meet
Oh baby, you're so vicious
you're just so vicious
Vicious
hey, you hit me with a flower
You do it every hour
oh baby, you're so vicious
Vicious
hey, why don't you swallow razor blades
You must think that I'm some kind of gay blade
but baby, you're so vicious
When I see you coming
I just have to run
You're not good and you certainly aren't -
- very much fun
When I see you walking down the street
I step on your hand and I mangle your feet
You're not the kind of person that I even want to meet
'Cause you're so vicious
baby, you're so vicious
Vicious, vicious
vicious, vicious
Vicious, vicious
vicious, vicious
...
* all the strings downtuned a whole-tone
1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d)
2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A)
3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F)
4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C)
5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G)
6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D)
intro {E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D}
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D} (Vicious, you hit me ...)
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D} (- hour, oh baby ...)
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D} (Vicious, you want me ...)
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/D}{E} (- guitar pick, huh ...)
{B}{A}{E/D.A}{E} (When I watch you come ...)
{B}{A}{E/D}{E} (You're not the kind of ...)
{F#m/G#m}{A}{F#m/G#m}{A} (When I see you walking ...)
{F#m/G#m}{A/B} (You're not the kind of ...)
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D} (- you're so vicious ...)
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D}
....
* riff (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone)
note: Mick Ronson played using wah-pedal
(step treble-boost position)
Vicious, you hit me with a -
{E / E . D} {A / A . D}
*1d -----------------16....---------------------------
*2A -----------------17....---------------------------
*3F --------------------------------------------------
*4C --------------------------------------------------
*5G --------------------------------------------------
*6D --------------------------------------------------
- flower, You do it every -
{E / E . D} {A / A . D}
-----------------16......----------------------------
-----------------17......----------------------------
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* 1st. solo (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone)
note: Mick Ronson played using wah-pedal (move - change tone)
- so vicious,
{E /E .D }
_________ _________ _________ _________
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (1/16)
*1d --12----12-12-12----12-12-12----12-12-12-12--0--0--
*2A ---------------------------------------------------
*3F ---------------------------------------------------
*4C ---------------------------------------------------
*5G ---------------------------------------------------
*6D ---------------------------------------------------
you're just so -
{A /A .D }
______ ______ ______ ______ _________
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (1/16)
--12-12--0-11-11--0-10-10--0--9--9--0--8-p0--7-p0--
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- vicious
{E /E .D }
_________ _________ _________ _________
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (1/16)
--/12----12----12----12-12-12----12-12-12-12--0--0--
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{A /A .D }
______ ______ ______ ______ _________
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (1/16)
--12-12--0-11-11--0-10-10--0--9--9--0--8-p0--------
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(scratch)
{E / E. D} {A / A . D }
-------------------/12-12-12v----------12-12-------
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--0------------------------------------------------
Vicious ...
{E / E. D} {A / A . D } {E ...
--12h15v---12v-------------------------------|-------------
-----------------15b17r15v--14v--12v---------|-------------
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* 2nd solo (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone)
note: Mick Ronson played using wah-pedal
- so vicious,
{E /E .D }
_________ _________ _________ _________
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (1/16)
*1d --/12----12-12-12----12-12-12----12-12-12----12-12--
*2A ----------------------------------------------------
*3F ----------------------------------------------------
*4C ----------------------------------------------------
*5G ----------------------------------------------------
*6D ----------------------------------------------------
baby, you're so -
{A /A .D }
_________ _________ _________ _________
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (1/16)
--12----12-12-12-12--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-12--0--
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- vicious
{E /E .D }
_________ _________ _________ _________
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (1/16)
--/12----12-12-12----12-12--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
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{A / A . D }
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--12p9h12p9h12p9h12p9h12/---\--
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Vicious
{E / E. D} {A / A . D }
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--------15b17v------15b17v-----------------------
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*** please note ***
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics
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* chords for standard-tuning
intro {D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C}
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C} (Vicious, you hit me ...)
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C} (- hour, oh baby ...)
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C} (Vicious, you want me ...)
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/C}{D} (- guitar pick, huh ...)
{A}{G}{D/C.G}{D} (When I watch you come ...)
{A}{G}{D/C}{D} (You're not the kind of ...)
{Em/F#m}{G}{Em/F#m}{G} (When I see you walking ...)
{Em/F#m}{G/A} (You're not the kind of ...)
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C} (- you're so vicious ...)
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C}
....
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"Vicious"
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album _Lou Reed Live_
(Lou Reed, 1975)
Dec 21, 1973
The Academy of Music, NYC
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Vicious
you hit me with a flower
You do it every hour
hey baby, you're so vicious
Vicious
you want me to hit you with a stick
All I've got's a guitar pick
ah honey, you're so vicious
When I see you coming
I just want to run away
You're not the kind of person that
I wanna stay
When I see you walked down the street
I step on your hands and I mangle your feet
You're not the kind of person that I want to meet
You're just too damn, vicious
you think that vicious
Vicious
you hit me with a flower
You do it every hour
oh honey, you're so vicious
Vicious
you must think that I'm the gay blade
Woh, why don't you go, swallow razor blades
'cause honey, you're so vicious
When I see you coming
I just got to run
You're not that good
you're really not very much fun
When I see you walking down the street
I step on your hands and I mangle your feet
You ain't even the kind of person, ah, that I wanna meet
You're damn, vicious
hey baby, you're just too damn, vicious
Vicious
you hit me with a flower
You do it every hour
hey honey, you're so vicious
Vicious
you must think that I'm the gay blade
Oh, why don't you go, swallow razor blades
ah, you're so vicious
When I see you coming
I just got to run
You're not very good
you're not even any fun
When I see you walking down the street
step on your hands and I mangle your feet
You're not the kind of person that I wanna meet
'Cause you're so vicious
hey, you're vicious
Vicious
yeah, vicious
intro {Em/F#m}{G}{Em/F#m}{G}
{Em/F#m}{G/A}
break {D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C}
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C}
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C}
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C} (Vicious, you hit me ...)
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C} (- hour, oh baby ...)
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C} (Vicious, you want me ...)
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/C.G}{D} (- guitar pick, ah ...)
{A}{G}{D/C.G}{D} (When I see you coming ...)
{A}{G}{D/C.G}{D} (You're not the kind of ...)
{Em/F#m}{G}{Em/F#m}{G} (When I see you walked ...)
{Em/F#m}{G/A} (You're not the kind of ...)
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C} (- damn, vicious ...)
{D/D.C}{G/G.C}{D/D.C}{G/G.C}
....
ending {Em/F#m}{G}{Em/F#m}{G}
{Em/F#m}{G/A}{D/
* intro
{ Em / F#m } {G}
1e --------------------------------------------------------------
2B --(15b)17-r15--15v---12h15p12------------------------------0--
3G ------------------------------14-12--14b16r14-12-14b16v-------
4D --------------------------------------------------------------
5A --------------------------------------------------------------
6E --------------------------------------------------------------
{ Em / F#m } {G}
--15b17--------15b17-15--15b17r15--12h15p12--------------------
--------------------------------------------15b17v----(15b)17--
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{ Em / F#m }
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--15b17r15-12h15p12-----------------------------------
--------------------14--12h14p12----------------------
---------------------------------14--12h14p12-----12--
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{ G / A } { D. (break) ...
---------------14b15-----------|-------------
----------------------17b19r17-|-15\---------
------14-16-14-----------------|-14\---------
--/16--------------------------|-------------
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*** please note ***
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics
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"Vicious"
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album _Perfect Night Live In London_
(Lou Reed, 1998)
Jul 03, 1997
Royal Festival Hall, London
(Meltdown Festival)
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Vicious
Vicious
you hit me with a flower, mmmm..
You do it every hour
oh honey, you're so vicious
Vicious
you want me to hit you with a stick
All I've got's a guitar pick
oh honey, you're so vicious
When I see you coming
I've just got to run
You ain't no good
and you really ain't no fun
When I see you walking down the street
step on your hands and I ma-ma-ma-ma-mangle your feet
You ain't the kind of person that I wanna meet
'Cause you're so vicious
Vicious
you hit me with a flower
Oh, you do it every hour
honey-honey-honey, you're so vicious
Hey Tony
let me know that you're there big guy, hah
Ooohhh, vicious
you must think I'm some kinda gay blade
Why don't you swallow razor blades
'cause you're so vicious, vicious
Ooohhh, when I see you coming, running
I've just got to run, ooohhh
You ain't no good
and you really ain't no fun
When I see you walking dow-dow-dow-down the street
step on your hands and I ma-ma-ma-ma-mangle your feet
Ooohhh, see, You ain't the kind of person
I really wanna meet
Oh baby, you're so vicious
baby, you're so vicious
Baby, you're so vicious, Michael
hey Michael
Vicious
you hit me with a flower
You do it every hour
honey-honey-honey, you're so vicious
Vicious
you want me to hit you with a stick
Oh, now-now-now-now got a guitar pick
ooohhh honey, you're so vicious
When I see you coming
oh honey, I've just got to run
You ain't no good
and baby, you ain't no fun
When I see you walking down the street
step on your hands and I ma-ma-ma-ma-mangle your feet
You ain't the kind of person that I wanna meet
'Cause you're so vicious
you're so vicious
'Cause you're so vicious
oh, you're so vicious
intro {E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Vicious)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Vicious, you hit me with a ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- hour, honey, you're so vicious)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Vicious, you want me to hit ...)
{E}{E}{E/D.A}{E} (- guitar pick, oh honey ...)
{B}{A}{E}{E} (When I see you coming ...)
{B}{A}{E/D.A}{E} (You ain't no good ...)
{F#/G#}{A}{F#/G#}{A} (When I see you walking down ...)
{F#/G#}{A/B} (- feet, You ain't the kind of ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- vicious)
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Vicious, you hit me with a ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- do it every hour ...)
{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Hey Tony, let me know that ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Ooohhh, vicious, you must ...)
{E}{D/A}{E/D.A}{E} (- razor blades, 'cause you're ...)
{B}{A}{E/D.A}{E} (Ooohhh, when I see you coming ...)
{B}{A}{E/D.A}{E} (You're not good ...)
{F#/G#}{A}{F#/G#}{A} (When I see you walking dow-dow ...)
{F#/G#}{A/B} (Ooohhh, see, You ain't the kind ...)
{E}{A}{E}{A} (- meet, Oh baby, you're so ...)
{E}{D/A}{E}{E} (- vicious, Baby, you're so ...)
g.solo {E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} * tab 2
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E/E.D}{A}{E/E.D}{A} (Vicious, you hit me with a ...)
{E/E.D}{A}{E}{D/A} (- honey-honey-honey, you're ...)
{E}{D/A}{E}{D/A} (Vicious, you want me to hit ...)
{E}{D/A}{E/D.A}{E} (- got a guitar pick, ooohhh ...)
{B}{A}{E/D.A}{E} (When I see you coming ...)
{B}{A}{E/D.A}{E} (You ain't no good ...)
{F#/G#}{A}{F#/G#}{A} (When I see you walking down ...)
{F#/G#}{A/B} (You ain't the kind of person ...)
{E}{D/A}{E}{D/A} (- vicious, you're so vicious ...)
{E}{D/A}{E}{D/A} (- vicious, oh, you're so vicious)
ending {F#/G#}{A}{F#/G#}{A}
{F#/G#}{A/B}{E.
* riff (6th string downtuned to D)
... E} {E} {E} {E} {E}
1e ----------|--------------------------------------------
2B ----------|--------------------------------------------
3G ----------|-------------------------------------------- ...
4D ----------|--------------------------------------------
5A ------0---|-0-------------------------------------0----
*6D ---6----6-|---6--2-------0-0-2-0--2------------6----6--
* guitar solo (by Mike Rathke): scale
11 12 13 14
1e -|---|---|---|---|-
2B -|---|-o-|---|-o-|-
3G -|-o-|-o-|---|---|-
4D -|---|-o-|---|-o-|-
5A -|---|---|---|-o-|-
*6D -|---|---|---|---|-
solo ex. (* tab 2)
{E} {E}
1e -----------------------------------------
2B ----12-14--------------------------------
3G ---x-----12-11---12-11------------------- ...
4D --x--------------------14----12h14-14v---
5A -----------------------------------------
*6D -----------------------------------------
*** please note ***
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics
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"Vicious"
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album _American Poet_
(Lou Reed, 2001)
Dec 26, 1972
Ultrasonic Recording Studio, Hempstead, NY
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Vicious
you hit me with a flower
You do it every hour
and baby, you're so vicious
Vicious
you want me to hit you with a stick
But all I've got's a guitar pick
and baby, you're so vicious
When I see you comin'
baby, I just wanna run far away
You're not the kind of person around
that I want to stay
When I see you walking down the street
I step on your hands and I mangle your feet
You're not the kind of person that I really want to meet
'Cause you're so vicious
oh darling, you're so vicious
Vicious
you hit me with a flower
You do it every hour
and baby, you're so vicious
Vicious
why don't you swallow razor blades
You must think I'm some kinda gay blade
and baby, you're so vicious
When I see you comin'
baby, I just want to run
You're not very good and you're not really even -
- very much fun
When I see you walking down the street
I step on your hands and I mangle your feet
You're not the kind of person that I really want to meet
'Cause you're so vicious
baby, you're so vicious
Ah darling, you're so vicious
oh baby, you're so vicious
Hey baby, you're so vicious
* all the strings downtuned a whole-tone
1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d)
2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A)
3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F)
4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C)
5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G)
6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D)
intro {E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D}
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D}
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D} (Vicious, you hit me ...)
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D} (- hour, and baby ...)
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D} (Vicious, you want me to ...)
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/D.A}{E} (- guitar pick, and baby ...)
{B}{A}{E/D.A}{E} (When I see you comin' ...)
{B}{A}{E/D.A}{E} (You're not the kind of ...)
{F#m/G#m}{A}{F#m/G#m}{A} (When I see you walking ...)
{F#m/G#m}{A/B} (You're not the kind of ...)
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D} (- vicious, oh darling ...)
{E/E.D}{A/A.D}{E/E.D}{A/A.D} scat
....
* riff (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone)
{E / E . D} {A / A . D}
*1d ------------12-12-12-\----------------------------
*2A -------------x--x--x------------------------------
*3F -------------9--9--9-\----------------------------
*4C --------------------------------------------------
*5G --------------------------------------------------
*6D --------------------------------------------------
*** please note ***
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics
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thanks: Aimee M Beauchemin (deroroblram@juno.com)
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hi. this is really no big deal
but in the lyrics for the perfect night version of vicious
i think he says, "hey tony, let me know that you're there big guy."
that's just what it sounds like to me.
like i said, no big deal.
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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