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Panic! at the Disco - Victorious - Guitar Cover

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About Victorious

At 128 BPM in D major, "Victorious" sits in that brisk, pumped-up pocket where Panic! at the Disco thrives, and keeping your rhythm tight throughout is the central challenge for guitarists. The track is driven by a punchy, chord-based feel rooted in Pop Rock production, which means your strumming hand needs to stay locked in and percussive rather than loose. E Standard tuning keeps things approachable, but the key of D major means you will be spending real time on open-position D-family chords as well as barre shapes higher up the neck when the song calls for more punch. The biggest trap here is letting your rhythm drift during the high-energy chorus sections, where the tempo pressure is greatest. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop those chorus passages slowed down until your pick attack is consistent before bringing it back up to full speed. Once the rhythm feels automatic, focus on matching the bright, clipped tone that defines the record.

  • Running at 128 BPM in E Standard, the song demands tight, percussive strumming, so locking in your pick attack before reaching full tempo is essential.
  • The key of D major means both open-position chord shapes and barre chords see frequent use, giving you a practical workout across the neck.
  • The bright, punchy guitar tone on the recording suits a clean or lightly driven amp setting with the tone rolled slightly forward for attack.

How to Play Victorious

Tuning: E Standard · Key: D major · Tempo: 128 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 128 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Fender Stratocaster
Guitar

Fender Stratocaster

Kenneth Harris relies on the Stratocaster's versatile single-coil and humbucker combinations for live performances, allowing smooth transitions between Panic!'s clean, jangly verses and driven choruses. Its responsive dynamics complement the band's minimalist effects approach.

Fender Telecaster
Guitar

Fender Telecaster

Ryan Ross's signature tool during Panic!'s debut era, the Telecaster's bright single-coils deliver the cutting, articulate clean tones that define the album's jangly rhythmic foundation and atmospheric arpeggios.

PRS Custom 24
Guitar

PRS Custom 24

Kenneth Harris favors the PRS Custom 24's balanced 85/15 humbuckers and coil-split versatility for live work, enabling bell-like cleans and convincing crunch without sacrificing the clarity essential to Panic!'s intricate arrangements.

Fender Twin Reverb
Amp

Fender Twin Reverb

This amp provides the sparkling, dimensional clean tones foundational to Panic!'s studio sound, delivering the natural spring reverb that bathes the band's arpeggios and post-chorus passages in atmospheric depth.

Vox AC30
Amp

Vox AC30

The AC30's naturally compressed, chiming crunch gives Panic! the slightly overdriven tone that bridges their clean verses and heavier sections while maintaining the tonal definition their layered arrangements demand.

Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
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Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9

This mild overdrive pedal acts as Panic!'s secret weapon for connecting clean and distorted tones, pushing the amp gently into crunch without burying the articulation and clarity their minimalist effects philosophy requires.

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