ADMIN: -> I sent this up several times today, please use this version:
PSYCHO KILLER by the Talking Heads
I lifted the chords from another 'tab' as they were ALMOST correct
(In the Bridge, he had a 'C' chord following the 'Bm', I am quite
sure that a 'G' should follow the 'Bm', not a 'C'. But that's
the only change I made to the chords from the other version).
The purpose of this tab is to give you some of the lead riffs
for the song.
Lots of stuff on this song starts on the last beat of a measure,
so the timing is quite important, but you'll figure it out.
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= natural harmonic
^ = upstroke
~ = vibrato
Intro:
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----<12>|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|----<12>|--------|----<12>|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|----<12>|--------|----<12>|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|----<12>|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G ^ ^
e|--------||:5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-88888:||
B|--------||:5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77777:||
G|--------||:---------------------------------:|| (2X)
D|--------||:---------------------------------:||
A|--------||:---------------------------------:||
E|--------||:---------------------------------:||
Over the verse, the lead just arpeggios an A7 chord,
(starts on the second beat, and the three note riff is played
3 times over two measures, just like this:
e||:----0---------0|--------0-----:||
B||:-------2-------|-2---------2--:||
G||:-0--------0----|----0---------:|| (4X)
D||:---------------|--------------:||
A||:---------------|--------------:||
E||:---------------|--------------:||
I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax
I can't sleep cause my bed's on fire
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire
----> Over the chorus, you just play the chords...no lead <----
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run run away
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run run away
Oh oh oh oh ay ay ay ay ay
{As intro}
lead plays intro lick again:
G ^ ^
e|--------||:5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-88888:||
B|--------||:5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77777:||
G|--------||:---------------------------------:|| (2X)
D|--------||:---------------------------------:||
A|--------||:---------------------------------:||
E|--------||:---------------------------------:||
e||:----0---------0|--------0-----:||
B||:-------2-------|-2---------2--:||
G||:-0--------0----|----0---------:|| (4X)
D||:---------------|--------------:||
A||:---------------|--------------:||
E||:---------------|--------------:||
You start a conversation, you can't even finish it
You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed
Say something once, why say it again
Chorus
Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir la (What I did that night)
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la (What she said that night)
Realisant mon espoir (Realizing my hopes)
Je me lance, vers la gloire (I rush towards glory)
Again:
e||:----0---------0|--------0-----:||
B||:-------2-------|-2---------2--:||
G||:-0--------0----|----0---------:|| (4X)
D||:---------------|--------------:||
A||:---------------|--------------:||
E||:---------------|--------------:||
{Back to hitting G's hard.}
Okay
Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
We are vain and we are blind
I hate people when they're not polite
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run run away
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run run away
Oh oh oh oh ay ay ay ay ay
Just pick the open 'A' string
as fast as you can for 8 measures
e|--------|-----88888|---------|---------|---------|
B|--------|-----77777|---------|---------|---------|
G|--------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
D|--------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
A|--------|----------|000000000|000000000|000000000|
E|--------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|000000000|000000000|000000000|000000000|000000000|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Then he just makes some noises, best I've been able to
duplicate it using the whammy Bar and playing double
note stuff out of the A Pentatonic Minor scale. You can
pretty much play anything you want here.
e|5~~~-8~~~|5~~~-8~~~-|5~~~-8~~~|5~~~-8~~~|
B|5~~~-7~~~|5~~~-7~~~-|5~~~-7~~~|5~~~-7~~~|
G|---------|----------|---------|---------|
D|---------|----------|---------|---------|
A|---------|----------|---------|---------|
E|---------|----------|---------|---------|
e|5~~~-5~~~|5~~~-5~~~-|5~~~-5~~~|5~~~-5~~~|
B|5~~~-5~~~|5~~~-5~~~-|5~~~-5~~~|5~~~-5~~~|
G|---------|----------|---------|---------|
D|---------|----------|---------|---------|
A|---------|----------|---------|---------|
E|---------|----------|---------|---------|.....
Enjoy, send any complaints, praises, or
penis-enlargement advertisements to:
rik9999@hotmail.com
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