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Psycho Killer by Talking Heads
Psycho Killer
= natural harmonic
^ = upstroke
~ = vibrato
Intro:
BASS BASS
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||:---------------|--------------:||
[A] I can't seem to face up to the facts [G]
[A] I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax [G]
[A] I can't sleep cause my bed's on fire [G]
[A] Don't touch me I'm a real live wire [G]
----> Over the chorus, you just play the chords...no lead <----
[F] Psycho kil[G]ler, qu'est-ce que c'est
[Am] Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
[F] Run run run [G] run run run run a[C]way
[F] Psycho kil[G]ler, qu'est-ce que c'est
[Am] Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
[F] Run run run [G] run run run run a[C]way
Oh oh oh [F] oh [G] 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|--------||:---------------------------------:||
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
e||:----0---------0|--------0-----:||
B||:-------2-------|-2---------2--:||
G||:-0--------0----|----0---------:|| (4X)
D||:---------------|--------------:||
A||:---------------|--------------:||
E||:---------------|--------------:||
[A] You start a conversation, you can't even finish it [G]
[A] You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything [G]
[A] When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed [G]
[A] Say something once, why say it again [G]
Chorus
[Bm] Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir [G] la (What I did that night)
[Bm] Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir [G] la (What she said that night)
[A] Realisant mon espoir (Realizing my hopes)
[G] 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.}
[A] Okay [G]
[A] Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay [G]
[A] We are vain and we are blind [G]
[A] I hate people when they're not polite [G]
[F] Psycho kil[G]ler, qu'est-ce que c'est
[Am] Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
[F] Run run run [G] run run run run a[C]way
[F] Psycho kil[G]ler, qu'est-ce que c'est
[Am] Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
[F] Run run run [G] run run run run a[C]way
Oh oh oh [F] oh [G] ay ay ay ay ay
[A] 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|---------|----------|---------|---------|.....
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
Am
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| F
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---| C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---|
Bm
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|---|-x-|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|-o-|---|---|---|
intro: Am G
Verse:
Am G Am
I cant seem to face up to the facts
Am G Am
Im tense and nervous and i Cant relax
Am G Am
I cant sleep cause my beds on fire
Am G Am
Dont touch me Im a real live wire
F G Am
Psycho killer Quest que cest Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far
F G C
Better Run run run run run run run away
F G Am
Psycho kille Quest que cestFa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far
F G C
better Run run run run run run run away
Lyrics:
You start a conversation you cant even finish it.
Youre talkin a lot, but youre not sayin anything.
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed.
Say something once, why say it again?
Psycho killer,
Quest que cest
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
Psycho killer
Quest que cest
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
Bm G Bm G
Ce da je fair, ces sou la, Ce quell a dit, ces soulla
Psycho killer,
Quest que cest
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
Psycho killer,
Quest que cest
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh....
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