Psycho Killer Bass

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ARTIST: Talking Heads
SONG: Psycho Killer
ALBUM: Talking Heads: 77 (1977)
BASSIST: Tina Weymouth
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Pretty simple to play. The outro may not be right
but I'm pretty certain the rest is. Please rate.
Played in walking (finger) style. Standard tuning.
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[Verse]
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-5x--5x--5x--5x--5x--5x--5-0-3---|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------5-------5-------|
A|-----5-3-----5-3-----7-5-----7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---5---| 
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------5-------5-------|
A|-----5-3-----5-3-----7-5-----7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3---3-2-3---3-2-3---3-2-3---3---|
E|---------------------------------| x2
 
 
[Fill 1]
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------5-------5-------|
A|-----5-3-----5-3-----7-5-----7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---2---0-----------------------|
A|-------------4---2---0---2---4---|
E|---------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2---0---5---4---2---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---2---0-----------------------|
A|-------------4---2---0---2---4---|
E|---------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2---0---5---4---2---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----4-2-0-----4-2-0-------------|
A|-----------0---------0-----------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
G|-----4-2-0-----4-2-0-------------|
D|-----------0---------0-----------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5---7---5---7---5---7---5---7---|
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E|---------------------------------|
 
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Verse x10 (0.00-0.38)
Chorus x4 (0.39-1.09)
Fill 1 x1 (1.10-1.13)
Verse x6  (1.14-1.36)
Chorus x4 (1.37-2.07)
Fill 1 x1 (2.08-2.12)
Bridge x1 (2.13-2.35)
Verse x4  (2.36-2.50)
Chorus x4 (2.51-3.21)
Fill 1 x1 (3.22-3.25)
Outro     (3.26-4.11)
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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
 
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11 comments

A great tab - thanks. I think, in the chorus, the segments marked 'First 3 times' and 'Forth time' should actually be 'First and third times' and 'Second and Forth times'.

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Good job, i think the outro is right but it's easier to just play it all on the a string

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