Black Keys - Psychotic Girl Chords & Tabs

Psychotic Girl

The Black Keys

Key

 b : Bend 
 r : Release
 / : Slide into
 \ : Slide out of
 h : Hammer on
 p : Pull off
(-): Ghost note
 v : Vibrato
 x : Mute

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The album version is done on a banjo. This tab is all guitar and is based on 
the live version. I used a few different references but the Crystal Ballroom 
DVD was my main one. He changes the arrangement of his songs quite often
so think of this as just a guideline. 

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Intro

He often skips this part completely. The ending is a little bit different
than the studio version. 

e|-----------------------------|---------1-----------|---------------------|
B|1h3--1h3--1h3----1---1-------|-----1h3---3p1-------|---------------------|
G|-------------------3---3b----|0--------------3-0---|---------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------0-|---------------------|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------|3--------------------|


Fret the notes on the 6th string with the thumb. Let go of the chord before 
the slide fills so the chords do not ring out. 
            

e|---3--3----------6--6-------|---5--5-----------8--8-----|
B|---3--3----------6--6-------|---5--5-----------8--8-----|
G|---4--4----------7--7-------|---6--6-----------9--9-----|
D|---------5/8-----------8\7--|---------7/10--------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|3-------------6-------------|5--------------8--------0--|
 

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_keys/psychotic_girl_tab_ver_4.html ]
e|---3--3----------6--6-------|---5--5-----------4--4-----|
B|---3--3----------6--6-------|---5--5-----------4--4-----|
G|---4--4----------7--7-------|---6--6-----------5--5-----|
D|---------5/8-----------8\7--|---------7/6---------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|3-------------6-------------|5--------------4--------0--|
                                                   (etc...)

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Verse/Chorus

Sometimes he only strikes a chord once, rather than twice (as written). There
doesn't seem to be a structured pattern to it, it's just something he does
whenever he feels. He almost always hits the C chord (8th fret) twice.


e|---3--3-------6--6-----|---5--5--------8--8------|
B|---3--3-------6--6-----|---5--5--------8--8------|
G|---4--4-------7--7-----|---6--6--------9--9------|
D|------5----------8-----|------7-----------10-----|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|3-------0--6--------0--|5--------0--8---------0--|


e|---3--3--------6--6-----|---5--5--------4--4-----|
B|---3--3--------6--6-----|---5--5--------4--4-----|
G|---4--4--------7--7-----|---6--6--------5--5-----|
D|------5-----------8-----|------7-----------6-----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|3--------0--6--------0--|5--------0--4--------0--|


Here's a fill he likes to throw in on that last bar.

e|---5--5--------4--------------|
B|---5--5--------4--------------|
G|---6--6--------5--5b(7)r5--0--|
D|------7-----------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|5--------0--4-----------------|


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Bridge


e|3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--|5-------------------------------------------|
B|3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--|5--0--3------3------3------3------3------0--|
G|4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--|6--0--5b(7)--5b(7)--5b(7)--5b(7)--5b(7)--0--|
D|5--5--5--5--8--8--8--8--|7--0-------------------------------------0--|
A|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|x--0-------------------------------------0--|
E|3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--|5-------------------------------------------|