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--|
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-------------------------------------------|
