Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (bass cover with tabs in video)

Words and Music by David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
Backing track is synced to 123 bpm.
Software - Cubase 7.5, Guitar Pro 6
Bass - Vintage Maple Board Reissued VJ74NAT
Strings - EBS Titanium Nickel Strings
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[@bassplayer8252]

I like how he stares into my soul before playing

[@RebeccaDawn]

Totally!

[@briantyson7744]

If there were more cool people in this veil of tears your comment would have a hundred million 'likes' and this instructional video would have a billion views because there would be 500 million bass players and a billion people who would dig the shit out of the fucking subtle brilliance of your post. And 8 billion people who have loved this song since it came out in '77.

[@TheElrocker]

😱

[@saltee7]

I think it needs a little more staring so it’s a 9/10. Stare at the camera for one more minute before you start the song lol

[@MurraysMethods]

The stare at the end.

[@erichancock4618]

Tina Weymouth learned bass just to play for Talking Heads. So underrated. Great tutorial! Going to play it right now!

[@johncadden202]

Just got my first bass. This is the song I wanted to learn right away. Cheers.

[@fivestring65ify]

The ending is tricky. The bridge is too. It's a very fun song to play. When you master it, you will be a much better bass player. Good luck. This video will help you immensely.

[@jimcady9309]

@@fivestring65ify ending is especially tricky with a pick! It would be easy peasy if played like Harry does with his fingers. (But it's more authentic with a pick).

[@EvanVincent.]

I ran this one at 75% just to memorize the song. Then ran it again at 100%. Well Done! Great channel. I was able to learn this song really quick.

[@Petroula1959]

I use a Slowdowner app. Very helpfull for learning.

[@ronniemwagner]

wait how!!?

[@EvanVincent.]

@@ronniemwagner it's built into KZbin

[@ronniemwagner]

@@EvanVincent. omg thank you! How did I not know this! Amazing

[@BenD_Bass]

this is how i learned Dean Town, but i started at like 25% and it took a long time lol

[@gogorecords89]

I wanna go back in time and learn this bassline as a teenager beginner bassist again. So much pleasure.

[@rethgates1802]

The bass line in this song is like a flirtatious ness, excellent cover.

[@artuyano1709]

This is my first song i have ever started to learn and im loving it so far

[@purplebass6834]

Brilliant cover/lesson. Your channel is becoming a great learning resource-Thank you.

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you, Purple Bass. Your comment is very motivating :-). I am glad that my videos are useful.

[@pinoshoe1964]

Cheers for that young man , well happy to learn this. Keep up the good work ! ✌🏻😎👌🏻

[@spicydoge3847]

Not overly complex tabs, but the burn in the fretting hand is real (at least for me) xD Great video

[@chrisbarnette7137]

Very smooth and wonderful playing on such an iconic song.

[@sagittated]

Thanks so much. The way you compose your screen space with the tabs running next to your fretting made this really entrancing. Great sound you achieved as well. 🤟

[@barondavis5692]

Thanks for putting the time and effort into doing this. Can’t wait to dive in.

[@canamrugby]

Great stuff! Love the notation and tabs!

[@dan_off6484]

Estamos com saudades dos seus vídeos, já faz um mês que não tem conteúdo novo no canal. Aqui do Brasil. Parabéns pelo trabalho 👏🏻👏🏻

[@sidthesciencekid6213]

thank you so much for adding the regular notes in too!! i play upright bass and have been trying to learn it but all i could find were bass guitar tabs so thank you!

[@luiscervantes9622]

I loved it. Thanks for your time in doing this.

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you so much Luis! :-) I'm glad it helped

[@BlakEnergy]

That was fantastic.MUSIC to my ears.

[@BlakEnergy]

Don't know why so hostile but fuck you too sir

[@Herobrine21777]

@C o k e yeah no shit, that was the joke

[@Herobrine21777]

@C o k e ok

[@CillBlintonOfficial]

Your technique is so clean!

[@minetube92]

Sensacional! Obrigada por compartilhar 👏🏾

[@derekbarlas8092]

Excellent video - concise and to the point. Thanks.

[@Logan-dl2ce]

Hey I really appreciate your channel dude. I've been learning a lot of cool baselines thanks to you. Keep up the good work! Sexy bass btw.

[@roxyc4438]

Great work! Love this song, and your bass playing! :) Glad I found you! :)

[@jamiephillips1786]

Hey harry. Jamie from New Zealand. Thank you for your awesome easy bass breakdowns. Brought a bass just before lockdown and can play fairly well (ish) thanks to you. Cheers bro !!

[@AngelGarcia-il5ox]

El cover más esperado por toda latinoamerica unida

[@danadane2501]

Got everything down . Especially the muting with the right hand fingers. Alot of players miss that detail . Best rendition on youtube I've seen.

[@greazy4433]

This is so useful! I really do appreciate the video.

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you so much for your nice comment, Martin! :)

[@mikeburkhart9636]

Harry, thank you for all your videos. I've learned songs from you. Smile more often, you look like your not sure. Great job Harry.

[@ZPX945]

Well done. I finally learned the ending :-)

[@pl5bnsf]

I really enjoy this presentation of the bass line. The Stop Making Sense concert video version of this song is not my favorite version because it greatly (completely?) downplays the bass. That concert is fantastic, a classic, I watch it over and over....yet I'd rather listen to this version and this presentation of Psycho Killer. Thanks for such a good video. I'm now an 'old guy' who spent waaay too much of my life not appreciating the bass playing on songs. So many wasted years of not realizing how much bass guitar does for music.

[@AnthonyDavid59]

As an 'old guy' I agree. Having just taken up bass, I am now re-enjoying music at a whole new level. Following JPJ's lines in Stairway to Heaven for the first time!

[@RebeccaDawn]

Your videos are amazing, thank you so much!

[@pottingsoil]

Incredible, thanks, man!

[@donniemeyer]

This is awesome! I can finally play this with your help! Thank you

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thanks Don! Awesome bass line isn't it?

[@user-dl4gl7zy6i]

@@HarryMusicStuff yesss :D seems so fun to play,after i get home from school tomorrow i'm gonna learn it!!:)

[@ralphegouy2780]

Thank you very much !!! I love your cover !!!!

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you so much Ralph!!!!!! :))

[@christianjensen3182]

Wow! real music staff and notes, subscribed.

[@jessicagray3343]

learning this song in my music class, one of my first times getting to play bass and this video is so helpful, i get getting lost trying to read the music myself as i dont listen to this song much. currently playing on x.75 just to get a hang of it all

[@natedawg3855]

Awesome job! Good song!

[@mailfromChrisMiller]

Nicely done. Thank-you

[@jennaellis4830]

The way you set this up is awsome I was able to learn the song super quick!

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you so much, Jenna ☺ I'm glad it works for you. I based it on my experience with learning new stuff.

[@alexeipotter]

I agree i only heard the song once then went to look for for tabs and stumbled upon this and it was very quick to learn off! This is a very good and practical way to learn by watching someone else play it, i was able to get the rhythm and timing right and the played along.

[@danilorobertogianatazio6732]

vc toca muito bem..parabéns

[@marktedder9725]

Great. Many thanks for this.

[@bitte1-bit30]

Simply & Tricky

[@isabellaf7818]

That outro!!! props!

[@John-cw6yr]

Your the best bass teacher on you tube thanks

[@jackperez314]

That was good. Well played. You did the Talking Heads justice. 👍

[@koalasbooks2496]

Great video and a big help!!

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Nice one. Nailed it!

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you very much Inna!!! :)

[@balmoraltowers]

Good job, Enjoyed very much 😊

[@vtsnowrider]

I watch a bunch of bass tab channels. And HolY SmokeS you are fantastic. Such precision. I'm going to learn a ton from you!

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you so much EADG! :-) :-) Your comment made my day! This kind of comments keeps me motivated to do more songs. Thank you and I hope my channel will be as useful to you as possible. :)

[@javiermayoral3417]

Fantástico Harry !!!

[@Mrtboito]

Esse final me mata !!! ;-; Parabéns pelo talento e pela disponibilidade de ensinar!

[@luizpaulozanovellosoares5707]

Também me matava, depois fica tranquilo. Só treinar

[@Pedro-by9ff]

Awesome, congrats

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thanks Pedro!

[@rosoaressilva8400]

Muito bom 👏👏 obrigada pela aula🇧🇷

[@BobeirasaGaming]

Hey Harry, thanks for doing this! :)

[@bernardomachado4362]

Thanks!! Very good!!!

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you very much Bernardo!!!! :)

[@juliten]

Awesome! I loved the cover and how you teach it. Really simple. I'll try it now! Greetings from Argentina

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you very much Julio! Enjoy playing it :).

[@vtsnowrider]

Tina Weymouth is the most underestimated bassist. Her lines seem easy until.....

[@HarryMusicStuff]

The bass line is genious! You mean until that outro? :-D I hated that part when I was recording this video.

[@jameswhoneedstoknow5148]

Her and bill Wyman

[@brassamonte]

Tina Weymouth is one of the the best bass player ever.

[@maahrooreekee4295]

the thing about the bassline in this isn't complexity, just how it fits in with everything

[@hfuchs5609]

i think it doesn't matter wether a bass line is easy, some of the greatest that come to my mind just now are rather on the easy side when i think about it. This si a perfect example, the bass part just fits the song and the song wouldnt be that good if it had a more complex bassline with a more sophisticated rythm etc - its genious comes from the "easy" but on point groove

[@Bastian_Zugnappen33]

Very cool!!!

[@cpeano]

excellent performance !!!

[@auroraretanabermudez2739]

He seems very tense and nervous at the beginning, almost as if he can't relax...

[@HarryMusicStuff]

I had spasm during this song for some reason. And sice it was done in about 10-20 takes I was kinda nervous each time if I'll be able to finish it. It's getting better with spams now. I just have a guitarist's hands... not used to a bigger fretboard :-).

[@auroraretanabermudez2739]

Happy to know you're getting better, I was just making a silly reference joke about the song haha, I'm sorry if that made you feel bad, either way that's an amazing video, I revisit it every once in a while, and your playing is very good as well, much love to you and hope the channel grows a lot!

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Oh I got it now! :-D :-D Thank you so much for your nice comment and your support :-). I am already thrilled how many people subscribed. :-)

[@jacobdavis2931]

I dunno man, I think might be one of the youtube conspiracies where someone is forced to make videos. Except, of course, funky bass lines instead.

[@wetpants96]

Maybe he couldn't sleep last night cause his bed was on fire...

[@robin-wy3hq]

the ending is so hard for me. not because of the tab or anything but having to do it that repetitive for that long lol it's still fun though and i appreciate this video !

[@MrEliaspalacios6]

Thank you so much

[@andyguitplay]

Very good!!!

[@aledotino]

Muchas gracias! Thank you very much!

[@HarryMusicStuff]

¡Gracias por el buen comentario! Thank you for your nice comment! :-) :-)

[@racefaceec90]

thanks a lot for this lesson 😀 👍

[@smgri]

Nice job !

[@jediprestes]

Muito bom!!! Parabéns

[@cassandraomara4043]

I love this cover and tab! Thanks heaps your channel rocks

[@fredpearson5204]

Well done. As usual.

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you very much, Fred! :-)

[@fredpearson5204]

@@HarryMusicStuff, you're welcome. I'm a beginner bass player and your videos are really very helpful.

[@emilyperez8172]

That sigh of accomplishment at the end AHH HAA

[@moejama64]

at 2:36 you are supposed to play 4-2-0 on the D string and 0 on the A string, then move it down one string for the higher part.

[@ivanarroyogranda]

hahahaha your face at the end! Great man I love you!

[@cossie118bmk]

awesome 👍👍

[@Deviltriggerfounder]

Nice sound.

[@fivestring65ify]

Man if you get any more excited, your head is going to explode. Just kidding. Great bass cover. I've been working out with this one recently. This is a very fun bass line to play. Tina is a great bass player. I'm now subscribed.

[@facundogonzalez1065]

Great!

[@tablanote7184]

The 1980 years, what a good time for me. I love it. Thank you for the good job. Tablannote Vision A5 A5 A5 A5, A5 A5 A5 E G3 ......and so it goes EmaB

[@markbass354]

COOL SONG I LIKE IT THANKS MISTER

[@fernandocabral9234]

Thanks!

[@damodrummer1]

Thank you :-)

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you for you comment Damodrummer1!

[@Fouris-vi7gw]

Você é incrível!

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Muito obrigado! Eu desejo um bom dia.

[@vtsnowrider]

I’m gonna have to learn that outro at half speed!

[@kachaichau2358]

great cover (extra note at the end of the chorus phrase and the ending part sounds better played with an open a string)

[@tittlemanscrest420]

i love the sigh of relief after the outro riff xD

[@Oceanofnight]

Allah razı olsun Abla (God bless you sister)

[@sinjin88]

Tina is a bass GOD!!!

[@jabberwock099]

Great job as usual man. Please do "This Must Be The Place".

[@joseocegueda286]

*EPIC*

[@mharclerode]

Cool- Tina actually plays the open A-string for the main riff, but either works.

[@MrBluizmt]

I saw a live video and she really plays an open A-string. But for me, the studio version sounds a lot like the 5th fret on E string.

[@HombreAlterado]

Muy linda gracias

[@joshosborn35]

the best bass cover I seen on KZbin.

[@lolaema5077]

gracias capo

[@dildonicplague]

Now that's a bass bridge saddle holy shit

[@veronica.1656]

ay esta fue la primera canción q me aprendí T__T 💓

[@jacobprzybylski5755]

I,m learning this and my fingers hurt so much but this is my dream and pain it temporary

[@stevenrockmero3279]

GOOD COVER ..I

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Thank you Steven! :-)

[@soontobenewbassplayer8891]

i listen to the wrecks cover of this song for the most part so ima try to play this to the cover and see how it goes

[@patriciodelcorto5262]

Excellent video!! Where can i get the tabs? Thank you very much!!

[@Deadleg]

Killer I'm a novice, thanks so much.

[@harutobibot276]

V:; conocí esta cancion por te lo resumo, y ahora deseo hacer un cover v:;

[@HarryMusicStuff]

Mucha diversión! Gracias amigo

[@renesoriano1078]

Lo que importa es el amor el amor heterosexual :v

[@lrogue6196]

Me puse en modo Psycho Killer tocando esto

[@ElNit5775]

El comentario que esperaba xd

[@santiagomendez2492]

Yo igual

[@lampiaoverde2090]

I still feel the presence of that look at the start when i go to sleep