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The inspiration for one of the landmarks in rock criticism, Lester Bangs' legendary 'Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung'. Note, however, that the Count Five only recorded one album; the others mentioned therein are all figments of L.B.'s imagination. -- AWR "Psychotic Reaction" (Atkinson-Byrne-Chaney-Ellner-Michalski) Intro: fuzz guitar [4X; harmonica (key of B) enters 3rd time] v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| -----4-----2-----|-----4-----2-----| --------24-------|--------24---4---| -2---------------|-2---------------| rhythm guitar (strum as indicated) w/tambourine on 2 and 4 [16X]
v E v F# v v v E v ----//--/|-/-/-/-/----//--/ (repeat 16 times)
bass [enters midway through 4th repeat; full drum kit enters midway through 8th repeat] v v v v ------------------| -4---4-------2--3-| ---------2--------| ------------------| Verse 1:
I F#feel depressed, EI fF#eel so bad E F# E F# 'CEause yF#ou're the best girl tEhat F#I ever had E F# E F# EI cF#an't get your love, I cEan't F#get a fractEion F# E F# EUh-F#oh, little girl, pEsyF#chotic reactEionF# E (shouted) And it fF#eel

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s like this!
[drum break] Instrumental break (double-time feel): [23 bars of guitar/harmonica solos] bass: (F#) v v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------|---| -4---4---4---4-4-|-4---4---4-----2-|-4-| -----------------|-------------4---|---| -----------------|-----------------|---| (repeat 22 times) [drum break w/phasing] [full band repeats F#-E (as per verses), 8X] Verse 2: I feel so lonely night and day I can't get your love, I must stay away I need you girl, by my side Uh-oh, little girl, would you like to take a ride, now I can't get your love, I can't get satisfaction Uh-oh, little girl, psychotic reaction Coda: fuzz guitar (as per intro):

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v v v v v v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---| -----4-----2-----|-----4-----2-----|-----4-----2-----|---| --------24-------|--------24---4---|--------24-------|---| -2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2-|
[repeat instrumental break; fade] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers