Personality Crisis

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New York Dolls

New York Dolls (1973)glam rockHigh2:47Spotify YouTube Apple Music

Key: G majorestTempo: 138 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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96%7 tracks · 4,948 notes · G major · 138 BPM· 2:47Recommended

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Intro C

C F/C C

D G/D D

C No, no, no, no

D no, no, no

G no

G Well we

Verse G can't take her this

G week - and her

G friends don't want another

G speech

C hopin for a better day

D to hear what she's

G gotta say

All about that

Chorus Personality

D crisis - you got it while

G it was hot

but now

C frustration and

D heartache is what you got

G That's why they talk about

C personality

D personality

G But

Verse G now you're tryin to

G Now you gotta do somthin

G Wanna be someone who

G counts - but you're

C thinkin bout the times you

D they took every ounce

G Well it

C sure got to be a

D shame when you got to

G scream and shout

G You got to

C contradict all those

D times you butter

G flied about - You was

G butterflyin - bout a

Chorus C personality cri

D sis - you got it while

G it was hot

G It's always hot - You know

C frustration and

D heartache is what you got

G I'm talkin about

C personality

D Yeah, yeah yeah

G Ow

G And you're a

Bridge C prima ballerina on

D spring afternoon

C Change on into the wolf

D man howling at

G at the moon ah

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass

Lead Vocals

Drums

Piano

Guitar 3

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 2:47

About this song

Personality Crisis by New York Dolls is in G major (estimated), around 138 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 2:47 (Acoustic grand piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and a bridge. 1 version available to play and practice.

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DrumsAdvanced

10.3 notes/sec

GuitarAdvanced

6.92 notes/sec

BassIntermediate

3.27 notes/sec

VocalsIntermediate

2.07 notes/sec

PianoBeginner

0.14 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:002:47

Intro0:02 Verse0:26 Chorus0:39 Verse1:03 Chorus1:28 Bridge1:59 Chorus2:17

Vocal range

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D3 – D5 · 24 semitones (~2 octaves)

About the key of G major

G major is the 7th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are G, C, and D.

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Personality Crisis appears on the soundtrack of Earthed 2: Never Enough Dirt, Freddy Got Fingered.