Crystal Ball Ver 1 by Styx
Styx - Crystal Ball ver 1 guitar tab
Styx: Crystal Ball
>From the album
Copyright 1976
Music by Tommy Shaw
Lyrics by Tommy Shaw
Prelude
Tommy and JY made a great job here. So great that I canýt identify who
is playing what. The two guitars became one, but if you want to play it
in a "recognizable" way, pay close attention to the bass line.
The three bass strings of your guitar (E, A, D) will drive the song.
In the Intro and verses, let the last note of the Am7addG and Gmaj7 chords
make a pull off to the open "e" string. It will sound pretty nice, although
I haven't put it in the tab. I did manage to arrange the Keyboard solo
to guitar. It sounds good, except for the last measures (too fast for me)...
In this version, timing is "as accurate as possible".
Intro
Am7 Am7addG Gmaj7
e||-----0-------0---3---3-------3-----|-----2-------2-------2-------2------|
B||-------1---1---1-------1---1---1---|-------3---3---3-------3---3---3----|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4---------2---------------2---------|---------0---------------0----------|
A||-0---------------0-----------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|-3---------------3------------------|
Am7 AmaddG D7
e||-----0-------0-------0-------0-----|-----3---------3-2---2-------2------|
B||---1---1---3---3---5---5---8---8---|-------1-----1---------1---1---1----|
G|4-----------------------------------|-2---------2-------------2----------|
D|4---------4-------5-------9---------|-----------------0------------------|
A||-0---------------------------------|---------0--------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Verse 1 and 2
Am7 Am7addG Gmaj7
e||-----0-------0---3---3-------3-----|-----2-------2-------2-------2------|
B||-------1---1---1-------1---1---1---|-------3---3---3-------3---3---3----|
G|4o----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4o--------2---------------2---------|---------0---------------0----------|
A||-0---------------0-----------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|-3---------------3------------------|
(This variation is only played on the first verse)
Am7 Gmaj7
e||-----0-------0-------0-------3-----|-----2-------2-------2-------2------|
B||---1-------3---3---1---1---1---1---|-------3---3---3-------3---3---3----|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4-------5-4-------2-------0---------|---------0---------------0----------|
A||-0---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|-3---------------3------------------|
Am7 Am7addG Gmaj7
e||-----0-------0---3---3-------3-----|-----2-------2-------2--------------|
B||-------1---1---1-------1---1---1---|-------3---3---3-------3------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4---------2---------------2---------|---------0--------------------------|
A||-0---------------0-----------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|-3---------------3-------3---2------|
Em A C D
e||-----0-----------------------------|---------------------2--------------|
B||-------0-----0-------2-------2-----|-----1-----------------3-----3------|
G|4---------------0---2---2---2-------|-------0--h--------------------2----|
D|4----------h--------------2---------|---------0-2-----0------------------|
A||---------0-2-----0-----------------|-3-----------------------0----------|
E||-0---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Em A C D
e||-----0-----------------------------|---------------------------0---2----|
B||-------0-----0-------2-------2-----|-----1-------1-----1---1-3---3------|
G|4---------------0---2---2---2-------|---0---0-------0-----0-------------o|
D|4----------h--------------2---------|-----------------------------------o|
A||---------0-2-----0-----------------|-3-------3-------3------------------|
E||-0---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
(x3)
Em C D
e||---------0-------------------------|---------0-------------0---0---2----|
B||-----0-----0-----------------------|-----0-----0-------1-----3---3------|
G|4---0---0-----0----h-------h--------|---0---0-----0-------0--------------|
D|4-2-------------2-4-5-----4-2-------|-0-------------0--------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|-----------------3------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Em
e||---------0-------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----0-----0-----------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4---0---0-----0----h-------h--------|------------------------------------|
D|4-2-------------2-4-5-----4-2-------|-----------------0---2---4---2~-----|
A||-----------------------------------|-3-------2---0----------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chorus
(x3)Em Em Bm7
e||-----------------2~----------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------3~----------------|------------------------------------|
G|4---------9-------2~----------------|------------------------------h-----|
D|4-2---2---9-------4~----------------|--h-------h-------h-------h--0-2----|
A||-2---2---7-------2~----------------|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2--------|
E||-0---0-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
C7addG Bm7 Dsus4
e||---------3------2~-----------3~----|-(3)~-------------------------------|
B||---------3------3~-----------3~----|-(3)~-------------------------------|
G|4---------0------2~-----------2~----|-(2)~-------------------------------|
D|4-2.--2.--2------4~-----------0~----|-(0)~-------------------------------|
A||---------3------2~-----------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Keyboard Solo (arranged for Guitar)
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------h---|-10--------------------------10-----|
G|4-9---------------------------11-12-|------------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|-----12--12-------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||---h---------------------12--10----|-10---------------------------------|
B||-10--12--12------------------------|--121012-10-------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|-----------------------------12-----|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||------h----p-----------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4-11-1112-11-9----9-----------------|------------9-----------------------|
D|4--------------12-------------12----|-12------12---12-10--12--9----------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|----------h---h----------10---------|
G|4--------------h-----------------h--|--h----h-911-1112-11----------------|
D|4-10-12-10-9--9-10-h---h-----h--7-9-|-910-1012---------------------------|
A||-----------------7-9-910-10-12-----|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
p p p
e||-----------------12----------------|--171514-15--1514-------------------|
B||--------/10--12--------------------|----------------15-17-15-17---15----|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p h p h h p h
e||---------151412--12----------------|------------------------------------|
B||-17-15---------15--151312151312----|-12--------------------------tr-----|
G|4-------------------------------14--|--141112-11121112-11121112-11--12---|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Guitar over Keyboard Solo
(x6)
D (strum loosely)
e||-----------------------------------|-2----------------------------------|
B||--h-------h-------h------4---------|-3----------------------------------|
G|4-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-----------|-2----------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
(I always) Play this chords over the Guitar Fill before the Power Pre-Chorus
e||-0-------0-------2-------2---2.----|-2.--2.--2.--2.--2------------------|
B||-1-------1-------3-------3---3.----|-5.--5.--5.--5.--4------------------|
G|4-0-------0-------2-------2---2.----|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4------------------|
D|4-2-------2-------0-------0---0.----|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4------------------|
A||-3-------3-------------------------|-2.--2.--2.--2.--2------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Guitar Fill
b r b
e||---------------------------b--r------|-17-19-19-19-17-15-17-19~---------|
B||----------b--r-----15-17-17-19-17-15-|----------------------------------|
G|4--h--7-9-9-11-9--7-------------------|----------------------------------|
D|4-7-9---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Power Pre-Chorus
(x3)D/E E D/E E C G C C/D
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4-7/9-9---9---9---7/9-9---9---9-----|-5---------------5-------5/7--------|
D|4-7/9-9---9---9---7/9-9---9---9-----|-5-------5-------5-------5/7--------|
A||-5/7-7---7---7---5/7-7---7---7-----|-3-------5-------3-------3/5--------|
E||-----0---0---0-------0---0---0-----|---------3--------------------------|
Fills over Power Pre-Chorus
(Tab Expanded)
e||---b--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-10-12--10-8-----10--8--------------------------------------------------|
G|4-------------9-----------9~---------------------------------------------|
D|4------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e||-------------10---------b-----------------------------------------------|
B||---b-----10------12-8-10-12--8------------------------------------------|
G|4-12-14--------------------------9~--------------------------------------|
D|4------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b
e||-17-19---17--15---------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------17-----15----17~---------------------------------------|
G|4------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D/E E D/E E
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4-7/9-9---9---9---7/9-9---9---9-----|------------------------------------|
D|4-7/9-9---9---9---7/9-9---9---9-----|-----------------0---2---4---2~-----|
A||-5/7-7---7---7---5/7-7---7---7-----|-3-------2---0----------------------|
E||-----0---0---0-------0---0---0-----|------------------------------------|
Chorus
Fills over Chorus
e||---b--------r----------------------|
B||-15-17-17-17-15--13--15--15~-------|
G|4-----------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|
b r b
e||-17-19-19-19-17--15--17--19~-------|
B||-----------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|
e||---b---22--r---------------b-------|
B||-22-24---24-22-20-22-20--22-24~----|
G|4-----------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
h p h
e||-12~-------------14-15-1412-1210-|-10--------10-12--------------------|
B||-(12)------------------------------|-----------------12-----------------|
G|4-(12)------------------------------|------------------------------12----|
D|4-Rake------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||---b--rb-----------b--r--------p--p|------------/15-15------------b--r--|
G|4-14-16---16~-----14-16-12-14-14-12-|-11-----------------------1414-16-12|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------14--17-|
B||----------------------------tr-----|---------h----h--1212-151215--------|
G|4---------11------11-11-11-11-12----|-11----11-1212-14-------------------|
D|4-14--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
b b
e||-17--14--14---------1717-1714--17-|-17---------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|---------------b--r-----------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|-------------14-16-12--12-----------|
D|4-----------------------------------|---------------------14--14---12-12-|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------h-12-15-15--------|
G|4-12--------------------------------|------h-1111-11-12-14---------------|
D|4---14-12-14---h--12----------------|-12-1214----------------------------|
A||------------12-14-14-1210---107--|------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------12--------|------------------------------------|
h p p p p p h h p p
e||---b-17-r-----------1415-17--14----|-17--14--171514-171514-171415171514-|
B||-1719-19-17-15-1717----------------|------------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
b r
e||-15------14-15-12-b----------------|------------------b-17-b-r----------|
B||----------------15-17-h--b--r------|-------15.--17.-1719-1719-15-151715-|
G|4--------------------12-14-16-12----|----/16--/16------------------------|
D|4--------------------------------14-|-12---------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||------p-h------p-h------p-h--------|------------------------------------|
B||-17-171517~--171517~--171517~--17--|-15-----------b--15--r--------------|
G||-----------------------------------|------------14-16--16-12-14-12------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------14-12-|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-------------------h--p------------|---------12-----12-15-12-15-12-15---|
G|4---------11------11-12-11--11------|-11-12-14---------------------------|
D|4-14----------------------14--------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||-12------12------12------12--12----|------------------------------------|
B||-----15------15------15------------|-15---------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Tablature Explanation:
NT = Nashville Tuning is when the low E, A, D & G strings are replaced
with
lighter gauge strings and tuned one octave higher than normal.
| = bar separating measures
~ = vibrato
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h = hammer
p = pull
s = slide (used when or / don't fit)
^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis ()
r = release bend (string/fret may be indicated)
t = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush)
/ = slide up
= slide down
x/ = pick slide up
x = pick slide down
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