JAMES TOMMY - "crystal blue persuasion" Tablature

"Crystal Blue Persuasion"
(Tommy James - Mike Vale - Eddie Gray)


[Notes: 1) If you really want to get technical, the C#m7/A could be notated
as Amaj9. 2) Play C#m7 as xx6657 and Bm7 as xx4435. 3) This is Tommy
James' own favorite of all his/their singles; mine, too.]


Intro:

(congas solo for 2 bars)

C#m7/A Bm7
/ / / / / / / / [2X]

C#m7/A Bm7 D A
/ / / / / / / / /

The bass for the intro and verses varies, but is basically

v v v v v v v v
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2---4-------|-----------------4---2-----------|
|-0-------4-----4-------------2---|---------2-----2---------4-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|

Verse 1:

C#m7/A Bm7 C#m7/A Bm7
Look ..
C#m7/A Bm7 C#m7/A Bm7
The ..
C#m7/A Bm7 C#m7/A Bm7
A new ..
C#m7/A Bm7 C#m7/A Bm7
Ain't ..
(Bm7) D A
/ / / / /

Verse 2:


Instrumental break:

v v v v
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----2-------2---------|
|-----------2-4-----2-4-----2-4---|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

guitar repeats above figure over following chords:

A G D A
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

A G Bm7 Bm7/E
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /


[N.C.; bass plays pattern similar to verses]

Crystal ..
It's a ..
Crystal .....

D A
/ / r r /
Blue ..

(key modulates to Bb)

Bass [2X]:

v v v v
|-3---3---3---3-3---3---3-----1---|
|-------------------------3-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Verse 3:

Dm7/Bb Cm7 Dm7/Bb Cm7
Maybe ..
Dm7/Bb Cm7 Dm7/Bb Cm7
On ..
Dm7/Bb Cm7 Dm7/Bb Cm7
All of ..

Bb Eb/G
There'll ..
Cm7
Crystal ..

Coda:

Dm7/Bb Cm7
Crystal .. (repeat to fade)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers