Styx - Crystal Ball guitar tab
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 16:09:30 -0400
From: "Paulo Eduardo Tuasca"
Subject: s/styx/crystal_ball.tab
Styx: Crystal Ball
>From the album
Copyright 1976
Music by Tommy Shaw
Lyrics by Tommy Shaw
Comments to Paulo E. Tuasca
Prelude
Tommy and JY made a great job here. So great that I can?t 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
(With contributions of Charles Grogan )
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~-------------14-15-14\12-12\10-|-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---------1717-17\14--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||------------12-14-14-12\10---10\7--|------------------------------------|
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
= natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
(5) = note sustained from previous measure
o =\ repeat sign
o =/
DC = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials
you go back to the beginning of the piece of music.
DS = "Dal segno" - means "from the sign", go back in the tabulature
only as far as the (%) sign.
Coda = A passage at the end of a movement or composition that brings
it to a formal close.
Al
Coda = means "to the tail", tells you that you must go to the end
section which starts with the Coda sign (+).
RF = repeat and fade
rit = "ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding.
Other pertinent information:
Tuning: Standard [EADGBe].
Key signature: G
Effects:
Chord Chart Below for major chords
Tablature Format:
This Tablature is based on the format indicated below.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
