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James Tommy - Crystal Blue Persuasion guitar tab

"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 over yonder what do you see

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

The sun is a-risin' most definitely

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

A new day is comin' people are changin'

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

Ain't it beautiful crystal blue persuasion

(Bm7) D A

/ / / / /

Verse 2:

Better get ready gonna see the light

Love, love is the answer and that's all right

So don't you give up now so easy to find

Just look to your soul and open your mind

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 blue persuasion, mm-hmm

It's a new vibration

Crystal blue persuasion, crystal...

D A

/ / r r /

Blue persuasion

(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 tomorrow when He looks down

Dm7/Bb Cm7 Dm7/Bb Cm7

On every green field and every town

Dm7/Bb Cm7 Dm7/Bb Cm7

All of His children every nation

Bb Eb/G

There'll be peace and good brotherhood

Cm7

Crystal blue persuasion

Coda:

Dm7/Bb Cm7

Crystal blue persuasion, ah-ha (repeat to fade)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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