"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
