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Crystal Ball  Styx

>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~-------------14-15-14\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
<5> = 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.

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