Crystal Blue Persuasion

Song

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

"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' 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

The sun is a-risin' / most definitely

A new day is comin' / people are changin'

Ain't it beautiful / crystal blue persuasion

C#m7/A 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

C#m7/A Bm7 D A

/ / / / / / / / /

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

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

no chords - bass only (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)

v v v v

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

bass plays above riff (2x)

verse 3:

Dm7/Bb Cm7 Dm7/Bb Cm7

Maybe tomorrow when He looks down

Every green field / and every town

All of his children / every nation

Bb Eb/G

There'll be peace and good brotherhood

Cm7

Crystal blue persuasion

Outro:

Dm7/Bb Cm7

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

--------