Crystal Blue Persuasion Bass Tab Tommy James Live Thanks to Tommy James chord writer, I have decided to tab the songs so others that only read tab would learn more Tommy James and the Shondells. Intro: Congas for first 2 bars. Verse: G----------------------------------------------------------------------Repeat a lot. D-----------------2-----2---4-----------------4-----2--------------- A-0-------4----4--------------2------2----2-----------4-----2----- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- At the end of each verse, play this D to A. Don’t play the second half of the verse riff. G----------------- D----------------- A-5---5-----0---- E------------------ First instrumental break: guitarist plays a riff and bass goes over these notes G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------5-------------------------------5--------------------------22-22-22-22-2-2- A--------------------5-------------------------------22-22-22-22-2-2---------------------- E----5---------------------5---------5-------------------------------------------------------- Back to Verse Bass solo as the key switches and goes up a semitone. G---3-3-3-33-33---1---3-3-3-33-33---1--- D---------------3------------------3----- A----------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------- Now the verse is played this way G-------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------3-----3---5-----------5----3----------- A---1------5----5-----------------3-----3----------5----3-- E-------------------------------------------------------------- Ending of third verse. “There be peace and good brotherhood G------------------------------- D-----------------1------5----- A---1-------------------------- E------------------------------- Forth verse Double time G-----------------3-------------------Repeat D-----------3---5—5---3------------ A---1—5-------------------5---3---- E-------------------------------------- Outro: Said slowly winding down. “Crystal Blue Persuasion ah-ah” G-------------------------- D------------------------- A----5-1--------3-------- E-------------------------