Styx: Crystal Ball
>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~-------------14-15-1412-1210-|-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---------1717-1714--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||------------12-14-14-1210---107--|------------------------------------|
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.