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Artist - Keane
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Song - Crystal Ball
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Album - Under The Iron Sea
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
00:15
INTRO
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G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
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00:30
VERSE 1
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Who is the man I see
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
Where I'm supposed to be
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
I lost my heart, I buried it too deep
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|----------------|
Under the iron sea
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
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01:01
CHORUS
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Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
Mirror, mirror on the wall
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
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01:16
VERSE 2
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Lines ever more unclear
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
I'm not sure I'm even here
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
The more I look the more I think that I'm
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|----------------|
Starting to disappear
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
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01:47
CHORUS
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Oh, crystal ball, hear my song fading out, everything I know is wrong
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
Mirror, mirror on the wall
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
02:03
Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
So put me where I belong
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
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02:18
BRIDGE
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I don't where I am And I don't really care
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
I look myself in eye There's no one there
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-9-9-9-8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------------|-----------------|
I fall upon the earth I call upon the air
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
But all I get is the same old vacant stare
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-9-9-9-8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------------|-----------------|
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02:49
CHORUS
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Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
Mirror, mirror on the wall
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
Oh, crystal ball, hear my song fading out, everything I know is wrong
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
So put me where I belong
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
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03:20
SYNTH
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G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------s--|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2\6-|
ENJOY........
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Crystal Ball |
Artist |
Keane |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
xEHy0QwvAYE |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).