Crystal tab by New Order

Tabs

band:  New Order
song:  Crystal
album: Get Ready (2001)

quarter = ~135 beats per minute
tune down a half-step to play with the album.

intro riff:
  | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 .
e -0-----0-------0---------0-----0-------------------------0-----0-
b -----1---3---1---3---1-3-----1---1---1-3-3---1-3-1---1-3-----1---
G+G ---2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----
D MajorD -----------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------

(repeat intro riff twice, then start wailing)

bass (mostly 8th notes):
  | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 .
  A augmentedA        C majorC        G+G        D MajorD

rhythm guitar (distorted, listen for rhythm):
  | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 .
  A minorAm               C majorC            D MajorD
  decoration w/ 1-0 on BB string

[A minorAm][C majorC][D MajorD] (through verse)

solo:
  | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 .
e ---------------------------------
b ---------------------------------
G+G ---0-----0---2-0---2-2-2---2-2-2- repeat
D MajorD -2-----2-------------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------

  | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 .
e -------------------------------------------------------v---------
b -1-0---------------1-1/3---3-3-3-1-0---------------1-1/5---5-5-5-
G+G -------2-2---0-2-----------------------2-2---0-2-------^---------
D MajorD -----------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------

  | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 .
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
b ---------------------------------------------------0-------------
G+G ---------2---2-2---0---------------------2---2-2-------2---2-2-2-
D MajorD -2---2-2---------------2---2-2-2-2---2-2-------------------------
A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------

  | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 .
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
b -1-0-----------1---0---------------------------------------------
G+G -------2-2-2-2---------2---2-2-2---0-----0---2-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-
D MajorD ---------------------------------2-----2-------------------------
A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------

emphatic [D MajorD], then [A minorAm][C majorC][D MajorD] as before when audible.

(repeat solo.)

echo piano riff w/ 8th note echo, starting ahead of changes:
  | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 .
e -8---------------7-----------------------------------------------
b ---------------------------------8---------------10--------------
G+G -----------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD -----------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------

(non-guitar instrumental section)

late clean riff (over "Keep it coming"):
  | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 . | . 2 . 3 . 4 .
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
b -1---0---1---0---1---0---1---0-----------------------------------
G+G ---------------------------------2------------------------------- repeat
D MajorD -----------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------

[A minorAm][C majorC][D MajorD] (repeat and fade)

This tab file is all our own work,
Neil Spring
Ken Yasuhara