'Changes' by Yes
As heard on the recording '90125'
Tabbed by jjhand
Normal Tuning with 3 parts overlapping in some sections
Intro: Synth - Xylophone in 15/8 time (15 beats per measure)
(0:31) Guitar 1 doubles bass notese|-------15-17-----15-17-----|B|--15-17-----15-17------15~-|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
Acoustic Riff 1(0:41-0:52, 1:03-1:17) - Guitar 2 (play repeatedly in background)e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--10~-----10-8---8---10~-----10-8---8----10-8---8-------|G|---------------9---9--------------9---9-------9---9-----|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
0:52 - Fast Lick (Guitar 1 with dist, harmonizer set to a perfect 5th lower)e|--------------12-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----12-13-15----15-13-15-13-12----13-12-------12--------------------|G|--14----------------------------14-------14-12----14-12-10-10b14-gr--|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Continue Acoustic Riff 1 as timing shows, then:
Gtr 3: (1:03) Fade in playing 'Intro/Verse Riff' last 2 bars e|---------------------------0---------|------------------------|-------------|B|------3-------3-------3------3------o|------3--------3--------|-------------|G|----2-------2-------2---2------2-----|----2--------3----5-----|-------------|D|--0----------------------------------|--0---------------5---5-|--(5)--------|A|--------1-------3-------------------o|--------1---------3---5-|--(5)--------|E|-------------------------------------|----------------------3-|--(3)--------|
Guitar 1 (1:17) - 'Chorused riff', Accent notes on G stringe|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|G|------9-----5------7------5-----7-|------9------5-------7------5-----7-|D|----7-----3------5------3-----5---|----7------3-------5------3-----5---|A|--5-----1-----3------1------3-----|--5------1------3------1------3-----|E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------5-3-|---------------------------15~----|B|---------------------------/3-----|----------------------------------|G|------9-----5------7--------------|------9------5------7-------------|D|----7-----3------5------3---------|----7------3------5---------------|A|--5-----1-----3------1------------|--5------1------3-----------------|E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
(1:33) Guitar 2: rake rakee|------------------------------|--------------------|--15~-----------|B|------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|G|------10--9h10r9---10---------|---10-14-12-10-9----|----------------|D|---12------------12--10-------|--12----------------|----------------|A|--12-------------------10-----|--------------------|----------------|E|------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|
Verse 1: Play Repeating part of Intro/Verse riff
Chorus: Guitar 1 e|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------|B|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------|G|--7s-7s--------5---|--7s--------------5-5--|--7s-7s---------5--|--7----|D|--7s-7s--------5---|--7s--------7-7---5-5--|--7s-7s---------5--|--7----|A|--5s-5s--------3---|--5s--------7-7---3-3--|--5s-5s---------3--|--5----|E|-------------------|------------5-5--------|-------------------|-------|
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| Guitar 2e|--5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--|--5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|--5-5-5-5------|B|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6------|G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7------|D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
Guitar 3 plays 'Intro Verse Riff' again while:
Guitar 2 - Acoustic riff 2 (repeated thru verse) Before Chorus 2
e|------1-----------------------0--------| |-22~---22~-|B|--------3-------3-------3---------3----| |----22~----|G|----2---------2-------2---2-----2------| |-----------|D|--0---------0-------0-------0----------| |-----------|A|----------1-------3--------------------| |-----------|E|---------------------------------------| |-----------|
Play Chorus again, with Guitar 2 playing first 2 bars 2x
Break - Guitar 1 e|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------|B|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------|G|--7s-7s--------5---|--7s-------------5---|--7s-7s---------5--|--7s---|D|--7s-7s--------5---|--7s--------7----5---|--7s-7s---------5--|--7s---|A|--5s-5s--------3---|--5s--------7----3---|--5s-5s---------3--|--5s---|E|-------------------|------------5--------|-------------------|-------|
(3:50) Guitar 1 - Clean & staccato (repeat during solo)e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|B|----5-----------------------------|----5-----------------------------|G|------7-----5-----7------5----5---|------7-----5-----7------5----5---|D|--------3-3---5-5----3-3----3---3-|--------3-3---5-5----3-3----3---3-|A|--5-------------------------------|--5-------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------|B|----5---------------------------|----5------------------------o|G|------7-----5-----7------5-4-0--|------7-----5-----7-----------|D|--------3-3---5-5----3-3--------|--------3-3---5-5-------------|A|--5-----------------------------|--5--------------------------o|E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
(4:02) Clean Legato Solo - Guitar 2 rakee|-------15----------------------------------------------------|B|--17h13--13-17\13--13----------------------------------------|G|-----------------14--14-12-14-12p11--14--------9h10-12/14~---|D|-----------------------------------12--12----12--------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
rake rakee|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|B|----------------------------|----------------------13-------------|G|---9-10-12-9h10p9---9-------|----10-12-14-12-10-12----------------|D|-12--------------12---10----|--14---------------------14b15r14~---|A|------------------------12~-|-------------------------------------|E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|------15----------13--12-------------|B|-----13----------------------------|-17h13--13-17\13--------13-----------|G|-------14--------9--/19--------12--|----------------14--14----14-12-10~--|D|-12------15-14-12-------10---------|-------------------------------------|A|--------------------------12-/14---|-------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Post-Solo Guitar 1 (hold chords, play 4x)e|------------|B|------------|G|--3----5----|D|--3----5----|A|--1----3----|E|------------|
Play 'Intro/Verse Riff' with "Acoustic Riff 2"
Play Chorus again to outro
When xylophone plays, Guitar 2 play 'Acoustic riff 1'
Outro, Played by Guitar 1 & 2 (6:12-end)e|---------------------------------------------|B|--10p8---8-10~----10p8---8~------------------|G|-------9---------------9----10-9h10r9-7~-----|D|---------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|In outro, guitar 1 has dist, reverb, and a harmonizer set to a minor 3rd above picked notes.
Key:
gr - gradual bend release
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
/ - upward slide
\ - downward slide
~ - vibrato ('shake' fretted string to vary tone)
s - staccato (mute notes quickly after playing)
() - hold notes in parenthesis
rake - downstroke pick through strings quickly
