'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 notes e|-------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 string e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 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 rake e|------------------------------|--------------------|--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 'Chorused' 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--------|-------------------|-------| | | Guitar 2 e|--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 rake e|-------15----------------------------------------------------| B|--17h13--13-17\13--13----------------------------------------| G|-----------------14--14-12-14-12p11--14--------9h10-12/14~---| D|-----------------------------------12--12----12--------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| rake rake e|----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 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