Changes Tab

'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 17/8 time (Actually 7/8, 10/8)
 
(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:
 
 
[Intro/Verse Riff]
 
Gtr 3: (1:03) Fade in playing                            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--|--7s-----------|
D|--7s-7s---------5---|-7s-----------7-7---5-5--|--7s-7s---------5--|--7s-----------|
A|--5s-5s---------3---|-5s-----------7-7---3-3--|--5s-5s---------3--|--5s-----------|
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:
 
[Acoustic riff 2]
 
   Guitar 2 - repeated thru verse 2                Before Chorus
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--------|-------------------|--------------|
 
 
 
[Bridge]
 
(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|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Solo]
(4:02) Clean Legato - Guitar 2
e|-------15----------------------------------------------------|
B|--17p13--13-17\13--13----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------14--14-12-14-12p11--14--------------12/14~--|
D|-----------------------------------12--12----12-14h15--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------10----------13-------------|
G|-7/9-10-12-9h10p9---9-----------|--9h10-12----12-10-12-----9b10r9~----|
D|-----------------12---10--------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------12~-----|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------|------15----------13--12-------------|
B|-----13-------------/15------------|-17p13--13-17\13--------13-----------|
G|-------14--------9--------------12-|----------------14--14----14-12-10~--|
D|-12------15-14-12-------10---------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------12-/14---|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Post-Solo Bridge]
 
   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
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