'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 Intro/Verse riff
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/y/yes/changes_tab.html ]
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
