SOUTH SIDE OF THE SKY As recorded by Yes (From the 1972 Album FRAGILE) Transcribed by Words by Jon Anderson and Chris Squire [email protected] Music by Yes Arranged by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, Bill Bruford
A Intro B Verse I Moderately Slow = 90For all multi-bar rests. see performance Em C Em Misc. Noise 15 P 1 4 I 4At the last bar of rest, gV V V gV V drum play some fills, then ... V V V V } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I w/ overdrive BandV entersV V V V V V V V V V V T 0 0 A 2 4 2 0 2 x x 2 0 2 4 2 0 2 4 2 0 B 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H P P H H P P H H P P
Em C Em
18 I V V V V gV V V V } } V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V T V V V V V V V V V V V 4 0 0 A 2 4 2 0 2 x x 2 0 2 4 2 0 2 4 2 0 B 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H P P H H P P H H P P
F G F G
20 V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 B sl. sl. sl.
D Chorus N.C.(F 5) N.C.(G 5)
b 3x b 23 gV V V l V V gV gV V l eV V V V I gV V V V gV V V gV gV V V V V gV T 6 4 4 6 8 6 6 8 A 7 4 4 4 4 6 4 6 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 4 6 H H H H H H
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C Verse II E C N.C.
25 V V gV gV V gV V V I l V V V V V V V gV V V V V V gV 12 10 9 7 T V V V V V V V V V 0 0 13 11 9 7 A 2 2 2 2 B 4 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 P sl.
E C N.C.
27 R l P gV V V I V V V gV V V V V V V V gV V gV V gV V V V V V V V V V gV V V gV T 5 0 0 4 6 4 A 2 2 2 6 2 4 2 B 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 P H sl. P P
F G F G F/A G/B F G
29 V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 6 8 10 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 9 9 10 10 12 B sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
E Chorus N.C.(F 5) N.C.(G 5)
b 3x b 32 gV V V l V V gV gV V l eV V V V I gV V V V gV V V gV gV V V V V gV T 6 4 4 6 8 6 6 8 A 7 4 4 4 4 6 4 6 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 4 6 H H H H H H
F Verse III E5 N.C. C E 34 gV VeV fVgV V V l VgV V V I gV VeV fVgV V V V V V V V gV V VgV V V V V V V V V VgV VeV fV VgV T 7 5 6 7 9 0 0 6 6 4 A 6 7 8 9 0 4 4 2 B 4 5 6 7 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 6 7 4 sl. P P sl. sl.
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E5 C E
36 gV V V l V VgV VgV V I V eV fVgV V eV fV V V V V VgVgV V gV V eV fVgV V V V V V T V V V V V V V V 6 7 9 0 0 12 11 9 A 5 6 7 8 9 12 12 11 9 B 4 5 6 7 3 3 3 3 12 12 12 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 6 7 0 sl. sl.
F G F G F/A G/B F G
38 V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 6 8 10 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 9 9 10 10 12 B sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
G Chorus N.C.(F 5) N.C.(G 5)
b 3x b 41 gV V V l V V gV gV V l eV V V V I gV V V V gV V V gV gV V V V V gV T 6 4 4 6 8 6 6 8 A 7 4 4 4 4 6 4 6 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 4 6 H H H H H H
H Interlude Free time/see performance I Verse IV E 81 43 l I V V V gV V gV T V V V V V V V V V A 2 2 2 B 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 P
C N.C. E Esus4 E
125 gV V V V V V gV V V I V V V V V V gV gV V gV gV V V V Full V V V V V V V V V V let ring
T 7 M (7) 12 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 9 1 2 1 A 11 9 2 2 2 B 3 11 9 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P sl. P
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C N.C. F G
127 gV V gV V V fV gV V V V I V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 9 T 9 12 9 1 3 3 0 12 11 9 0 0 0 A 11 9 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 B 3 3 3 3 3 sl. sl. sl.
F G
129 V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 B sl. sl.
J Chorus N.C.(F 5) N.C.(G 5)
b 3x b 131 gV V V l V V gV gV V l eV V V V I gV V V V gV V V gV gV V V V V gV T 6 4 4 6 8 6 6 8 A 7 4 4 4 4 6 4 6 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 4 6 H H H H H H
K Verse V E C E D E
133 V V gV V gV V V I V V V V V V V } gV gV V gV V V V gV 12 10 7 T V V V V V V V V V V V V x 5 5 5 5 6 13 13 11 9 A 4 2 5 5 5 B 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 P P sl. sl. sl.
D C N.C.(E5) N.C.
135 V V V V gV V gV V V I gV V V eV V gV V eV V 12 10 8 gV T V V V V V V V V V A 11 12 13 11 9 B 11 7 6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 5 4 sl. sl.
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F G F G
137 V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 1 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 B sl. sl. sl.
L Chorus N.C.(F 5) N.C.(G 5)
b 3x b 140 gV V V l V V gV gV V l eV V V V I gV V V V gV V V gV gV V V V V gV T 6 4 4 6 8 6 6 8 A 7 4 4 4 4 6 4 6 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 4 6 H H H H H H
M Out-Chorus
142 gV gV V l eV V V V gV gV V l eV V V V I gV V V V V gV gV V V V V gV T 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 8 A 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 6 6 H H H H H H
N Guitar Solo (See performance notes) N.C.(G 5) 8va b 144 eV P V V eV P gV V eV gVfV gV eV VfV V zgV W V V V V zgV W u u I w/ feedback Gtr II fff w/ distortion 18 1814 181414181414 18 18 11 11 (11) 6 9 7 11 6 9 7 11 T [[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[ A B sl. P P sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
gVgV V l eV V V V gVgV V l eV V V V gVgV V l eV V V V I gV V V V V gV gV V V V V gV gV V V V V gV Gtr I mf T 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 8 A 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 6 6 6 H H H H H H H H H
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147 eV V VfVgVeVfV VeV fV V eV V 8:7 v R eV V c I Played slightly ahead of beat ----| gV gV PgV gV V 6 6 7 9 6 7 9 6 7 9 6 V gV V T gW V A 6 4 8 B 4 6 x 9 4 7 7 11 sl. H H H H H H sl.
gVgV V l eV V V V gVgV V l eV V V V gVgV V l eV V V V I gV V V V V gV gV V V V V gV gV V V V V gV T 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 8 A 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 6 6 6 H H H H H H H H H
8va
150 gV gV V V V gV V V V V V gV V gV gV V V V V I V eV V V gV gV V fV V V V gV V V V 7 9 11 7 9 7 T 9 8 8 9 11 11 11 9 8 11 9 8 8 A 11 9 8 8 9 11 11 9 B 7 7 9 11 H H H H H H P P P P
gV gV V l eV V V V gV gV V l eV V V V I gV V V V V gV gV V V V V gV T 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 8 A 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 6 6 H H H H H H
8va 152 I gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV fV eV 11 7 11 7 11 7 11 7 11 7 11 7 11 (11) 7 11 7 11 7 7 6 7 6 T A B sl. sl. sl. P P P P H P
gV gV V l eV V V V gV gV V l eV V V V I gV V V V V gV gV V V V V gV T 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 8 A 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 6 6 H H H H H H
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8va
154 gV V V V V V V V eV V VgV eVgV V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I l gV gV gV V V V V V ff Begin Fade Out 11 7 11 7 11 7 11 7 18 18 18 14 18 14 14 14 16 18 16 16 12 12 16 12 14 12 12 14 T 16 16 14 14 16 14 13 13 11 A 13 11 B sl. sl. sl. P P H P P P P
gVgV V l eV V V V gV gV V l eV V V V I gV V V V V gV gV V V V V gV T 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 8 A 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 6 6 H H H H H H O Outro
6 156 gV j I V gV V gV eV V V V V f mf gppV gV V pppfV eV Misc. Noise T A 11 9 9 8 6 4 2 0 B 11 9 7 6 4 4 1
6 gV gV V l eV V V V I gV V V V V gV p pp ppp T 8 6 6 8 A 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 B 6 H H H
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