10 June 2004
Transcription: "Ritual" (1st bridge) by Yes
The song "Ritual" (15-meg mp3, or this excerpt) is the fourth in the four-song cycle by Yes called Tales from Topographic Oceans. Each song is aproximately 20-minutes long and many of the musical themes are shared throughout each.
"Ritual" opens with an instrumental introduction after which a short section for guitar transitions to the first verse. This is a transcription of that bridge which lasts from 4:01 to 5:24.
The bridge consists of a simple improvisation on several of the musical themes of the cycle. The songs are:
- The Revealing Science Of God - Dance Of The Dawn
- The Remembering - High The Memory
- 'The Ancient' - Giants Under The Sun
- Ritual - Nous Sommes Du Soleil
I've labeled the thematic source for each phrase in the transcription. One interesting point is that measures eight and nine quote a theme from their previous album Close to the Edge. Measures 17, 18, and 19 were more difficult and may have some incorrect 32nd notes.
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