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Yes - Starship Trooper
(Howe, Squire, Anderson)
The Yes Album (1973)
crd
@elguardaparque
A R G E N T I N A
Tab by Devin Miller
[Intro]
E A E A
[Verse 1]
ESister bluebiArd flBying high abEove
EShine your wiAngs fBorward to thEe sun
EHide the mystA'ries Bof life on Eyour way
TChough you've sDeen them, Cplease don't say a Gword
EWhat you don't Aknow, I F#mhave never Aheard
EStarship troopAer, gBo sailing on Eby
ECatch my soul, AcatcBh the very lEight
EHide the momenAt froBm my eager eEye
TChough you've sDeen them, Cplease don't tell a Gsoul
EWhat you can't Asee, caF#mn't be very Awhole
C Bm Am E Bm E
[Chorus]
ASpeak to me of summer
CLong winters longer thFan time can remeBbmber
The setting up of Cother roads
To Bbtravel on in old accustomed Fways
AI still remember tChe talks by the water
FThe proud sons and daughter
BbThat knew the knowledgCe of the land
FSpoke to me in sweet accustomeBbd ways
E A E A
[Verse 2]
EMother liAfe, hBold firmly on tEo me
ECatch my Aknowledge Bhigher than the Eday
ELose as mAuch as Bonly you can shEow
CThough you've Dseen me, pClease don't say a wGord
EWhat I don't kAnow, I hF#mave never shAared
A E D G A E
D G A
[Inter]
ALoneliness is a Epower that we Dpossess to give or Gtake away foreveArE
AAll I know can bEe shown by yoDur acceptance of the Gfacts there shown beAfore youE D G
ATake what I say in a Edifferent way aDnd it's easy to Gsay that this is all AconfusioEnD G
AAs I see a new dEay in me, I cDan also show iGt you and you maAy follow
A C Em F Dm D Bb
C A G C F Bb
A F#m A C#m C F Dm F C Bb
[Chorus]
ASpeak to me of summer
CLong winters longer thFan time can remeBbmber
The setting up of Cother roads
To Bbtravel on in old accustomed Fways
AI still remember tChe talks by the water
FThe proud sons and daughter
BbThat knew the knowledgCe of the land
FSpoke to me in sweet accustomeBbd waysG#
G D# C
G D# C
G D# C
G D# C
Fading
e|--1G0-----D#6-----C3----|
B|---8-----4-----1----|
G|---0-----0-----0----|
D|---9-----5-----2----|
A|---x-----x-----x----|
E|--10-----6-----3----|
[Solo]
(roughly transcribed for 1 guitar):
e|---------10--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10b(12)----(12)r10-8h10-8h10p8s6s8s4--4-6-4-6h8-5-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------7b(9)r7--5----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------7--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------6h8p6------|
------------------------------------------------4p3/8---------8----|
-7p5----7p5----5-p2--2h5p2p0--------0-2-0-3p2-3--------------------|
-----7------7----------------0-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-8s10-8-10s12-10-12s15---12h15p12----12-----------|
----------------------------------15----15-13-15--|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
---------10-----------------------11s13------13-13h15-12h15p15--|
-10b(12)----(12)r10-8-10-11p10-11---------16--------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------15-------------------------------|
-15b(17)-----(17)r15p12--------------------|
------------------------14-12----12-14-12--|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
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----------------------------------8-----|
-------------------4h5---4h5-8h10---10--|
-2b(3)-0-[etc...]------5----------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
-17b(19)---17b(19)r17--15-13-15h18p15p13-15---13-11h13--|
--------------------------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
-10h11p10s8-10---8-6h8p6---6----6------6---|
-------------------------8---8------8------|
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-17b(19)----17b(19)--15h18p15----15-----------15-x---15------15-------|
------------------------------18----18b(20)------15--18b(20)-18b(20)--|
-------------------------------------------------x--------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-15--------------------------12----10--8--8--8----|
-16b(18)-[5-times]--x------------------8--8--8----|
--------------------x--11h12----10-----9--9--9----|
--------------------x--12-------12-----10-10-10---|
--------------------x-----------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
-----------x-----15-----15-----15---------15--|
-13b(15)-----13b----13b----13b----16b(18)-----|
----------------------------------------------|
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-12h15p12-11p10p8-10p8--10----8--6--8--8----------------|
------------------------------------8--10b(11)-8--------|
--------------------------------------------------9--7--|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------15----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------6p4b-----------|
--------------------------16p15p14p13s12-------------------------|
-------0---------------------------------------5--------5h7--5---|
------------------------------------------5h6--------------------|
-5b(7)---(7)r5--3-5-6--------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-2b(3)--0------------------7b(9)--r7-----------------3-----3-----|
----------5p3p0--3-p2-----------------5--------3h4h5-------------|
----------------------3-------------------5--7----------6-----6--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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-3---1---3--1h3p1p0-------------------------|
--------------------5--[fade-out.....]------|
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Starship Trooper
by Yes
Chords in this song · guitar
E
A
B
C
D
G
F#m
Bm
Am
F
Bb
Em
Dm
C#m
G#
D#
Yes - Starship Trooper
(Howe, Squire, Anderson)
The Yes Album (1973)
crd
@elguardaparque
A R G E N T I N A
Tab by Devin Miller
[Intro]
E A E A
[Verse 1]
E A B E
Sister bluebird flying high above
E A B E
Shine your wings forward to the sun
E A B E
Hide the myst'ries of life on your way
C D C G
Though you've seen them, please don't say a word
E A F#m A
What you don't know, I have never heard
E A B E
Starship trooper, go sailing on by
E A B E
Catch my soul, catch the very light
E A B E
Hide the moment from my eager eye
C D C G
Though you've seen them, please don't tell a soul
E A F#m A
What you can't see, can't be very whole
C Bm Am E Bm E
[Chorus]
A
Speak to me of summer
C F Bb
Long winters longer than time can remember
C
The setting up of other roads
Bb F
To travel on in old accustomed ways
A C
I still remember the talks by the water
F
The proud sons and daughter
Bb C
That knew the knowledge of the land
F Bb
Spoke to me in sweet accustomed ways
E A E A
[Verse 2]
E A B E
Mother life, hold firmly on to me
E A B E
Catch my knowledge higher than the day
E A B E
Lose as much as only you can show
C D C G
Though you've seen me, please don't say a word
E A F#m A
What I don't know, I have never shared
A E D G A E
D G A
[Inter]
A E D G A E
Loneliness is a power that we possess to give or take away forever
A E D G A E D G
All I know can be shown by your acceptance of the facts there shown before you
A E D G A E D G
Take what I say in a different way and it's easy to say that this is all confusion
A E D G A
As I see a new day in me, I can also show it you and you may follow
A C Em F Dm D Bb
C A G C F Bb
A F#m A C#m C F Dm F C Bb
[Chorus]
A
Speak to me of summer
C F Bb
Long winters longer than time can remember
C
The setting up of other roads
Bb F
To travel on in old accustomed ways
A C
I still remember the talks by the water
F
The proud sons and daughter
Bb C
That knew the knowledge of the land
F Bb G#
Spoke to me in sweet accustomed ways
G D# C
G D# C
G D# C
G D# C
Fading
G D# C
e|--10-----6-----3----|
B|---8-----4-----1----|
G|---0-----0-----0----|
D|---9-----5-----2----|
A|---x-----x-----x----|
E|--10-----6-----3----|
[Solo]
(roughly transcribed for 1 guitar):
e|---------10--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10b(12)----(12)r10-8h10-8h10p8s6s8s4--4-6-4-6h8-5-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------7b(9)r7--5----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------7--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------6h8p6------|
------------------------------------------------4p3/8---------8----|
-7p5----7p5----5-p2--2h5p2p0--------0-2-0-3p2-3--------------------|
-----7------7----------------0-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-8s10-8-10s12-10-12s15---12h15p12----12-----------|
----------------------------------15----15-13-15--|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
---------10-----------------------11s13------13-13h15-12h15p15--|
-10b(12)----(12)r10-8-10-11p10-11---------16--------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------15-------------------------------|
-15b(17)-----(17)r15p12--------------------|
------------------------14-12----12-14-12--|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------8-----|
-------------------4h5---4h5-8h10---10--|
-2b(3)-0-[etc...]------5----------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
-17b(19)---17b(19)r17--15-13-15h18p15p13-15---13-11h13--|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
-10h11p10s8-10---8-6h8p6---6----6------6---|
-------------------------8---8------8------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-17b(19)----17b(19)--15h18p15----15-----------15-x---15------15-------|
------------------------------18----18b(20)------15--18b(20)-18b(20)--|
-------------------------------------------------x--------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-15--------------------------12----10--8--8--8----|
-16b(18)-[5-times]--x------------------8--8--8----|
--------------------x--11h12----10-----9--9--9----|
--------------------x--12-------12-----10-10-10---|
--------------------x-----------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
-----------x-----15-----15-----15---------15--|
-13b(15)-----13b----13b----13b----16b(18)-----|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
-12h15p12-11p10p8-10p8--10----8--6--8--8----------------|
------------------------------------8--10b(11)-8--------|
--------------------------------------------------9--7--|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------15----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------6p4b-----------|
--------------------------16p15p14p13s12-------------------------|
-------0---------------------------------------5--------5h7--5---|
------------------------------------------5h6--------------------|
-5b(7)---(7)r5--3-5-6--------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-2b(3)--0------------------7b(9)--r7-----------------3-----3-----|
----------5p3p0--3-p2-----------------5--------3h4h5-------------|
----------------------3-------------------5--7----------6-----6--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
-3---1---3--1h3p1p0-------------------------|
--------------------5--[fade-out.....]------|
--------------------------------------------|
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