The story behind
Yes wrote Changes in 1983, before Trevor Rabin joined the band. The song was part of the album 90125, which was released in November of that year. Jon Anderson and Alan White added more lyrics and music after Rabin joined. The introduction has a minimalist rhythm that Alan White designed, and Anderson adapted part of the lyrics, including the chorus and a section of the bridge with the verse "a word from you, a word from me". The song was played on tours such as the 90125 and Big Generator tours, but after Rabin left, it was removed from the repertoire. It came back in 2016 when Rabin reunited with Anderson and Rick Wakeman. There are several live versions, included in 9012Live and Yesyears. Rabin also recorded two albums with different versions of the song. ↓ Skip to chords D5 D5/Bb D5/C
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Chorus
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C5 D5 Am
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From the album
90125
Yes · 1983 · Track 4