VOICES IN THE SKY As recorded by The Moody Blues (From the 1968 Album IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD) Words and Music by Justin Hayward Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Justin Hayward - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Ray Thomas - Flute' Intro Q=124 E B7 4/4 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.) E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E 4x ||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|| ||o-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-o|| ||--1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|| ||--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1--|| ||o-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-o|| ||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|--------------------|| |
| Gtr II (Flute arr. for Gtr.) | W E E E E +E E Q 4x ||--------------------|-------------9-7----|| ||o-------------------|-7-9-7-------------o|| ||--9-----------------|-------9-(9)--------|| ||--------------------|--------------------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------o|| ||--------------------|--------------------|| 1st - 5th Verses $ $$ E B7 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---| |-||o-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0---| |-||--1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---| |-||--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1---| |-||o-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---| |-||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---------------------| | | W W |-||--------------------|---------------------| |-||o-------------------|---------------------| |-||--------------------|---------------------| |-||--------------------|---------------------| |-||o-------------------|---------------------| |-||--------------------|---------------------| E B7 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-------------------| E B7 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--| |-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1--| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|--------------------| E B7 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-------------------| E B7 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--| |-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1--| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|--------------------| 1. To Coda E B7 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-o|| |-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1--|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1--|| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-o|| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|--------------------|| Bridge 2. B7 E G#m E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-||-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-||-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-| |-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-||-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-| |---------0-0-0-0-||-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-| A G#m A B A B E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q. E +Q Q |-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7----5-(5)--7---| |-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7----5-(5)--7---| |-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-8----6-(6)--8---| |-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-9----7-(7)--9---| |-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-9----7-(7)--9---| |-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7----5-(5)--7---| E 3/4 4/4 +H Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-(7)-------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |-(7)-------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |-(8)-------|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-| |-(9)-------|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-(9)-------|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-(7)-------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| | | Gtr II | W W W W |-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-9-----------------| |-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B7 E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-------------------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| | | E E E E +E Q E W |-------------9---7-|-------------------| |-7-9-7-------------|-------------------| |-------9-(9)-------|-9-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| D.S. & D.S. B7 B7 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|| |-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1--||-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|| |--------------------||-------------------|| | | E E E E +E Q E W |-------------9---7--||-------------------|| |-7-9-7--------------||-------------------|| |-------9-(9)--------||-------------------|| |--------------------||-------------------|| |--------------------||-------------------|| |--------------------||-------------------|| Outro E B7 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| ||o-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| ||--1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| ||--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-| ||o-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| ||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-------------------| E B7 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E 4x |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-o|| |-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1--|| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-o|| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|--------------------|| Duration 🏷Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature 🏷Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc 🏷Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Bluebird, flying high Tell me what you sing If you could talk to me What news would you bring Of voices in the sky Nightingale, hovering high Harmonize the wind Darkness, your symphony I can hear you sing Of voices in the sky Just what is happening to me I lie awake with the sound of the sea Calling to me Old man, passing by Tell me what you sing Though your voice be faint I am listening Voices in the sky Children with a skipping rope Tell me what you sing Play time is nearly gone The bell's about to ring Voices in the sky Just what is happening to me I lie awake with the sound of the sea Calling to me Bluebird, flying high Tell me what you sing If you could talk to me What news would you bring Of voices in the sky Voices in the sky Voices in the sky
Voices In The Sky by The Moody Blues guitar tabs playing instructions.