Voices In The Sky

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