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Four-note motif

The descending melody 6̂-3̂-1̂-7̂, played on a short-short-short-long rhythm, appears in four different Yes songs from the early '70s.

The album Tales From Topographic Oceans also contains musical references to other prior Yes songs.

Album artwork for Yes's Then.
Then (1970)
Yes
Transcript of a line from Yes's 1970 song Then.
Album artwork for Yes's Heart of the Sunrise.
Heart of the Sunrise (1971)
Yes
Transcript of a line from Yes's 1971 song Heart of the Sunrise.
Album artwork for Yes's Close to the Edge.
Close to the Edge (1972)
Yes
Transcript of a line from Yes's 1972 song Close to the Edge.
Album artwork for Yes's The Revealing Science of God.
The Revealing Science of God (1973)
Yes
Transcript of a line from Yes's 1973 song The Revealing Science of God.

Submitted by @marshmallowturnip. Close to the Edge example contributed by @ed.g00dwin.

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