ines ▁a ▁wood wind ▁section ▁and ▁strings , ▁both ▁played ▁in ▁blocked ▁ch ords . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁played ▁at ▁a ▁moder ate ▁tempo ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁G ▁major . ▁The ▁Em - C ▁ch ord ▁pro gression ▁last s ▁throughout ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁piece . ▁The ▁song ' s ▁introduction ▁consists ▁of ▁Ralph ▁W ash ' s ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁playing ▁ch ords ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁registers ▁of ▁the ▁instrument , ▁with ▁James ▁Tr um bo ▁playing ▁the ▁leg ato ▁mel ody ▁on ▁piano ▁in ▁ 1 2 / 8 ▁time . ▁Mor r ison ▁then ▁starts ▁to ▁sc at , ▁repeating ▁the ▁same ▁mel ody ▁twice . ▁The ▁second ▁time ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Jim ▁Roth erm el ' s ▁fl ute , ▁playing ▁the ▁same ▁rh ythm . ▁The ▁transition ▁between ▁the ▁real ▁and ▁myth ological ▁phases ▁is ▁transm itted ▁in ▁a ▁dram atic ▁fashion ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁fl ute ▁and ▁strings . ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁The ▁song ▁originally ▁last ed ▁twelve ▁minutes , ▁so ▁pian ist ▁J ef ▁Lab es ▁suggested ▁a ▁cut , ▁which ▁got ▁it ▁down ▁to ▁just ▁under ▁nine ▁minutes . ▁He ▁later ▁wrote ▁the ▁string ▁and ▁wood wind ▁arrang ements , ▁as ▁drum mer ▁D ah aud ▁Sh aar ▁obser ves : ▁' You ▁Don ' t ▁P ull ▁No ▁P unch es ' ▁is ▁a ▁pretty ▁long ▁track . ▁[ When ] ▁that ▁happened , ▁it ▁was ▁just ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar , ▁bass , ▁drums ▁and ▁piano , ▁and ▁that