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Sysyphus is a four-part song from the studio side of Pink Floyd's fourth album, Ummagumma. It was written by Pink Floyd's keyboardist, Richard Wright.

Composition
All of the four parts of the song are written by Richard Wright.

Part I (0:01-4:38)
Part one of Sysyphus starts with a dark melody made using keyboards such as the mellotron played along with percussion. Next, the melody fades into a cacophony of cymbal sounds. After the cymbal sounds end, Wright plays a classical-sounding piece in D Minor on the piano. The piano piece slowly turns into an avant-garde song, ending with Wright hitting the keys on the left side of the piano randomly.

Part II (4:39-6:27)
Part two starts with plucks of strings (possibly piano strings) and drum and cymbal noises. As this section progresses, high-pitched "animal" noises similar to the ones found in Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict appear.

Part III (6:28-9:41)
Part three of Sysyphus is a slow piece played on a Farfisa organ. Near the end of part three, the keyboard fades out.

Part IV (9:42-13:28)
Part four starts with a loud and dissonant chord on the keyboard used to play part three. Next, many more dissonant chords are played (none as loud as the first chord) until a reprise of the melody from the very beginning of part one played using the same instrument/instruments used to play the original melody. Last, the melody fades out with a cacophony of cymbal noises.

Alternate Section Divisions
On compact disc, part one was split into two halves, labeled "Part I" and "Part II". Consequently, the original part two became "Part III", while parts three and four became "Part IV".

Personnel
Richard Wright - piano, mellotron, percussion, Farfisa organ, keyboards