A Whiter Shade of Pale_ltr_not

Letter Notation

© : J. Nelson, March, 2012

By: Procol Harum

A Whiter Shade of Pale Bass Progression:

KEY: C

C-B-A-G-F-E-D-C

G-F-E-D-CEF-G-AB–

DEF

repeat throughout song

Chords:

C Amin F Dmin G7 Emin G7 C F G7

C: (g-C-e)

Amin: (A-c- e)

F: (a- c- F)

-

C

(repeats chord progression)

Dmin: (a-D- f)

G7: (b-f- G)

Emin: (b-E- g)

Introduction ~

Instrumental Introduction ~ * notes in (-) played together/simultaneously D C B C D E ↓C(c-F-a) BC↓FEF - ↓D (d-G-b)

RH: (g-C-e) LH: RH:

C - CB - BA -

LH: GF

- AG

CD↓GFG -

- FE

Right Hand ~ G ↑ E DE

-

GF

- FE -

ED

-

DC D E F

F E F F E D C(c-F-a) - F D E F E F D –

- ED -

DC

E F

-

G -

↑

G

~Vocals

A B -

Begin ~

(Vocal Melody)

D DC – C

DC

C ↓ A↑ C↓ A – BA B B - BA A G – GA↑ E

We skipped the light fan-dan-go turned cart-wheels 'cross the flo - or – I was feel-ing

↓ A ↑ E – ↓ C D C D ↓ A ↑ C D – ↓ A A B B A A AG for more The room was hum-ming hard-er as the ceil-ing flew a - w-ay

D C

kin-da sea-sick but the crowd called out

– ↑ D E ↑ G G G ↓ E ↑ A ↓ E E DC – When we called out for a - noth - er dri - nk

C D↓ C D ↓ A↑ C↓ A – ↑ E E↑ G A G E E DCDE – CC D C D↓ A↑ C↓ A – B A B the wait-er brought a

tr - ay -

And so

it

w - as that la - a-ter

as the mil-ler told his ta - le

that her face,

A B A A G – A C C C↓ AG A ↑ C↑ E DC – at first just ghos-tly, turned a whi- t - er

shade of

pa – le ~ 2nd Verse ~ She said, 'There is no reason, – and the truth is plain to see. – But I wandered through my playing cards – and would not let her be – one of sixteen vestal virgins – who were leaving for the coast – and although my eyes were open – they might just as well been closed

Hands Together ~ Instrumental Introduction ~ * notes in (-) played together/simultaneously RH: (g-C-e) D C B C D E ↓C(c-F-a) BC↓FEF - ↓D (d-G-b) LH: RH:

C - CB - BA -

LH: GF RH:

- AG

-

GF

- FE

G↑ E DE

C -

ED

-

DC

CD↓GFG -

-

F E F F E D C(c-F-a) - F D E F E F ED - DC E F G A

D DC

–

C

We skipped the light fan-dan-go

LH:

- FE -

CB

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- BA

↓D

D C C ↓ A↑ C↓ A

-

C↑ G

–

B -

~Vocals Begin ~

–

turned cart-wheels 'cross the flo - or –

- AG

- GF - FE -

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Letter Notation

RH: –

© : J. Nelson, March, 2012

BA B B - BA A G I was feel-ing

LH: C↑ G

- GF -

-

FE

-

FE

- ED↑ GAB C

ED

-

RH:

↑ E E↑ G A G E E DCDE And so it w - as that la - a-ter

↑C

B - BA

GG↑B

↑C

B - BA

–

- AG

C ↑ CB - BA

–

FE

- GF

FE

-

–

- ED↑ GAB C -

C D↓ C D ↓ A↑ C↓ A – FE

–

- ED -

tr - ay -

DC

-

CC D C D↓ A↑ C↓ A – as the mil-ler told his ta - le

- AG

BA BAB AAG

- GF -

- AG

the wait-er brought a

- GF

–

↓ A A B B A A AG as the ceil-ing flew a - w-ay

- GF –

- ED -

-

FE

ED

turned a whi- t - er

DC

We skipped a light fandango, Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor. I was feeling kind of seasick, But the crowd called out for more. The room was humming harder, As the ceiling flew away. When we called out for another drink, The waiter brought a tray.

-

DCDEF

-G

A C C C↓ AG A ↑ C↑ E DC –

that her face,at first just ghos-tly,

LH:

D C A E

- DC D E F - G - GF -

LH:

RH:

GA E

↑ ↓ ↑ but the crowd called out for more

↑ D E ↑ G G G ↓ E ↑ A ↓ E E DC When we called out for a - noth - er dri - nk

RH:

LH:

–

kin-da sea-sick

↓ C D C D↓ A ↑ C D The room was hum-ming hard-er

RH: LH:

By: Procol Harum

-

C DE F

shade of

C

pa – le

G

She said there is no reason, And the truth is plain to see That I wandered through my playing cards, And would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast. And although my eyes were open, They might just as well have been closed. And so it was later, As the miller told his tale, That her face at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale.

And so it was that later, As the miller told his tale, That her face at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale.

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