Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Guitar Tab)
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Arrangement By RedTabber (youtube) all credit to him
note: The lyrics don't line up exactly with the TAB, they're there as a rough guide.
[Intro]
C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm Dm/C e|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|-----0---|-5-------|-----7-8-|-----------|------------| B|---------|---------|---3-1-0-|-1-3---1-|-----6---|---------|-6p5-6-----|------------| G|-----0---|-----0---|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------7-5-|-5----------| D|---2---2-|---2---2-|---------|---------|---7---7-|---7-----|-----------|---7-5------| A|-3-------|-2-------|-0-------|---------|-8-------|-7-------|-5---------|-------7/10-| E|---------|---------|---------|-3-------|---------|---------|-----------|-8----------| G G/F Em Em/D C F G F e|-7-------|-----8-10-|-3p2-3-----|-------0-|-1-0-----|-----0---|-------0-|--1-0-1----| B|---0---0-|---0------|-------0---|---5-3---|-----3-1-|-1-3---1-|-0-1-3---|--------3--| G|-----0---|----------|---------0-|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| D|---------|----------|-----------|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| A|-10------|-8--------|-----------|---------|-3-------|---------|---------|-----------| E|---------|----------|-0---------|---------|---------|-1-------|-3-------|--1--------|
[Verse 1]
We skipped the light fandango turned cartwheels 'cross the floor C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm Dm/C e|---------0---0---|------------------|------------------|--------------------| B|-------1---1---3-|--3---1-----------|-----1---3-1--1---|--3h1---------------| G|-----0-----------|----2---2---------|---2---2--------2-|------2-------------| D|---2-------------|------------2-0-2-|-3-------2--------|--0-----0---0-------| A|-3-------2-------|--0---------------|------------------|----------3---------| E|-----------------|----------3-------|------------------|--------------0-1---| I was feeling kinda seasick but the crowd called out for more G G/F Em Em/D C C/B Am Am/G e|------------------|--------------------|-0---0---0--------|-0---------------| B|-----0---0--------|--------------1-1h3-|------3----3-3p1--|-------1-0-1-0---| G|------0----2-2p0--|-2---0-----0h2------|------------------|-----2---------0-| D|---0--------------|---2---2-0----------|---2--------------|---2-------------| A|------------------|--------------------|-3-------2--------|-0---------------| E|-3-------1--------|-0------------------|------------------|---------3-------| The room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away F F/E Dm Dm/C G G/F Em Em/D e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------1---| B|------1---3-1-1---|-1-3--------------|-----0---0-------|-------------0------| G|----2---2-------2-|-----2------------|------0----2-2p0-|-2---0-----0--------| D|--3-------2-------|-0-----0---0-2-3--|---0-------------|---2---2-0----------| A|------------------|---------3--------|-----------------|--------------------| E|------------------|------------------|-3-------1-------|-0------------------| When we called out for another drink, the waiter brought a tray And so it.... C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm G7 e|-------0-0-3-3p0-|-3/5-3----------------|-----------------|---------------3-| B|-----1-----------|-------5-5-\3-3h1-----|-----1---3-1-1---|-3h1------/5-5---| G|-----------------|------------------2---|---2---2-------2-|-----2-----------| D|---2-------------|--------------------2-|-3-------2-------|-0---------------| A|-3-------2-------|-0--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|---------3------------|-----------------|----------/3-----|
[Chorus 1]
wa........ that later......... as the miller told his tale C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm Dm/C e|--5-------3-----0-|--0----------------|------------------|------------------| B|------------------|----1---1-1h3------|------1---3-1-1---|-3h1--------------| G|------0-------0---|------2--------2---|----2--2--------2-|-----2------------| D|----2---2---2-----|-----------------2-|--3-------2-------|-0-----0---0------| A|--3-------2-------|--0----------------|------------------|---------3--------| E|------------------|----------3--------|------------------|-------------0-1--| that her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale G G/F Em Em/D C F C e|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-0------------------| B|-----0---0--------|-----------------|--1---1---------1-|-----3p1------------| G|------0----2-2p0--|-2---0-------0-2-|--------0-----2---|---------0----------| D|---0--------------|---2---2-0-------|----2-------3-----|---2---------3-2-0--| A|------------------|-----------------|--3---------------|-3------------------| E|-3-------1--------|-0---------------|----------1-------|-----------3--------|
[Interlude]
C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm Dm/C e|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|-----0---|-5-------|-----7-8-|-----------|------------| B|---------|---------|---3-1-0-|-1-3---1-|-----6---|---------|-6p5-6-----|------------| G|-----0---|-----0---|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------7-5-|-5----------| D|---2---2-|---2---2-|---------|---------|---7---7-|---7-----|-----------|---7-5------| A|-3-------|-2-------|-0-------|---------|-8-------|-7-------|-5---------|-------7/10-| E|---------|---------|---------|-3-------|---------|---------|-----------|-8----------| G G/F Em Em/D C F G F e|-7-------|-----8-10-|-3p2-3-----|-------0-|-1-0-----|-----0---|-------0-|--1-0-1----| B|---0---0-|---0------|-------0---|---5-3---|-----3-1-|-1-3---1-|-0-1-3---|--------3--| G|-----0---|----------|---------0-|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| D|---------|----------|-----------|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| A|-10------|-8--------|-----------|---------|-3-------|---------|---------|-----------| E|---------|----------|-0---------|---------|---------|-1-------|-3-------|--1--------|
[Verse 2]
She said there is no reason And the truth is plain to see C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm Dm/C e|---------0---0----|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| B|-------1---1----3-|-3---1-----------|-----1---3-1-1---|-3p1-----------------| G|-----0------------|---2---2---------|---2--2--------2-|-----2---------------| D|---2--------------|-----------2-0-2-|-3-------2-------|-0-----0---0---------| A|-3-------2--------|-0---------------|-----------------|---------3-----------| E|------------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-------------0-1-----| But I wandered through my playing cards Would not let her be G G/F Em Em/D C C/B Am Am/G e|-----------------|---------------------|-0--------0-------|-0---------------| B|-----0---0-------|---------------1-1h3-|-------1----3-3p1-|-------1-0-1-0---| G|-------0---2-2p0-|-2p0-0-----0h2-------|-----0------------|-----2---------0-| D|---0-------------|-------2-0-----------|---2--------------|---2-------------| A|-----------------|---------------------|-3--------2-------|-0---------------| E|-3-------1-------|-0-------------------|------------------|---------3-------| One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast F F/E Dm Dm/C G G/F Em Em/D e|-----------------|------------------|------------------|---------------1----| B|------1--3-1-1---|-1-3--------------|-----0---0--------|-------------0------| G|----2--2-------2-|-----2------------|-------0---2-2p0--|-2---0-----0--------| D|--3------2-------|-0-----0---0-2-3--|---0--------------|---2---2-0----------| A|-----------------|---------3--------|------------------|--------------------| E|-----------------|------------------|-3-------1--------|-0------------------| And although my eyes would open They might just as well been closed And so it.... C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm G7 e|-----0h3-/5-3------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------3---| B|--------------5-\3-|-3h1-3-----------|-----1---3-1-3---|-3h1-------/5-5-----| G|-------------------|-------2---------|---2--2--------2-|-----2--------------| D|---2---------------|-----------2-0-2-|-3-------2-------|-0------------------| A|-3--------2--------|-0---------------|-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------/3-3-----|
[Chorus 2]
wa........ that later......... as the miller told his tale C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm Dm/C e|--5-------3-----0-|--0---0-----------|------------------|-------------------| B|------------------|----1---1-3---1---|------1---3-1-1---|-3h1---------------| G|------0-------0---|------------2-----|----2--2--------2-|-----2-------------| D|----2---2---2-----|----------------2-|--3-------2-------|-0-----0---0-------| A|--3-------2-------|--0---------------|------------------|---------3---------| E|------------------|----------3-------|------------------|-------------0-1---| that her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale G G/F Em Em/D C F C e|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-0------------------| B|-----0---0--------|-----------------|-1---1---------1--|-----3p1------------| G|------0----2-2p0--|-2---0-------0-2-|-------0-----2----|---------0----------| D|---0--------------|---2---2-0-------|---2-------3------|---2-------------0--| A|------------------|-----------------|-3----------------|-3------------------| E|-3-------1--------|-0---------------|---------1--------|-----------3-1-0----|
[Outro]
C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm Dm/C e|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|-----0---|-5-------|-----7-8-|-----------|------------| B|---------|---------|---3-1-0-|-1-3---1-|-----6---|---------|-6p5-6-----|------------| G|-----0---|-----0---|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------7-5-|-5----------| D|---2---2-|---2---2-|---------|---------|---7---7-|---7-----|-----------|---7-5------| A|-3-------|-2-------|-0-------|---------|-8-------|-7-------|-5---------|-------7/10-| E|---------|---------|---------|-3-------|---------|---------|-----------|-8----------| G G/F Em Em/D C F G F e|-7-------|-----8-10-|-3p2-3-----|-------0-|-1-0-----|-----0---|-------0-|--1-0-1----| B|---0---0-|---0------|-------0---|---5-3---|-----3-1-|-1-3---1-|-0-1-3---|--------3--| G|-----0---|----------|---------0-|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| D|---------|----------|-----------|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| A|-10------|-8--------|-----------|---------|-3-------|---------|---------|-----------| E|---------|----------|-0---------|---------|---------|-1-------|-3-------|--1--------| C e|-1p0-0---|----------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| B|---------|----------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| G|---------|----------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| D|---------|----------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| A|-3-------|----------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| E|---------|----------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
'h' = hammer on | 'p' = pull off | '/' = slide up | '\' = slide down |