Letter Notation ©: J. Nelson, March, 2012 By: Procol Harum

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A Whiter Shade of Pale Bass Progression: KEY: C C - B - A - G - F - E - D - C D E F G - F - E - D - C E F - G - A B –

repeat throughout song Chords: C Amin F Dmin G7 Emin G7 C F G7 - C (repeats chord progression) C: (g-C-e) Amin: (A-c- e) F: (a- c- F) Dmin: (a-D- f) G7: (b-f- G) Emin: (b-E- g)

Introduction ~ 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: C - CB - BA - AG - GF - FE - ED - DC D E F ↑G

RH: - CD↓GFG - F E F F E D C(c-F-a) - F D E F E F D – ~Vocals LH: GF - FE - ED - DC E F - G - A B - Begin ~

Right Hand ~ (Vocal Melody) G ↑E DE D DC – C D C C ↓A↑C↓A – BA B B - BA A G – GA↑E D C We skipped the light fan-dan-go turned cart-wheels 'cross the flo - or – I was feel-ing kin-da sea-sick but the crowd called out

↓A ↑E – ↓C D C D ↓A ↑C D – ↓A A B B A A AG –↑D E ↑G G G↓E↑A↓E EDC – for more The room was hum-ming hard-er as the ceil-ing flew a - w-ay 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: C - CB - BA - AG - GF - FE - ED - DC - C↑G

RH: - CD↓GFG - F E F F E D C(c-F-a) - F D E F E F ↓D – ~Vocals LH: GF - FE - ED - DC E F - G - A B - Begin ~

RH: G↑E DE D DC – C D C C ↓A↑C↓A – We skipped the light fan-dan-go turned cart-wheels 'cross the flo - or – LH: C - CB - BA - AG - GF - FE - ED - DC D E F -

Letter Notation ©: J. Nelson, March, 2012 By: Procol Harum

LetterNotePlayer.com Whiter Shade of Pale p. 2 Last Update : 4/9/12

RH: – BA B B - BA A G – GA↑E D C ↓A ↑E –

I was feel-ing kin-da sea-sick but the crowd called out for more LH: C↑G - GF - FE - ED↑GAB C ↑CB - BA - AG - GF

RH: ↓C D C D↓A ↑C D – ↓A A B B A A AG –

The room was hum-ming hard-er as the ceil-ing flew a - w-ay LH: - FE - ED - DC D E F - G - GF - FE - ED↑GAB C -

RH: ↑D E ↑G G G↓E↑A↓E EDC – C D↓C D ↓A↑C↓A –

When we called out for a - noth - er dri - nk the wait-er brought a tr - ay - LH: - ↑CB - BA - AG - GF - FE - ED - DC -

RH: ↑E E↑G A G E E DCDE – CC D C D↓A↑C↓A –

And so it w - as that la - a-ter as the mil-ler told his ta - le LH: GG↑B C ↑CB - BA - AG - GF - FE ED - DCDEF - G

RH: B A B A B A A G – A C C C↓AG A ↑C↑E DC –

that her face,at first just ghos-tly, turned a whi- t - er shade of pa – le LH: - GF - FE - ED - DC - C D E F C G

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.

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.

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.

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