Letter Notation

: J. Nelson, March, 2012 By: Procol Harum

LetterNotePlayer.com Whiter Shade of Pale p. Last Update : 4/14/12 1
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 A
min
F D
min
G
7
E
min
G
7
C F G
7
- C (repeats chord progression)
C: (g-C-e) A
min
: (A-c- e) F: (a- c- F) D
min
: (a-D- f) G
7
: (b-f- G) E
min
: (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
~ 2
nd
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. Last Update : 4/14/12 2

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



She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,'
though in truth we were at sea
so I took her by the looking glass
and forced her to agree
saying, 'You must be the mermaid
who took Neptune for a ride.'
But she smiled at me so sadly
that my anger straightway died
If music be the food of love
then laughter is its queen
and likewise if behind is in front
then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
and attacked the ocean bed






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