A Whiter Shade Of Pale Bass

A WHITER SHADE OF PALE (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Procol Harum
(From the 1967 Album PROCOL HARUM)
 
Words by Keith Reid
Music by Gary Brooker
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David Knights - Bass'
 
 Intro & Interlude
    Q=76
    4/4
    Gtr I
    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
||--5----5-4----4-|-2----2-------|---------------|----------------|
||o---------------|--------5--4--|-3----3-2----2-|------------2-3-|
||o---------------|--------------|---------------|-5----5-3-5-----|
||----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------2--4--||
|-5----5-3----3-|-2----2-------|----2--3--3---|-5--5---------||
|---------------|--------5--4--|-3------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
 
 
 1st & 2nd Verses
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|-5----5-4----4-|-2----2-------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------5--4--|-3----3-2----2-|------------2-3-|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-5----5-3-5-----|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q
|---------------|--------------2-|-5----5-4----4-|-2----2-------|
|-5----5-3----3-|-2----2---2-5---|---------------|--------5--4--|
|---------------|--------5-------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------2-|
|-3----3-2----2-|------------2-3-|-5----5-3----3-|-2----2---2-5---|
|---------------|-5----5-3-5-----|---------------|--------5-------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|-5----5-4----4-|-2----2-------|---------------|----------4--||
|---------------|--------5--4--|-3----3-2----2-|-------5-----||
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-5--5--------||
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------||
 
 
 Chorus
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|-5----5-4----4-|-2----2-------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------5--4--|-3----3-2----2-|----------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-5----5-5-3-2---|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------5-|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------|-------------2-|-5--4-2----------||
|-5----5-3----3-|-2----2-------|------2-3--5---|--------5-3-2---o||
|---------------|--------5--4--|-3--5----------|--------------5-o||
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------||
 
 
 Interlude
   Q.    E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-10----10-9----9-|-7----7-5--4--|-3----3-2----2-|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-5----5-3-2-0-3-|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
                                                     |-3-|
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q Q Q
|---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------4--||
|-5----5-3----3-|-2----2-------|----2--3--3--|-5--5--5-5----||
|---------------|--------5--4--|-3-----------|--------------||
|---------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
 
 
 Outro
  Q.   E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E
|-5----5-4----4-|-2----2-------|---------------*|
|---------------|--------5--4--|-3----3-2----2-*|
|---------------|--------------|---------------*|
|---------------|--------------|---------------*|
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X