A Whiter Shade Of Pale Tab

A WHITER SHADE OF PALE
 
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 B E) - 'Robin Trower - Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Matthew Fisher - Organ arr. for Gtr.'
 
 
   Intro & Interlude
    Q=76
    C        Em/B Am        Am/G
   4/4
    Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
     H     H       H         H
||--^0----^0----|-^0--------^0-------|
||o-^1----^0----|-^1--------^1-------|
||--^0----^0----|-^2--------^2-------|
||--^2----^2----|-^2--------^2-------|
||o-^3----^2----|-^0-----------------|
||--------------|-----------^3-------|
|
|   Gtr II (Organ arr. for Gtr.)
|    W            +E  E E E  E E E E
||--------------|--------------------|
||o-------------|--------------------|
||--------------|--------------------|
||---2----------|-(2)------------2---|
||o-------------|-----5-3-2--3-5---3-|
||--------------|--------------------|
 
 
  F         Am/E       Dm         Dm/C
   H      H             H           H
|-^1-----^0------|-----^1----------^1------|
|-^1-----^1------|-----^3----------^3------|
|-^2-----^2------|-----^2----------^2------|
|-^3-----^2------|-----^0------------------|
|----------------|-----------------^3------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|
|  H.        E E   a a  S S E +H       Q
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|--2---------4-5-|-------------------------|
|----------------|-3h5p=3-2-3-(3)----------|
|----------------|---------------------5---|
|----------------|-------------------------|
 
 
    G      G/F       Em          G/D
     H      H         H           H
|---^3-----^3------|-^0----------^3--------|
|---^3-----^3------|-^0----------^0--------|
|---^4-----^4------|-^0----------^0--------|
|---^5-----^3------|-^2----------^0--------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|
| a  H.        E E    S S E +Q   +E  E E E
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-2h=4---------5-7-|-----------------------|
|------------------|--5-3-5-(5)--(5)-3-2-3-|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
  C        F          G
   H        H          H       Q   Q
|-^0-------^1-------|-^3---------------||
|-^1-------^1-------|-^3-------1---3---||
|-^0-------^2-------|-^4-------2---4---||
|-^2-------^3-------|-^5---------------||
|-^3----------------|------------------||
|-------------------|------------------||
|
|  E E E E  H          H       E E E E
|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|------------------||
|-----------2-------|------------------||
|--3-2----------2-3-|--5-----2-3-2-3---||
|------5-3--3-5-----|--2-3-5---3-----5-||
|-------------------|--------------3---||
   H        E E E E    E E E E Q   Q
 
 
 1st & 2nd Verses
  C     Em/B    Am     Am/G       F      Am/E          Dm    Dm/C
   H     H       H      H          H      H             H     H
|-^0----^0----|-^0-----^0-------|-^1-----^0----------|-^1----^1----------|
|-^1----^0----|-^1-----^1-------|-^1-----^1----------|-^3----^3----------|
|-^0----^0----|-^2-----^2-------|-^2-----^2----------|-^2----^2----------|
|-^2----^2----|-^2-----^2-------|-^3-----^2----------|-^0----------------|
|-^3----^2----|-^0--------------|--------------------|-------^3----------|
|-------------|--------^3-------|--------------------|-------------------|
|
|  W            +H     +E  Q  E    H.        +E  S S    H    +E  E E S S
|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|--5----------|-(5)----(5)------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------3----|--0---------(0)-2-3-|-------------0-2-3-|
|-------------|---------------1-|--------------------|--1----(1)-3-------|
 
 
  G      G/F           Em     G/D       C     Em/B    Am     Am/G
   H      H             H      H         H     H       H      H
|-^3-----^3----------|-^0-----^3------|-^0----^0----|-^0-----^0---------|
|-^3-----^3----------|-^0-----^0------|-^1----^0----|-^1-----^1---------|
|-^4-----^4----------|-^0-----^0------|-^0----^0----|-^2-----^2---------|
|-^5-----^3----------|-^2-----^0------|-^2----^2----|-^2-----^2---------|
|--------------------|----------------|-^3----^2----|-^0----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|-------------|--------^3---------|
|
|  H.        +E  S S    H.        E E    W             H      Q  a E. S
|--------------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|-------------|--1----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|-------------|---------4---------|
|--------------------|----------------|--2----------|-(2)--------0h2--5-|
|--2---------(2)-3-5-|--2---------3-5-|-------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
                                                      +H.          Q
 
 
  F     Am/E      Dm    Dm/C          G      G/F       Em    G/D
   H     H         H     H             H      H         H     H
|-^1----^0------|-^1----^1----------|-^3-----^3------|-^0----^3---------|
|-^1----^1------|-^3----^3----------|-^3-----^3------|-^0----^0---------|
|-^2----^2------|-^2----^2----------|-^4-----^4------|-^0----^0---------|
|-^3----^2------|-^0----------------|-^5-----^3------|-^2----^0---------|
|---------------|-------^3----------|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|
|  H     Q  E E    H     E E E. T T    Q  H      E E    H    +E  E E E
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------1-3--|
|--2------------|----------0-2--4-5-|--4-------------|-----------4------|
|-----------0-2-|--3-----3----------|------------2-3-|--5----(5)--------|
|--------3------|-------------------|-----5----------|------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
 
 
  C        Em/B       Am       Am/G       F      Am/E      Dm    G
                                                                 |--3---|
   H        H          H        H          H      H         H    Q  Q   Q
|-^0-------^0-------|-^0-------^0-------|-^1-----^0------|-^1----3--3---3-||
|-^1-------^0-------|-^1-------^1-------|-^1-----^1------|-^3----0--0---0-||
|-^0-------^0-------|-^2-------^2-------|-^2-----^2------|-^2----0--0---0-||
|-^2-------^2-------|-^2-------^2-------|-^3-----^2------|-^0----0--0---0-||
|-^3-------^2-------|-^0----------------|----------------|-------2--2---2-||
|-------------------|----------^3-------|----------------|-------3--3---3-||
|
|  E E E E  E E E E    E E E E  E E E E    H.        E E    H    Q    Q
|--0---0------------|-------------------|----------------|--1----1\-------||
|----3------3-1-3---|--1-0-1----0---0---|----------------|--1----1\-------||
|--------0----------|-------------2-----|--2---------4-5-|--2----2\-------||
|-----------------2-|--------2----------|----------------|----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------3-|----------------|----------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------||
 
 
 Chorus
  C     Em/B    Am    Am/G    F     Am/E    Dm    Dm/C
   H     H       H     H       H     H       H     H
|-^0----^0----|-^0----^0----|-^1----^0----|-^1----^1----|
|-^1----^0----|-^1----^1----|-^1----^1----|-^3----^3----|
|-^0----^0----|-^2----^2----|-^2----^2----|-^2----^2----|
|-^2----^2----|-^2----^2----|-^3----^2----|-^0----------|
|-^3----^2----|-^0----------|-------------|-------^3----|
|-------------|-------^3----|-------------|-------------|
|
|  H     H       H     H       H     H       H     H
|-------------|-------------|--1-----0----|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--3-----1----|
|--5-----4----|--2-----0----|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 
 
  G      G/F       Em     G/D
   H      H         H      H
|-^3-----^3------|-^0-----^3--------|
|-^3-----^3------|-^0-----^0--------|
|-^4-----^4------|-^0-----^0--------|
|-^5-----^3------|-^2-----^0--------|
|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|
|
|  W               +W
|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|
|--4-------------|-(4)--------------|
|--0---------2-3-|--5-----(5)-3-2-3-|
|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|
   H.        E E    H     +E  E E E
 
 
  C     F              C          G
   H      E   E   Q     Q   S S S S  E  E Q
|-^0---------10------|-----------------10-----||
|-^1-------------10--|--------8---8-------8--o||
|-^0----/10-(10)-----|------9---9---10--------||
|-^2-----------------|------------------------||
|-^3-----------------|-----------------------o||
|--------------------|------------------------||
|
|  W                   +H.                Q
|--------------------|------------------------||
|--------------------|-----------------------o||
|--5-----------------|-(5)----------------4---||
|--2------0----------|--2------------0--------||
|-------------3---3--|-----------------------o||
|--------------------|------------------------||
   H      E   E   Q     H            H
 
 
 Interlude
  C     Em/B    Am        Am/G
   H     H       H         H
|-^0----^0----|-^0--------^0-------|
|-^1----^0----|-^1--------^1-------|
|-^0----^0----|-^2--------^2-------|
|-^2----^2----|-^2--------^2-------|
|-^3----^2----|-^0-----------------|
|-------------|-----------^3-------|
|
| Gtr II
|  W            +E  E E E  E E E E
|-------------|--------------------|
|-------------|--------------------|
|-------------|--------------------|
|-------------|--------------------|
|--7----------|-(7)-5--------5-7---|
|-------------|-------8-7--8-----8-|
 
 
    F      Am/E       Dm            Dm/C
     H      H          H             H
|---^1-----^0-------|-^1------------^1---------|
|---^1-----^1-------|-^3------------^3---------|
|---^2-----^2-------|-^2------------^2---------|
|---^3-----^2-------|-^0-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------^3---------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|
| a  H.        E  E    S S  E  +Q    E  E  E E
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|-10-9-10-(10)---9-------9-|
|-5h=7---------9-10-|------------------10-12---|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
    G      G/F         Em           G/D
     H      H           H            H
|---^3-----^3--------|-^0-----------^3----------|
|---^3-----^3--------|-^0-----------^0----------|
|---^4-----^4--------|-^0-----------^0----------|
|---^5-----^3--------|-^2-----------^0----------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|
| a  H.         E  E    S  S E +Q   +E   E E  E
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--8----8-(8)--(8)---------|
|--------------------|----10------------10-9-10-|
|-7h=9---------10-12-|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  C           F           G
                                         |--3--|
   H           H            H            Q   Q Q
|-^0----------^1--------|---3------------3---3-3---||
|-^1----------^1--------|---0------------0---0-0---||
|-^0----------^2--------|---0------------0---0-0---||
|-^2----------^3--------|---0------------0---0-0---||
|-^3--------------------|---2------------2---2-2---||
|-----------------------|---3------------3---3-3---||
|
|  E E E  S S  H           +E  E  E  E  +H
|-----------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------|--------------------------||
|-10-9-7----------------|--------------------------||
|--------10-9-10--------|-(10)-9-------------------||
|----------------10-8-7-|--------12-10-(10)\-------||
|-----------------------|--10----------------------||
   H           E  E E E     W
 
 
 Outro
  C     Em/B    Am        Am/G      F      Am/E
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q    Q   Q   Q     Q   Q  Q  Q
|-0--0--0--0--|--0----0---0---0---|-1---1--0--0---*|
|-1--1--0--0--|--1----1---1---1---|-1---1--1--1---*|
|-0--0--0--0--|--2----2---2---2---|-2---2--2--2---*|
|-2--2--2--2--|--2----2---2---2---|-3---3--2--2---*|
|-3--3--2--2--|--0----0-----------|---------------*|
|-------------|-----------3---3---|---------------*|
|
| W             +E  E E E E E E E   H.        E E
|-------------|-------------------|---------------*|
|-------------|-------------------|---------------*|
|-------------|-------------------|-2---------4-5-*|
|-2-----------|-(2)-----------2---|---------------*|
|-------------|-----5-3-2-3-5---3-|---------------*|
|-------------|-------------------|---------------*|
 
 
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