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 H H ^Am/E ^Dm H ^Dm/C 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 H ^G/F H ^Em H ^G/D 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 H ^F H ^G 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 H ^Em/B H ^Am H ^Am/G H ^F H ^Am/E H ^Dm H ^Dm/C 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 H ^G/F H ^Em H ^G/D H ^C H ^Em/B H ^Am H ^Am/G 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 H ^Am/E H ^Dm H ^Dm/C H ^G H ^G/F H ^Em H ^G/D 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 H ^Em/B H ^Am H ^Am/G H ^F H ^Am/E H ^Dm H ^Dm/C 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 H ^G/F H ^Em H ^G/D 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 H ^F E E Q ^C Q S S S ^GS 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 H ^Em/B H ^Am H ^Am/G 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 H ^Am/E H ^Dm H ^Dm/C 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 H ^G/F H ^Em H ^G/D 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

^CQ Q ^Em/BQ Q ^Am Q Q ^Am/GQ Q ^FQ Q ^Am/EQ 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

Procol Harum - A whiter shade of pale