A Whiter Shade Of Pale (ver 3) by Procol Harum
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
||------------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
||o-10----10-9----9-|-7----7-5--4--|-3----3-2----2-|----------------|
||o-----------------|--------------|---------------|-5----5-3-5-7-8-|
||------------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
|-----------------|--------------|----2--3--3---|-5--5---7--9--||
|-10----10-8----8-|-7----7-5--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
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-10----10-9----9-|-7----7-5--4--|-3----3-2----2-|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-5----5-3-5-7-8-|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|------------5-7-|-10----10-9----9-|-7----7-5--4--|
|-10----10-8----8-|-7----7-5-7-----|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
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
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3----3-2----2-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-5----5---5-7-8-|-10----10-8----8-|-7----7-5-7-8-10-|
|---------------|--------8-------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|-10----10-9----9-|-7----7-5--4--|-3----3-2----2-|--------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
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-10----10-9----9-|-7----7-5--4--|-3----3-2----2-|----------9-8-7-|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-5----5-5-------|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|------------------||
|-5----5-3----3-|-2----2-------|--------3--5-7-|-10--9-7-5-3-2---o||
|---------------|--------5--4--|-3--5-7--------|---------------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
|---------------|--------------|-------------|------------------||
|-5----5-3----3-|-2----2-------|-------------|---------------9--||
|---------------|--------5--4--|-3--7--8--8--|-10--10--10-10----||
|---------------|--------------|-------------|------------------||
Outro
Q. E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|--------------|---------------*|
|-10----10-9----9-|-7----7-5--4--|-3----3-2----2-*|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------*|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
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