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MOODY BLUES - "Nights In White Satin" - Bass Tab
3/4 Time
Standard Tuning(EADG)
INTRO: rest
VERSES 1 & 2:
|---|-------|---9---|-------|-------|--------|-------|
|---|-------|-----9-|-0-----|-------|*-------|-------|
|---|-7-----|-------|-------|-----0-|*-7-----|-------|
|-5-|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|
3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-5-----|-----0-|-7-----|-------|-5-----|-----5-|-3-----|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
(x2)
|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|--------|
|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------*|
|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------*|
|-------|-3-----|-----3-|-1----|-----1-|-0-----|--------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
CHORUS:
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-5-----|-5-----|-5-----|-5-5-7-|-8-----|-8-----|-8-----|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|
|-8-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|
|-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-|
|-------|-------|
1 2 3 1 2 3
INSTRUMENTAL:
|-------|-9-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|---9---|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-7-----|-----9-|-7-----|-------|-rest--|-rest--|-rest--|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------|-------|---9---|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------|-------|-----9-|
|-rest--|-rest--|-rest--|-rest--|-------------|-7-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-5/7-5/7-5/7-|-------|-------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|---5-4-|-3-----|-----3-|-2-----|-------|-7-----|
|-------|-------|-------|---3---|-------|---7-7-|-------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|---7---|-------|-------|-7-----|---7---|-------|-------|
|-----7-|-8-----|---7-8-|-------|-----7-|-8-----|---8-7-|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-5-----|---5-6-|-7-----|---7-7-|-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-|-------|-------|
|-7-7-7-|-------|-------|-------|-------|-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|
|-------|
|-5-5-5-|
|-------|
1 2 3
VERSE 3:
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-7-----|-------|-5-----|-------|-7-----|-------|-5-----|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-----5-|-3-----|-----3-|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-3-----|-----3-|-1-----|-----1-|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-|
|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
END(after 3rd chorus):
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-0---0-|-0---0-|-0---0-|-0---0-|-5-----|-5-----|-5-----|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-7-|-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-|-------|-------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-|-7-----|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
The rest of the song is orchestra, with the bass coming from a double
bass played with a bow, so unless you have an orchestra, you should end now!!!
By: Johari Taylor
E-mail: viking@powerup.com.au
More Bass Tabs: http://www.powerup.com.au/~viking/basstab.htm
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
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one Average |
#1 by one life at Oct 13, 1973 at 2:05 AM EST |
| I love this song. My father used to play it all the time --- I hated it when I was little. And now that I'm older, I totally appreciate it. Amazing. | |
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Ivar Average |
#2 by Ivar Roban at Aug 14, 1980 at 4:22 PM EST |
| This songs a great example of progressive rock excess. Pompous lyrics, an overdone and useless orchestral section, completly unecessary spoken vocals and uh, well I guess thats all. The song should of been maybe 5 minutes long at the most. Though I still like it in a weird way. | |
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Manu Professional Badass |
#3 by Manu at May 12, 1981 at 2:31 AM EST |
| I've actually heard justin talk about this and he says he wrote it when he was 19. He was splitting up with one girl and about to go out with another (Marie who later became his wife) it was snowing outside (hence nights in white satin) and he was trying to write the previous girl a letter to end things. He says he often writes down thoughts to sort of exercise them from his mind (wonder if this eventually became songwriting!) | |
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Marc Average |
#4 by Marc Costello at Mar 4, 1984 at 6:25 AM EST |
| OK. How many people grew up listening to this on the radio, not getting the album or seeing it in print and thinking for a long time that it was "Knights in White Satin"? | |
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Tim Average |
#5 by Tim Curry at Apr 26, 1984 at 10:33 AM EST |
| Also, how many people appreciate the orchestral sections, which give this piece the extra element of drama? I must admit, the spoken section at the end is a bit excessive. | |
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Nathhan Average |
#6 by Nathhan griffithss at Mar 29, 1991 at 6:16 PM EST |
| Regarding the comment by grouping, it's interesting, on the album cover is a cartoonish picture of a small Knight in white so your conception is not entirely unintended. This is a great song. When it first came out it was like nothing I'd ever heard. Justin Hayward's voice has such a pleading, wistfull quality, really moving! | |
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Anthony Average |
#7 by Anthony Lemish at Aug 20, 1992 at 9:45 AM EST |
| I love this song, mainly because of the background, vocal sound-effects. I don't know how they created that sound but it gives the song feeling. That sound is the agony in one's heart when they fall in love. You love that person so much it hurts. Perfect way to express that. | |
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khairney Wanna Be |
#8 by khairney drew at Sep 17, 1992 at 10:33 AM EST |
| Justin Hayward wrote "Nights" when he was about 19. He wrote the song as he was going through a rather difficult breakup with a girl. At the same time, though, he'd met the woman who would eventually become his wife (and still is to this day.) He's often said that the song came out of the despair and excitement he was feeling at the time; one relationship ending, and another beginning. As for the title? Well, a woman he knew (he's never said whether she was the one he was breaking up with at the time...) had given him some white satin sheets. While he says they're very romantic and all, they didn't really work well when he had a day's growth of stubble on his chin! (He hated them, in fact!) He also has said that the song took about as long to write as it took to play. He was up very late one night in his apartment, apparently fretting over his relationship situation, and, as he's put it, "...the song just came out." | |
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UknownSoldier Lead Player |
#9 by UknownSoldier Nightmare at Feb 10, 2005 at 7:01 AM EST |
| this song shows how our world is full of meaningless illusions, and how people are looking for something more meaningful in life. he says in the beginning of the song, that he doesn't know what is going on with this one that he loves so much, and he doesn't know if he should go ahead and be with her, it might be too big of a risk...wow this sums up my life | |
