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"A Whiter Shade Of Pale" Procol Harum
[Procol Harum] 1967
Bass Guitar; David Knights
Tuning [E A D G]
Written by Misery
Tablature Notation Guide;
[1 2 3 4] = Timing [Quarter Notes]
A. Introduction [0:01]
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B. First Verse [0:28]
We skipped the light fan - dan - go,
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turned cart-wheels 'cross the
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floor; I was
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feel-ing kind of sea-sick
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the crowd called out for more.
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The room was hum - ming hard
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- er as the
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ceil-ing flew a - way.
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When we called out for an - oth - er
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drink the wait-er brought a tray.
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And so it
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C. First Chorus [1:18]
was that lat - er
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as the mill- er told his
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tale, that her
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face at first just ghost-ly turned a
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whit - er shade of pale.
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D. First Instrumental [1:44]
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E. Second Verse [2:11]
She said, "There is no rea - son,
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and the truth is plain to
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see," but I
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wan-dered through my play-ing cards
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and would not let her be
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one of six - teen ves - tal vir
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- gins who were
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leav-ing for the coast.
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And al - though my eyes were o -
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pen they might just as well been closed.
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And so it
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F. Second Chorus [3:00]
was that lat - er
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as the mill- er told his
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tale, that her
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face at first just ghost-ly turned a
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whit - er shade of pale.
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G. Second Instrumental [3:27]
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H. Ending [3:50]
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
Chris Average |
#1 by Chris Essery at Aug 19, 2006 at 1:10 PM EST |
| Not that this could help much but the chorus line "... as the miller told his tale" I believe is referring to Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. In the Canterbury Tales a variety of people on a pilgrimage tell stories, the miller tells his tale which is knid of dirty and raunchy. Sorry this probably doesn't add much to the meaning, just confuses it more. | |
If i can't be m Average |
#2 by If i can't be my own, i'd feel better dead at Oct 1, 2006 at 5:59 PM EST |
| who sang the original? Van Morrison sings this song, as wellas Annie Lennox... But who is the Mastermind, the ORIGINAL?? And what does this song mean??? | |
Sir Average |
#3 by Sir Taco at Nov 17, 2006 at 5:36 AM EST |
| I do believe that these are the completely wrong lyrics. =/ Such a shame for such a great song. | |
*AnToNiA* Wanna Be |
#4 by *AnToNiA* at Nov 24, 2006 at 7:40 PM EST |
| the version i've got goes something like this: we skipped the light fandango turned cartwheels 'cross the floor i was feeling kind of seasick the crowd called out for more the room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away when we called out for another drink the waiter brought a trail(?) and so there was that later as the mirror told its tale that her face at first just ...(?) turned a whiter shade of pale ..and so on. | |
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Tanner Average |
#5 by Tanner Rudnick at Dec 23, 2006 at 5:08 AM EST |
| If you listen to the lyrics, it is about a sinking ship...references to Mermaids, and Neptune, and "crashing" to the floor or the sea..etc Possibly, the titanic... either way, I first heard this song as when i was maybe 3 in the late1970's and it creeped me out then. When I was about 12 and started dabbling in poetry and lyrics, it painted a sure picture of death...and now It is clear to me. The song makes me feel as if everyone around me has died and I am left alone. | |
Kc Lead Player |
#6 by Kc LaTour at Jan 22, 2007 at 5:11 AM EST |
| I like pale. White is pretty. | |
Sean Rhythm Player |
#7 by Sean Brady at Jun 6, 2007 at 3:07 AM EST |
| This song is about an LSD-trip | |
leif Average |
#8 by leif hall at Jul 15, 2007 at 11:07 AM EST |
| And by the way, I thought the line went "...I would not let her be one of sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast." ??? | |
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Ben Average |
#9 by Ben G. at Sep 27, 2007 at 11:57 PM EST |
| procol harum did it originally... i don't have a clue as to what it is actually about, no one does... but drugs do seem to be a good bet | |
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