A Whiter Shade Of Pale Chords by Procol Harum

Tempo:
74.425 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Em

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Em] [Am] [C]
[F] [Am] [Dm]
[F] We [G] [Em]
[G] [Em] [C] [F] [G]
[C] [Em] skipped the [Am] light, fandango.
[C] [F] [Am] We turned [Dm] cartwheels across the floor.
[F] [G] [B] I was feeling [Em] kinda seasick.
[G] [C] [Em] The crowd [Am] called out for more.
[C] [F] [Am] The room was [Dm] humming harder [F] as [G] [B] the ceiling [Em] flew away.
[G] [C] When [Em] we called out for [Am] a lovely [C] dream,
[F] The [Am] waves had brought a [Dm] tray.
[G] And [C] so it [Em] was that [Am] later,
[C] [F] [Am] As the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[G] That her face was first [Em] just ghostly.
[G] [C] Turn the water, [F] [C] shade off there.
[G] [C] [Em] She [Am]
[C] [F] [Am] [Dm]
[F] [Dm] [G] [Em]
[G] [C] [F] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [Em] said there is [Am] no reason,
[C] [F] [Am] And the truth is plain [Dm] to see.
[F] [G] But [B] I wandered through [Em] my playing cards.
[G] [C] [Em] Would not let her [Am] be
[C] [F] [Am] One of sixteen [Dm] vessel virgins,
[F] [G] [B] Who were leaving for the [Em] coast.
[G] [C] [Em] And though the [Am] mines were [C] open,
[F] [Am] They might just as well [Dm] have been closed.
[G] And [C] so it [Em] [Am]
[C] was that later,
[F] [Am] As the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F] [G] [B] That her face was [Em] first just ghostly.
[G] [C] Turn the water, [F] shade [C] off there.
[G] [C] [Em] [Am]
[C] [F] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[G] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[Em] [C] [Em] [Am]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
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Let's start jamming Procol Harum - (Original Single Version) A Whiter Shade Of Pale chords, Practice these chords sequence - Em, Am, C, F, Am, Dm and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 37 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 74. With the song's key of C Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
[F] We _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] skipped the [Am] light, fandango.
[C] _ _ [F] _ [Am] We turned [Dm] cartwheels across the floor.
[F] _ _ [G] _ [B] I was feeling [Em] kinda seasick.
[G] _ _ [C] _ [Em] The crowd [Am] called out for more.
[C] _ _ [F] _ [Am] The room was [Dm] humming harder [F] as _ [G] _ [B] the ceiling [Em] flew away. _
[G] _ _ [C] When [Em] we called out for [Am] a lovely [C] dream,
_ [F] The [Am] waves had brought a [Dm] tray.
[G] And [C] so it _ [Em] was that [Am] later,
[C] _ _ [F] _ [Am] As the miller told [Dm] his tale,
_ _ [G] _ That her face was first [Em] just ghostly.
[G] _ [C] Turn the water, [F] _ [C] shade off there.
[G] _ _ [C] _ [Em] She _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] said there is [Am] no reason,
[C] _ _ [F] _ [Am] And the truth is plain [Dm] to see. _
[F] _ [G] But [B] I wandered through [Em] my playing cards.
[G] _ _ [C] _ [Em] Would not let her [Am] be
[C] _ _ [F] _ [Am] One of sixteen [Dm] vessel virgins,
[F] _ [G] _ _ [B] Who were leaving for the [Em] coast. _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [Em] And though the [Am] mines were [C] open,
_ [F] _ [Am] They might just as well [Dm] have been closed.
[G] And [C] so it _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
[C] was that later,
[F] _ [Am] As the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F] _ [G] _ _ [B] That her face was [Em] first just ghostly.
[G] _ [C] Turn the water, [F] shade [C] off there.
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _

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