A Whiter Shade of Pale Chords by Annie Lennox

Tempo:
72.975 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A Whiter Shade of Pale chords
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[Eb] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[F] [G]
[C] We [G]
[C] skipped the light band and gold, [F] turned [Dm] cartwheels across the floor.
[F] [G] I was feeling kind of seasick, [C] and the crowd called [Am] out for [C] more.
[F] The room was humming harder as [G] the ceiling flew away.
[C] When we called out for another [F] drink, but the waiter [Dm] brought a tray, [F] and [C] so it was later.
[F] As the miller [Dm] told his tale, [F] [G] and that her face at first just ghostly,
[C] turned a [Fm] whiter [C] shade of [G] face.
[C] [Am]
[C] [F] [Dm]
[G] [B] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] He said, there is no reason, [Em] [C] [F] and the truth is [Dm] plain to see.
[F] [G] But I wandered [Em] through my blank [G] glass, [C] and would not let it be.
[F] I'm one of sixteen bezel virgins, [G] who were leaving for the coast.
[C] And although my eyes were open, [F] they might just as well [Dm] been closed.
[G] And so [C] it was later, [F] as the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F] [G] that her face at first just ghostly, [C] turned a [F] whiter [C] shade of [G] face.
And [C] [Am]
[C] [F] [Dm]
[G]
[C] [G]
[F] [G] so [C] it was later, [F] as the miller told his tale,
[G] that her face at first just ghostly, [C] turned a whiter shade of [G] face.
[C] A whiter [Fm] [C] shade of [G] face.
[C] Turned a [Fm] whiter [C] shade of [G] face.
[C] A [F] whiter shade of face.
[G] [F]
[G] [F] [G]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[G]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Annie Lennox - A Whiter Shade Of Pale chords, practice playing C, G, C, F, G, Dm, F, C and Fm in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 36 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 73. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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[Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] We _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ skipped the light band and gold, [F] _ turned [Dm] cartwheels across the floor.
[F] _ _ [G] _ I was feeling kind of seasick, _ [C] _ and the crowd called [Am] out for [C] more.
_ [F] _ The room was humming harder as [G] _ the ceiling flew away.
_ _ [C] _ When we called out for another _ _ [F] drink, but the waiter [Dm] brought a tray, _ [F] and [C] so it was _ _ _ later.
_ [F] _ As the miller [Dm] told his tale, [F] _ _ [G] _ and that her face at first just ghostly,
_ [C] turned a [Fm] whiter [C] shade of _ [G] face.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ He said, there is no reason, [Em] _ [C] _ [F] _ and the truth is [Dm] plain to see.
[F] _ _ [G] _ But I wandered [Em] through my blank [G] glass, _ [C] _ and would not let it be.
_ _ [F] _ I'm one of sixteen bezel virgins, _ _ [G] _ who were leaving for the coast.
_ [C] _ And although my eyes were open, _ [F] they might just as well [Dm] been closed.
[G] And so [C] it was _ _ _ _ later, [F] _ as the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F] _ _ [G] that her face at first just ghostly, _ [C] turned a [F] whiter [C] shade of [G] face.
And [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] [G] so [C] it was _ _ _ _ later, [F] _ as the miller told his tale,
_ _ [G] _ that her face at first just ghostly, _ [C] turned a whiter shade of [G] face.
[C] A whiter [Fm] _ [C] shade of [G] face.
[C] Turned a [Fm] whiter [C] shade of [G] face.
[C] A [F] whiter shade of face.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Medusa album.