Intro:
(single drum beat)
(piano w/bass, acoustic guitar, and drums)
F Eb
Dm G7/B C C7

Verse 1:
F
We'll hoist a hand
Eb
Becalmed upon a troubled sea
Dm G7/B C
"Make haste your funeral," cries the Valkyrie
F
We'll hoist a hand
Eb
Or drown amidst a stormy sea
Dm G7/B C C#dim
"Here lies a coffin," cries the cemetery, it calls to me

Chorus 1:
Dm Bb C C#dim
And all for nothing quite in vain was hope forever tossed
Dm Bb C C7
No thoughts explained, no moments gained, no hope forever lost
F F7 Bb/A Gm
One moment's space, one moment's final fall from grace
C7 Bb/C C7 (F)
Burnt by fire, blind in sight, lost in ire

Instrumental break 1:
(fuzz guitar):
F Eb
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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/7-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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Dm G7/B C C#dim
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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12b14--------|-------------|-12----------|-------------|
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Instrumental break 2:
(orchestra):
Dm Bb C C#dim
Dm Bb C Em/B C7/Bb
A C#m/G# A7/G Gb Bbm/F Gb7/F
Eb C

Verse 2:
We'll hoist a hand
Becalmed upon a troubled sea
I fear a mighty wave is threatening me

We'll hoist a hand
Or drown amidst a stormy sea
Come follow after cry the humble, you will surely see

Chorus 2:
But still for nothing quite in vain was hope forever tossed
No moments gained, no thoughts explained, no hope forever lost
One moment's space, one moment's final fall from grace
Burnt by fire, blind in sight, lost in ire

[repeat instrumental break 2]

Coda [repeat to fade]:
Dm Bb C C#dim

C Am F Dm G7 Em G7 C F G7

C Am
We skipped the light fandango
F Dm
and turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
G7 Em G7
I was feeling kind of sea sick
C Am Em
but the crowd called out for more
F Dm
the room was humming harder
G7 Em G7
As the ceiling flew away
C Am Em
When we called out for another drink
F Dm
the waiter brought a tray

Chorus:
G7 C
And so it was that later
F Dm
As the miller told his tale
G7 Em
That her face at first just ghostly
G7 C F C
Turned a whiter shade of pale

She said there is no reason
and the truth is plain to see
but I wandered through my playing cards
would not let her be
one of sixteen vessel virgins
who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well've been closed

Chorus

Song: Whiter Shade of Pale
Artist: Procol Harum
Tabbed by: nojustno@hotmail.com


Standard tuning

I like to finger pick this song, but strumming sounds pretty good too but rhythm and picking patterns will 
up to you, they?re really not too hard

It is basically this pattern throughout the entire song (be sure to emphasize the bass notes for a sound 
to the original):

|----0------0----0-----0------1-----1----1----1------3-----3------0------0------0-------1-----3-------1-----3--|
|----1------1----1-----1------1-----1----1----1------0-----0------0------0------1-------1-----0-------1-----0--|
|----0------0----2-----2------2-----2----2----2------0-----0------0------0------0-------2-----0-------2-----0--|
|----2------2----2-----2------3-----2----0----0------0-----0------2------2------2-------3-----0-------3-----0--|
|----3------2----0-----0----------------------3------2-----2------2------2------3-------------2-------------2--|
|-----------------------3----------------------------3-----1------0------3--------------------3-------------3--|


The synthesizer part goes like this:


|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-------------|
|---------------------------------------------10----12--13------------------12---13---------12p10h12--|
|---9---9------------------------9--------------------------10p9h10-----------------------------------|
|------------12---10--9--10--12------10----------------------------------12---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10--9--10--10--9--------------------12---10--9--10-----9----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------12----10---------------------12------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Lyrics:

We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels cross the floor
I was feeling kinda sea-sick
But the crowed called out for more
The room was pounding harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought the tray

Chorus:
And so it was the later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

She said there is no reason
When the truth is plain to see
That I?ll wander through my playing cards
Would not let her be
One of 16 vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
The might just as well?ve been closed


Chorus

That?s everything, it?s pretty simple but if you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me at nojustno@hotmail.com

Main riff:
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-(0h2)-5-5-2p0---0-2-2------2---2-0-2-------
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---------------3----------0---3-------------
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^ ^ ^ bend slightly

Intro: 
main riff 2X solo (bass/drums on 1,2,3 beats of second measure)
2X with bass and drums throughout

Verse 1:
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-----2---2-0-2---2-----2-----2----------
-------------------5--------------------
--3----------------------3--------------
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^ ^ ^ bend slightly
A
Ain't gonna ride that whiskey train [main riff]

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-5b7---5-2---2-0-------2-----2----------
-----------------2-5--------------------
-------------------------3--------------
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^ ^ bend slightly
A
Ain't gonna burn up no more flame [main riff]

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-3----3--------------
-2----2-----------2--
-0----0---0-3-0------
----------------3----
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^ bend slightly

D A
Throw away my bottle down the drain [main riff]
D [w/above riff]
Ain't gonna ride that whiskey train
A
[main riff 2X]

Verse 2:
To think that I could be so wrong
To be so sick and still go on
The way I drink it's been too long
Don't see much point in carrying on

Guitar solo: 12 bars on A

[main riff 2X]

Verse 3:
I'm gonna lose these drinking blues
I'm gonna find a girl to make me choose
Between lovin' her and drinking booze
I'm gonna lose these drinking blues

[main riff 2X]

Break:
E D/F#

[main riff 2X]

E D/F#

[main riff 2X]

Verse 4:
Ain't gonna ride that whiskey train
I'm tired of burning in the flame
Throw away my bottle down the drain
Ain't gonna ride that whiskey train

Guitar solo: 27 bars on A
[main riff 2X; end cold]

Intro:
 
C
/ [drum fill]

Verse 1:

C Fm
In the wee small hours of sixpence
C Fm
And the lighted chandelier
Dm Em F C
Stands a rusty old retainer
Abdim [N.C.] C/G
Whose old eyes are filled with tears

For his master, good Sir Gallant
Who is now off to the wars
And although his eyes are crying
We know grief is not the cause

Chorus 1:

F F#dim C
And if grief is not the reason
F F#dim C
He must be of sterner stuff
F Am/E Dm
And his sword, though old and rusty
G  F  E  D
Must be blunt as sharp enough

Verse 2:

In the wee small hours of sixpence
And the broken windowpane
Stand the remnants of the evening
Who are waiting all in vain

For the crowing of the cockroach
Sure as morning is not night
But the air is filled with silence
And the day bright is not light

Chorus 2:

But still darkness is no reason
We are men of sterner stuff
And our swords, though old and rusty
Still are blunt as sharp enough

Instrumental break [key changes to D]:

D Bm D/A Bm
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
G Bm/F# Em A /G /F# /E
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 3:

D Gm
In the wee small hours of sixpence
D Gm
And the hat stand in the hall
Em F#m G D
Waiting only for the morning
Bbdim [N.C.] D/A
Shadows flitting 'cross the wall

And perhaps that old retainer
Who now giving of his all
May have once been just as we are
And now has no face at all

Chorus 3:

G G#dim D
But still grief was not the reason
G G#dim D
He was made of sterner stuff
G Bm/F# Em
And his sword, though old and rusty
A  G  F#  E
Still was blunt as sharp enough

D Bm D [end cold]

Intro:
D Em9 Em9/B Em C /G Em 

Verse 1:
D Em9 Em9/B Em
There's you you're sleeping over there
C/G Em/B Em
Whilst me, I'm sitting here
D Em9 Em9/B Em
With so much sea between us
C/G Em/B Em
I can't make it much more clear

C G F C
There'll be no time for crying
C G Asus2 A
We won't make it more than six
C G F C
I could change my plea to guilty
C D
But I don't think it would stick

Refrain:
G F Eb F+ F
Still those are the ratings far too easy to despi..ise
G F Eb
You've said so much in silence now [1: I truly am 2: indeed I am]
F+ F C-9 C A C-9
disgui..i..i..ised

(Repeat intro (w/celeste both times))

Verse 2:
Let him who fears his heart alone
Stand up and make a speech
For him perhaps an emperor's throne
If he could only speak

Far too few and far too fallow
Ashamed I'll heed the cry
Be with me when I need a drink
Be with me when I die

(Repeat refrain)

Intro: Em C6

Em
There was trouble in the air
                      C
Just a subtle hint of danger
D
And a woman dressed in black
                  Em
Out lookin' for a stranger

Em
Well she took me to her room
                      C
Where she offered me a wager
D
She promised me the moon
              Em
So I took a chance

Chorus:
Am
Yes I played the King of Hearts
     D
Put my cards out on the table
G                             C
I thought the odds were in my favour
        Am
But she laid the Ace of Spades
    D                  G
An' I wound up where I started
D                      Am
The King of Hearts no more
Am/B    Am/C        Am/F#     Em
But the King of the Broken-hearted

Am
She cut the deck one more
                      C
By the light of thirteen candles
D
She said, "the winner takes it all -
                      Em
Is that too much for you to handle?

Am
So I wandered through my playing cards
                      C
And tried to understand her
D
I was lookin' for a face
                      Em
It was right there in my hand


Chorus:
Am
Yes I played the King of Hearts
     D
Put my cards out on the table
G                             C
I thought the odds were in my favour
        Am
But she laid the Ace of Spades
    D                  G
An' I wound up where I started
D                      Am
The King of Hearts no more
Am/B    Am/C        Am/F#     Em
But the King of the Broken-hearted