A Whiter Shade of Pale Chords by Percy Sledge

Tempo:
150.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A Whiter Shade of Pale chords
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[Am] [E]
[G] [C] [D] [Am]
[F]
[Dm] [G]
[F]
[Em] [G] [F]
[E] [Am] [Dm] [A]
[G] [Em] [G]
[C] We skipped a [E] light band-a-a-angle, [G]
[F] [A] turning cartwheels across [F] the floor.
[G] [Am]
[G] I was feeling kinda seasick [C] when [E] the crowd called out for [Am] more.
[C] [Gm]
[F] [Am] The room was humming [Dm] harder [F] as
[G] the ceiling [Em] blew away.
[G] [C]
And we [G] called out for another [Am] drink,
[F] and [Am] the waiter brought a [Dm] tray.
[G] And so [C]
we watched [Em] the
[Am] waiter [C]
[F] as [C] the mirror told his [Dm] tale.
[G] That our faith [F] at first just
[Em] ghostly, [G] for it was [C] a wider [F] shade of [C] pale.
[G] He
[Em]
[E] [C] [G] [Am]
[Em] [F]
[Dm]
[G]
[F]
[C] [Dm]
[G] [Em] [G]
[C] [E] said, there's no reason, [G] [C]
[F] and [A] the truth is plain [F] to see.
[G] That I wandered [Cm] through [G] my playing card, [C]
[Em] would just not let [Am] her be.
[C]
[F] [C] One of sixteen [Dm] Vestal Virgins who
[G] are leaving now for the coast.
[C] And [Em] although my eyes [C] was wide open, [D]
[Am] they might as just as well have [F] been closed.
[G] And so [C] we watched [Em] the waiter as [Am] she went along.
[C]
[F] [Am] As the mirror told [Dm] his tale,
[G] that our faith at first [Em] just ghostly,
[G] for it was just [C] a [F] wider shade of [C] pale.
[G] [C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[F] [Am]
[Dm] [F]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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Let's start jamming Percy Sledge - A Whiter Shade Of Pale chords, practice the chord sequence E, G, C, Em, Am, C and E. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 75 BPM before aiming for the song's 150 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C Major.

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[Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] We skipped a [E] light band-a-a-angle, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] turning cartwheels across [F] the floor.
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ I was feeling kinda _ seasick _ _ [C] when _ _ _ _ [E] the crowd called out for [Am] _ more.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ [Am] The room was humming [Dm] harder _ _ [F] as _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ the ceiling [Em] blew away.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ And we [G] called out for another [Am] _ _ drink, _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ and [Am] the waiter brought a [Dm] tray.
_ _ _ [G] And so [C]
we _ watched [Em] the _ _ _
[Am] _ _ waiter [C] _ _ _
[F] as _ _ [C] the mirror told his [Dm] _ tale. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ That our faith [F] at first just _
[Em] _ ghostly, _ [G] _ for it was [C] a wider _ [F] _ shade of [C] pale.
_ _ _ [G] He _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] said, there's no reason, _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ and [A] the truth is plain [F] to see. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ That I wandered [Cm] through [G] my playing card, _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] would just not let [Am] her be.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] One of _ sixteen [Dm] Vestal Virgins _ _ who _
[G] _ _ _ are leaving now for the coast. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ And [Em] although my eyes [C] was wide open, _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ they might as just as well have [F] been closed.
_ [G] And so [C] we _ watched [Em] the waiter as [Am] she went along.
[C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] As the mirror told [Dm] his _ tale, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ that our faith at first [Em] just _ ghostly,
[G] _ for it was just [C] a _ _ [F] wider shade of [C] _ pale.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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