A Whiter Shade Of Pale bass tab by King Curtis

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jerry Jemmott - Bass'

 Intro:
 Q=71
 4/4
 Gtr I
  Q.  E H   H  Q.  E  H  Q.  E  H  H
G|-5----5-5----|-------------|-------------|-----------|
D|-------------|-7----5----5-|-------------|-----------|
A|-------------|-------------|-8----7----7-|-5----3----|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

  H  H   H  H   H  H   H  Q.  E
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------||
D|-5----3----|-----------|------3----|-5-----------||
A|-----------|-7----5----|-3---------|-----------2-||
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|------3------||


 1st Verse:
  H  H   H  H   H  H   H  H   H  H
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-3----2----|-0---------|-5----3----|
A|-3----2----|-0---------|-----------|------3----|-----------|
E|-----------|------3----|-----------|-----------|-----------|


  H  Q.  E  H  H   H  H   H  H   H  H
G|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-2----0------|-----------|-----------|-3----2----|-0---------|
A|-----------2-|-3----2----|-0---------|-----------|------3----|
E|-------------|-----------|------3----|-----------|-----------|


  H  H   H  Q.  E  H  H   H  Q.  E  H  H
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
D|-5----3----|-5-----------|-----------|-------------|-3----2----|
A|-----------|-----------2-|-3----2----|-0---------3-|-----------|
E|-----------|------3------|-----------|------3------|-----------|


        Chorus:
  H  Q Q   Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E E. S E. S  H  H
G|------------||---------------|------------------|-----------|
D|------5--5--||---------------|----------------2-|-3----2----|
A|-5----------||-3----3-2----2-|-0----0----2-3----|-----------|
E|------------||---------------|--------3---------|-----------|


  H  Q.  E  H  Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  S S  Q.  E Q.  S S
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|-5----3----3-|-2----2-0--------|------2-3--------|
A|-5----3----3-|-------------|-------------0-2-|-3-----------0-2-|
E|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|


          Interlude:
  Q.  E E E E E  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E
G|----------------||-5----5-4----4-|---------------|---------------|
D|--------------5-||---------------|-7----7-5----5-|-3----3--------|
A|-3----3---------||---------------|---------------|--------7----7-|
E|--------3-3-3---||---------------|---------------|---------------|


  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|-5----5-3----3-|---------------|--------3----3-|
A|-5----5-3----3-|---------------|-7----7-5----5-|-3----3--------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|


          2nd Verse:
  Q.  E E E E E  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E
G|----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-5--------------||---------------|---------------|-3----3--------|
A|--------------2-||-3----3-2----2-|---------------|--------7----7-|
E|------3-3-3-3---||---------------|-5----5-3----3-|---------------|


  Q.  E Q +S S E  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E
G|-------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-------------------|-5----5-3----3-|---------------|----------------|
A|-5----5-3--(3)-x-3-|---------------|-7----7-5----5-|-3----3---------|
E|-------------------|---------------|---------------|--------7----7--|


  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------------5-|-3----3--------|---------------|-5----5-3----3-|
A|---------------|--------7----7-|-5----5-3----3-|---------------|
E|-5----5-5------|---------------|---------------|---------------|


             Chorus:
  Q.  E Q +S S S S  Q.  E Q +E S S  Q.  E E. S E. S  Q.  E Q.  E
G|---------------------||-------------------|------------------|----------------|
D|---------------------||-------------------|----------------2-|-3----3-2----2--|
A|-7----7-5--(5)-x-5-2-||-3----3-2--(2)-2---|-----------2-3----|----------------|
E|---------------------||-----------------4-|-5----5-3---------|----------------|


  Q.  S S E E E S S  Q +S S S S Q +S S S S  Q E S S E S S E S S
G|--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|----------5---------|----------2----------------|------------------0-2-|
A|-5----5-5-------0-2-|-3--(3)-3---3-3--(3)-3-----|--------------2-3-----|
E|------------3-3-----|-----------------------0-3-|-5--5-5-4-3-4---------|


  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  S S Q S S E  Q +S S S S Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  S S
G|---------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
D|-3----3--------|---------------2-3-|-5--(5)-5---5-3----3-|-2----2-0----0----|
A|--------7----7-|-5----5-5-3--3-----|----------5----------|---------------2--|
E|---------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|


  Q +E S S Q E S S  Q +E S S E S S E E
G|---------------------|----------------------||
D|----------2-3--3-2-0-|----------------------||
A|-3--(3)-3------------|-3--(3)-3-0-------0-2-||
E|---------------------|------------3-3-3-----||


 Outro:
  Q.  S S Q.  S S  Q.  S S Q.  S S
G|-5----5-5-4----4-4-|--------------------|
D|-------------------|-7----7-7-5----5-5--|
A|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|


  Q.  S S Q.  S S  Q.  S S Q +S S S S  Q.  E Q.  E
G|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
D|-3----3-3----------|-----------------0-2-3-|-5----5-3----3--*|
A|----------7----7-7-|-5----5-5-3--(3)-------|----------------*|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|

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Duration 🏷Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

| (n) - note tied to previous
|  x  - muted
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