The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin piano tab
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Nights In White Satin ( From the Album 'Days Of Future Passed' ) small case letters above chord symbols indicate individual notes: c4: middle C, and notes above in that octave... c5: C above middle C c3: C below middle C etc. numbers behind notes will only be indicated when notes enter another octave or begin a new line ..of note: the Dadd9 chord that appears throughout sounds better if the D note is omitted in the chord( but of course played in the bass ) in other words-albeit rather long-windedly--played as a F#m7(no5)over a D bass .flute: ..strings: ac. guitar: b4 b c5 b4 a f# b4 d5 a f# c# b4 e5 c f#4 e b f#.. Cmaj7/F F9 Em9 Em6/9 Em9+5 Em D Em D Em D Em D Nights in white satin, never reching an end C G F Em Letters I've written, never meaning to send strings: e4................. d e f# g f# d e Em Dadd9 Em Beauty I'd always missed, e...........................d e f# g f# d c Em Dadd9 C with these eyes before c4............b3.......a..................e C G F Em Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore A C 'Cause I love you, yes I love you, Em Dadd9 D oh, how I love you aahh aaah ahhh Em Dadd9 D oh, I love you aahh aaah ahhh violin: e5..................... d e f# g f# d e Em Dadd9 Em Gazing at people, e5.................d e f# g f# d c Em Dadd9 C some hand in hand c5...............b4.............a...................g.....e C G F Em Just what I'm going through they can't understand strings: e4................... d e f# g f# d e Em Dadd9 Em Some try to tell me, e4..........................d e f# g f# d c Em Dadd9 C thoughts they cannot defend c4...............b3.............a..................g.... C G F Em Just what you want to be, you will be in the end A C And I love you, yes I love you, Em Dadd9 D oh, how I love you aahh aaah ahhh snare: bass: e3 b2 g e.........X! Em Dadd9 D Em oh, I love you aahh aaah ahhh flute: b4 e5 f# g f# e d e f# e d c d e d# bass: b2 b b Em D C B b4 e5 f# g a g f# g a g f# e f# g f# Em D C B b5 b bb a g e g b b bb a g e Em C7 Em C7 g5 a b c6 b5 b c6 b a b c6 b5 Am B Am B orch: e5 d e6......... e4 e d e e d Em D C Em D Em D violin: e6 b5 a d e6 b5 a d Em D Em D Nights in white satin, never reaching the end G C F Em Letters I've written, never meaning to send strings: e4................. d e f# g f# d e Em Dadd9 Em Beauty I'd always missed, e...........................d e f# g f# d c Em Dadd9 C with these eyes before c4............b3.......a..................e C G F Em Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore A C 'Cause I love you, yes I love you, Em Dadd9 D oh, how I love you aahh aaah ahhh e5 e e e e e e e e e Em Dadd9 D Em oh, how I love you oooo aahh aaah ahhh A C 'Cause I love you, yes I love you, Em Dadd9 D oh, how I love you aahh aaah ahhh Em Dadd9 D Em oh, I love you hooo............ aahh aaah ahhh strings: g3 a b c4 d c d e f# g f# g a b c6 b4 c6 d e f# g f# g a...... horns: d4 d d d d d d Em7 a6................................g.... g f# e e....... c#5 b4 c#5 d c# d e d e f# g g g g e e e e e A/E Bm/E A/E C C#o F#7/C# Fmaj7 strings: g6 f# f# e d e..............d3 e f# g f# d e Em7 A C Dadd9 Em e4.................d e f# g d e.................d e f# g f# d Em Dadd9 Em Dadd9 french horn: e4 d b3.......................... bass viol: e2.......d2 e f# g d e............d2 e f# g d violins: g4 a b d5 e cello d3 e f# g d e..........d4 e f# g d e....... Em/C D/C Em/C D/C Em/C violins: e5 e e f g a b........................... cello d4 e f# g d e.......... orchestra: b4 b b b b Em/C Cmaj13/F violins: c6 b5 g e d a4 b.............................. orchestra: b4 b b b b Cmaj13/F d3.. b2... violins: b5 a g e d b4 a g e d b3 a g e d ab2.. horns: d3 e b2 a g a g e d... Ddim pizzicato violins: e5 f g d f bb e f g d f bb e f g d.....e4 Ddim g#5............................. Amaj7 Breathe deep in the gathering gloom g#5............................. Amaj7 Amaj13 Watch lights fade from every room g#5............................. Amaj13 Bedsitter people look back and lament g#5............................. Amaj13 Another day's useless energy's spent gb4.......................... Ebm7 Impassioned lovers wrestle as one db5 eb f........... Bbm9 Lonely man cries for love and has none gb4................................... Bm7 Cm7-5 New mother picks up and suckles her son oboe: c#5 e b g# C#m7 Amaj7 Senior citizens wish they were young Amaj7 Cold-hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colors from our sight Red is grey and yellow white And we decide which is right And which is an illusion strings: g#3 a c#4 e b e f# a e5 b4 c5 d b e g a c6 d g e b........... F#m7 Fmaj7 Cmaj13 Bbmaj7-5 Em/F tymp: orch: strings:b6............................f#3...... X d5.............. horns b4.....b b b b b b b b Cmaj13/F Em9 Em9............. Gong: X................... chart and transcription Peter Kruger casparus50@yahoo.ca