Nights In White Satin Chords & Tabs
Nights In White Satin Tab
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NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
As recorded by The Moody Blues
(From the 1967 Album DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED)
Words and Music by Justin Hayward
Transcribed by Steven Vercauteren
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderately Q=Slower Q.=48
Em D/F#
4/4 6/8
Gtr I
<
Wx4 E S S S S E E S S E S S E E S S S S
|------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------|
|------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------|-2-----2---2---2---|-0-----0-0-----0---|
|------------|-0---------0-------|-2-------2---------|
Em D/F#
E S S S S E. S S S E S S E E S S S S
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|----------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0----||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
|-2-----2---2----2---|-0-----0-0-----0------||
|-0---------0--------|-2-------2------------||
Verse
$
Em D/F# Em D/F#
Gtr I
E S S E E. S S S E S S E E S S S S E. S E Q E E S S E E S S E
||--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-|-----------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-0--0-0-0--0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--2-2-2-2-2--2-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||o-2-----2-2----2---|-0-----0-0-----0---|-2----2-2----|-0-----0-0-------|
||--0-------0--------|-2-------2---------|-0------0----|-2-------2-------|
C G F/C Em
E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
|-0-0-0---0-----|-3-----3-----3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-----3-3-3-3-|-x---x---------|-3-----3-------3-|-2-----2-2-----2-|
|---------------|-3---3---------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
Em D/F# Em D/F#
E S S E E. S S S E S S E E S S S S E. S E Q E E S S E E S S E
|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-0--0-0-0--0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-----2-2----2---|-0-----0-0-----0---|-2----2-2----|-0-----0-0--------|
|-0-------0--------|-2-------2---------|-0------0----|-2-------2--------|
C G F/C Em
E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
|-0-0-0---0-----|-3-----3-----3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-3-----3-3-3-3-|-x---x---------|-3-----3-------3-|-2-----2-2-----2-||
|---------------|-3---3---------|-----------------|-0-------0-------||
Chorus
A C/G
E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
|--------------|-0-------0-----|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
|-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2-----|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
|-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|
|-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-----0-0----|-0-----0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--------------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1.
To Coda
Em D/F# Em D/F#
E S S E E E E Q. Q. E S S E E S S E Q. E E E
|-0-----0-0-0-0-|-----------|-0-----0-0-----0-|-------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3----3----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3----3-3-3-o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0-0-0--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0-0-0-o||
|-0-----0-0-0-0-|-2----2----|-0-----0-0-----0-|-2----2-2-2--||
2.
Em D/F# Em
Gtr II
E S S E E S S E Q. Q. H. Q. Q E
|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------|-0-------|-----------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3----3----|-0-------|-----------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2----|-0-------|-----------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0----|-2-------|---------9-||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0----|-2-------|-----------||
|-0-----0-0-----0-|-2----2----|-0-------|-----------||
Flute Solo
Em D
Gtr II
Q. +E E E S S Q +S S E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-9----------(9)---11---12---|-11p9s7-------(7)---9---11---|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0--0-----0--------0------0-|--2-2-----2-3--2----2------0-|
|-0----0------0-------0------|--3---3---------------3------|
|-0------0-------0-------0---|--2-----2--------------------|
|-2--------------2-------2---|--0---------------0------0---|
|-2--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
C
S S Q +E E E
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-9p7s5-------(5)---7---9-----|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----1---0-1-----1-----1-----|
|---0---0-----------0-----0---|
|-2------------2------2-------|
|-3------------3------3-------|
|-----------------------------|
B7
A Q. Q E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-7h8------------------------------|
|------------------------------9---|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S a S S a S S a S S
|----------------------------------|
|------0-----0---------------------|
|--------2-----2-------------------|
|---1------------0h1-1-0h1-1-0h1-1-|
|---2------2-------2-----2-----2---|
|----------------------------------|
Em D
Q. +E E E S S Q +S S E E
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------7---8---|-10p8p7---------(7)---8---10----|
|-9------------(9)-----------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E T T S S S S S S S S S
|----------0-------0-----0---|--2---2h3-2-0-------0------0----|
|----0-------0-------0-------|--3-----------3---------3-------|
|------0---------------0-----|--2--------------2----0------0--|
|-2------2------2----------2-|--0-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
C B7
S S Q +E E E Q. +Q E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-8p7s5-------(5)---7---8---|-7------------(7)-----------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------0---0-----|----------------------------|
|-1-----1-0-1---------------|----0-----0-------0-----0---|
|-0---0-------------0-------|------2-----2-------0-----0-|
|-2------------2------------|-1------1------1------1-----|
|-3------------3--------3-0-|-2-------------2------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Em
Q E +Q E
|--------------------------------|
|-12-------12---(12)-------11----|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|
|----0------0--------0-----------|
|-------------0--------0----0----|
|--2---2----------2------2----0--|
|--2-----2-----------------------|
|--0-----------------------------|
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C/G Em
S S Q +E E E Q. Q E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10p8-------------------8---|-12------------12-------11---|
|------9-------(9)-----------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------1---------------------|------------------0------0---|
|----------0-------0-----0---|-----0-----0---------------0-|
|----2-------2-------2-----0-|--2----2--------------2------|
|--3-----3------3------3-----|--2------2---2------2--------|
|--3------------3------------|--0-------------0------------|
C/G
S S Q +E E E
|-----------------------------|
|-10p8-------------------8----|
|------9-------(9)------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|----0-----0-------0----------|
|------2-----2-------2-----2--|
|--3-----3------3----3-3------|
|--3---------------------3----|
Asus2 B7
|--3--|
Q. +E E E Q. +E E S S S
|--------------------7---8---|-7------------(7)-------7h8p==7-|
|-10----------(10)-----------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------0--------0---------|--------------------------------|
|-----------0----------------|----0---------------------------|
|-----2--------------2-----0-|------2---2-2-----2-2-------2---|
|--2----2-------2------2-----|-1------1------1------1---------|
|--0------------0--------0---|-2-------------2--------2-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Am
Q. +E E E
|----------------------7---8---|
|-10------------(10)-----------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------0--------0---------|
|-------1-----0----------------|
|-----2---2-------2----2-2-2-2-|
|--2-------------------2-2-2-2-|
|--0-------------------0-0-0-0-|
|------------------------------|
B7 Em
H. W
|-7------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|------2-2---2-----2-2---2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2-----2---2-2-----2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D/F# C/G
Q. Q. H.
|---------------------------|-12------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-9------------7------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D.S. al Coda
Em D/F# Em D/F#
+H. W W W
|-(12)-----------|-------------|---------------|--------------||
|----------------|-------------|---------------|--------------||
|----------------|-------------|---------------|--------------||
|----------------|-------------|---------------|--------------||
|----------------|-------------|---------------|--------------||
|----------------|-------------|---------------|--------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|---0--0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------||
|---0--0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|---0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|---2--2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|---2--2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|---0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
&
D/F# Em D/F# Em
Gtr I
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E
|-----------|-0----0----|-----------|---0-0-----0-0---|---0-0-----0-0----|
|-3----3----|-0----0----|-3----3----|---0-0-----0-0---|---0-0-----0-0----|
|-2----2----|-0----0----|-2----2----|---0-0-----0-0---|---0-0-----0-0----|
|-0----0----|-2----2----|-0----0----|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-----2--|
|-0----0----|-2----2----|-0----0----|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-----2--|
|-2----2----|-0----0----|-2----2----|-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0--|
Chorus
A C/G
E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
|--------------|-0-------0-----|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
|-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2-----|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
|-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|
|-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-----0-0----|-0-----0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--------------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Em D/F# Em D/F#
E S S E E E E Q. Q. E S S E E S S E Q. E E E
|-0-----0-0-0-0-|-----------|-0-----0-0-----0-|------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3----3----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3----3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0-0-0-|
|-0-----0-0-0-0-|-2----2----|-0-----0-0-----0-|-2----2-2-2-|
Em
<
TP TP TP
E Q E Q H. H. W W
|-0------0--|-0-------|-0-------|--------|------||
|-0------0--|-0-------|-0-------|--------|------||
|-0------0--|-0-------|-0-------|--------|------||
|-2------2--|-2-------|-2-------|--------|------||
|-2------2--|-2-------|-2-------|--------|------||
|-0------0--|-0-------|-0-------|--------|------||
Orchestral Interlude Spoken PartOrchestral Outro
E.=Q
4/4 3/4
Wx18 Wx8 Wx8 Wx2 Wx2
|-----------|------------|----------|----------|--------*|
|-----------|------------|----------|----------|--------*|
|-----------|------------|----------|----------|--------*|
|-----------|------------|----------|----------|--------*|
|-----------|------------|----------|----------|--------*|
|-----------|------------|----------|----------|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
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. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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