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Date: 12 Mar 1993 14:32:16 -0700 (MST)
From: Paul Zimmerman 
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 1995 15:50:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Douglas French 
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 02:50:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ted Hermary 
Subject: m/moody_blues/nights_in_white_satin.crd

After a few years of procrastination, I've decided to post chords I've worked out for the bridge to this classic, along with some chordal embellishments which I'm pretty certain in the song.  

One existing version at OLGA (Paul Zimmerman's) has the basics correct.  The other version (Douglas French's) has most of the bridge but it is not in the right key, and doesn't include any embellishments.

My notation is somewhat idiosyncratic, so here's some explanation, broken up by section.

VERSE:
Em(7) = quickly pull off (and hammer back on) the e note on the 4th string
D(sus) = a quick run of D-Dsus4-D-Dsus2-D
C(sus2) = quickly hammer on/off of the e note on the 4th string
F(sus2) = quickly pull off (and hammer back on) the a note on the 3rd string
G(sus2) = quickly pull off (and hammer back on) the b note on the 5th string

CHORUS:
A(sus) = a slow run of  A  Asus4  A  Asus2
C(sus) = a slow run of  C  Csus4  C  Csus2

BRIDGE:
Em(addF#) = add f# note on the 4th string, making 024000
B7(addF#) = alter bass to f#, making 2x1202
C(addG) = alter bass to g, making 3x2010
Am(7) = quickly pull off (and hammer back on) the a note on the 3rd string

The flourishes usually arrive "late" -- in the second measure of a chord that's played for two measures, the second half when played for one measure, and often just before the next chord change -- which can make them tricky to time out properly.  But the payoff's huge, especially if you want to play this beauty unaccompanied. 


NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
Moody Blues
 
INTRO:  

Em(7)		D(sus)  	Em(7)		D(sus)

VERSE 1:

Em(7)             D(sus)     Em(7)                  D(sus)
  Nights ...      satin ...     never ...           end ...
C(sus2)        G(sus2)    F(sus2)              Em(7)
  Letters ...  written ...  never ...          send ...
Em(7)        D(sus)       Em(7)                 D(sus)
  Beauty ... always ...     with ...          before
C(sus2)         G(sus2)   F(sus2)            Em(7)
  Just ...      truth ...   I ...         anymore ...
 
 
CHORUS:
        A(sus)          C(sus)
Cause I love you, ...   love
           Em(7)        D(sus)    Em(7)      D(sus)
Ohhh ...   love          [ad lib vocals]
 

VERSE 2 [Same chords as first verse]

REPEAT CHORUS 

INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE:

Lead-in with this:

D||-2-------------------------|--      
A||--2------------------------|--
E||---3-0---------------------|--

Then play these chords:

Em(addF#)		D(sus)		C(sus2)		B7(addF#)
Em(addF#)		D(sus)		C(sus2)		B7(addF#)
Em(7)			C(addG)		Em(7)		C(addG)
Am(7)			B7(addF#)	Am(7)		B7(addF#)
Em(7)			D(sus)		C(addG)

Then immediately go back to the intro music:

Em(7)			D(sus)		Em(7)			D(sus)


REPEAT FIRST VERSE

REPEAT CHORUS.  Play two measures of Em.  REPEAT CHORUS AGAIN.  Play orchestral grand finale!!!


Dig it,

Ted Hermary