Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin Chords & Tabs

 

Nights In White Satin Chords & Tabs

Moody Blues Chords & Tabs

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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-----------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/moody_blues/nights_in_white_satin_tab_ver_7.html ]
  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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