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Date: 12 Mar 1993 14:32:16 -0700 (MST)
From: Paul Zimmerman
Subject: CRD: Nights in White Satin – Moody Blues
NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
Moody Blues
Em D Em D
Nights in white satin never reaching the end
C G F Em
Letters I’ve written never meaning to send
Em D Em D
Beauty I’d always missed with these eyes before
C G F Em
Just what the truth is I can’t say anymore
CHORUS
A C
Cause I love you, yes I love you
Em D Em D
Ohhh how I love you
Gazing at people, some hand in hand
Just what I’m going through they can’t understand
Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you’ll be in the end
CHORUS
CHORUS
Peace, love, and soul,
Paul Zimmerman
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 1995 15:50:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Douglas French
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Nights In White Satin
Moody Blues
Slow strum in 3 time:
Am G Am G
Nights in white satin, never reaching the end.
F C Bb Am
Letters I’ve written, never meaning to send.
Am G Am G
Beauty I’ve always missed, with these eyes before.
F C Bb Am
Just what the truth is, I can’t say anymore. But I …
Love you. Yes, I love you. Oh how I
Am G Am G
Love you…… [Solo, see below]
Gazing at people, some hand in hand.
Just what I’m going through they can’t understand.
Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend.
Just what you want to be, you’ll be in the end.
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Solo:
Am G
E|——|————-7–8–|-7————–7–|
B|——|-10—————-|—-10-8—–10—-|
G|—9–|——————-|——————-|
D|——|——————-|——————-|
A|——|——————-|——————-|
E|——|——————-|——————-|
. . . .
F E
E|——————-|——————-|
B|-10-8——–8–10-|-9—————–|
G|——-10———-|———-9—–9–|
D|——————-|——————-|
A|——————-|——————-|
E|——————-|——————-|
. . . .
Am G
E|————-7–8–|-10-8–7—–8–10-|
B|-10—————-|——————-|
G|——————-|——————-|
D|——————-|——————-|
A|——————-|——————-|
E|——————-|——————-|
. . . .
F E
E|-8–7——–7–8–|-7—————–|
B|——-10———-|——————-|
G|——————-|——————-|
D|——————-|——————-|
A|——————-|——————-|
E|——————-|——————-|
. . . .
Am F
E|——————-|——————-|
B|——————-|——————-|
G|-9————–9–|-7—————–|
D|——————-|—-10-7—–7–10-|
A|——————-|——————-|
E|——————-|——————-|
. . . .
Am F
E|——————-|——————-|
B|——————-|——————-|
G|-9————–9–|-7—————–|
D|——————-|—-10-7—–7–10-|
A|——————-|——————-|
E|——————-|——————-|
. . . .
E|——————-|——————-|
B|——————-|——————-|
G|-7———–9–10-|-9———–9—–|
D|——————-|—————-10-|
A|——————-|——————-|
E|——————-|——————-|
. . . .
E|——————-|——————-|
B|——————-|——————-|
G|-7———–9–10-|-9—————–|
D|——————-|——————-|
A|——————-|——————-|
E|——————-|——————-|
. . . .
Am G Am
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I arranged the song in Am using barre chords to match the
original chord centers:
Am: 577555
G: 355433
F: 133211
C: 332010
Bb: x13331 or 688766
While NIWS is generally played with a strum (on solo
guitar) to imitate the original sleepy sound of the Melotron,
the song can be rearranged slightly for a more delicate sound
using arpegiated chords:
Am (barre 5):
E||—————————|–|
B||——-5———–5——-|–|
G||—–5—5——-5—5—–|–|
D||—7——-7—7——-7—|–| etc, etc
A||————-7————-|–|
E||-5————————-|–|
—
Douglas French
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