6 distinct chords · 132 changes · 4:01 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- C
- Em
- Am
- F
- Dm
- G
What you are playing
Chords for A Whiter Shade Of Pale - promo film #1, laid out across its 4:01 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in C major. It leans on barre chords, and no capo position opens all of them up. Every one of its 6 chords is a plain triad, so three notes under the right hand covers the whole song.
Play it in another key
The same song, moved. Every row is A Whiter Shade Of Pale - promo film #1 shifted by that many semitones — useful when the recording sits too high or too low for your voice. The chords keep their relationships, so the song is unchanged apart from its pitch.
| Shift | Key | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| G major | GBmEmCAmD | |
| G♯ major | G♯CmFmC♯A♯mD♯ | |
| A major | AC♯mF♯mDBmE | |
| A♯ major | A♯DmGmD♯CmF | |
| B major | BD♯mG♯mEC♯mF♯ | |
| C major | CEmAmFDmG | |
| C♯ major | C♯FmA♯mF♯D♯mG♯ | |
| D major | DF♯mBmGEmA | |
| D♯ major | D♯GmCmG♯FmA♯ | |
| E major | EG♯mC♯mAF♯mB | |
| F major | FAmDmA♯GmC | |
| F♯ major | F♯A♯mD♯mBG♯mC♯ |
On a guitar there is a shortcut in one direction: transpose down by n and put a capo on fret n, and you are back at the original pitch while playing the easier shapes. That is what the capo line above is doing.
