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Nights in White Satin (E Minor)
Artist: Moody Blues, The    Genre: Blues    Tempo: Slowly    Roman Numerals: i, m2, III, IV, iv, V, V7, VI, VII    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ClimberStephen   
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Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
B
(B,D♯,F♯)
- B F♯ B D♯ F♯
B7
(B,D♯,F♯,A)
- B D♯ A B F♯
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯


Intro
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]

Verse 1
{B} [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Nights in white		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] satin,		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ...never reaching the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] end,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Letters I've		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] written,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] never meaning to		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] send.
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Beauty I've		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] always missed,		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] with these eyes be-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] fore,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Just what the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] truth is,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] ...I can't say any-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] more

Chorus
'Cos I [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] love you, yes I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] love you, oh, how I		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love you.		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]

Verse 2
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Gazing at		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] people,		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] some hand in		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] hand,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Just what I'm		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] going through,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] ..they can't under-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stand.
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Some try to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] tell me,		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ..thoughts they cannot		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] defend,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Just what you		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] want to be,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] ..you'll be in the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] end.
Repeat Chorus

Solo
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]
Repeat Verse 1

Outro Chorus
'Cos I [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] love you, yes I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] love you, oh, how I		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love you.		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
'Cos I [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] love you, yes I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] love you, oh, how I		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love you.		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
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