Nights in White Satin (As played by Jon Gindick)

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

(5 6)= both notes at once
/ = gliss from one hole down
[1:48]= location on video
All lyrics except those in the “SING” section
Are only for reference to the melody.

-1 1      -5 -4      /-3 -4   -5

-1 1 -1

 -6    6   -5    6  6
Nights in white sa-tin

    -6       6  -5   6
Never reach-ing the end

-8   7   -6’    7  -6
Let-ters I’ve writ-ten

     6        -5  -4
Never meaning to send



 -6  6  -5   6  6     6
Beau-ty I’d al-ways missed

 -6   -6    -6’   -5  6
With these  eyes  be-fore

 -8   7   -6    7   -6
Just what the truth is

 -6   -6  -6’ -5 -4     4 -4
Can’t say  a- ny more


-5 -4 -5 -4
-4 5 -5 6 -6     6 -5 6 -6
(-5 -6) (5 6) (-4 -5) (5 6) (-4 -5) (4 5)
(-5 -6) (5 6) (-4 -5) (5 6) (-4 -5) (4 5) -4
-4’ -4 5 -5 -4
4 4



 -6    6   -5    6  6
Nights in white sa-tin

 -6    -6    6  -5   6
Never reach-ing the end

-8   7   -6’    7  -6
Let-ters I’ve writ-ten

6  -5    6  -5  -4 -5  -4
Ne-ver mean-ing   to  send

 -6  6  -5   6  6     6
Beau-ty I’d al-ways missed

 -6   -6    -6 -6’  -5  6
With these   eyes   be-fore

[1:48]
-4 -4’  -3”  4  -3” -2 -2” -2 -2” -1’ -1

[1:57]
-5 -4 -4
-4 5 -5 6   -6 6 -5 6 -6
-6 -6   -6 6 -5 -4
  -5   5   -4    5  -4
Nights in white sat-in

[2:19]
-4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 4 -3” 5 -4’


-4 5 -5 6 6    -6 7 -6 7 -6
-6 -6 -6 6 -6 6 -5 -4    -5 6 -6 6 -5 -4
-4 -5 6 6 6 -5 5 5 
(-5 gliss to -2) -5 5 -4 5 -3”

[2:45]
-4 5 -5 6 -6 (6 7) (-7 -8) (8 9)
8 -8 7 -6 -6
-5    -6 -5 -6    6 5 6    -5 -4
-5 -4    5 4   -4 -3    -4’ -4 5 -5 
-5 5 -4    5 -4 4    -3” 4   -4 5   -5 6 -6

[3:09]
  -6   5   -5    6  6
Nights in white sa-tin

(-5 -6) (5 6) (-4 -5) (5 6)   (-4 -5)
 Reach-  ing    the    end   (very softly)

-4 -4 4 -4 4 -3 -3” -2

-2” -2     -4 -5 -4         -4

[3:28]
  -6   6   -5    6  6
Nights in white sa-tin

-6 -6 7   -5   -4 -5 -4 -5  -3” -4 -3” -4 -5 -4  
-6 -6’ -6

[3:41]
-6 -6’ -5    -6 -6’ -5    6 -5 6 -6
/-6 -6 6 -6 -5 -4
-4 5 {-5 -4 -5 trips} 6 -6
-6 -6 6 -5 6 -6
(7 8) (-7 -8) (7 8) -8     7 -8 (7 8)
-5 -4 5   -4     -4
5 -5 5   -5 5 -4 5 -5 5

[4:06]
-6 (-8 gliss to -5) -6 -6 -6 -8 -6 -6’ -6
-8 -6 -6 -6
(-7 -8) 8 9 8 -8 6 -6’ 5
8 9 8 -8 6 -6’ 5
-4 -4’ -4 5 -4 5 -5 6 -6 7 -8 8 -9 9
9 8 9 -8 7 -6
  
SING:______________________________
Nights in white satin
Never reaching the end
Letters I’ve written
Never meaning to send

Beauty I’d always missed
With these eyes before
Just what the truth is
I can’t say anymore

‘Cause I love you 
        -4 -4 5 -4 -5 -4    4 -3” -3 -4
‘Cause I love you 
        -6 6 -5 6 -5 -4   -4’ -4
‘Cause I love you, babe
        -6 6 -5 6 -6_________________    
[5:29]
 -6    6   -5   6   6  
Nights in white sa-tin

 -6    -6    6  -5   6
Never reach-ing the end



-4 -3” -3   -3” -3  -3”  -3
   Let-ters   I’ve  writ-ten

-3” -2   -2” -1  1   -1
Ne- ver mean-ing to send

 -8  -7 -6    -6
Beau-ty I’d missed

(8 9) -9 -8 (7 8)

[5:49]
-6 -6   6 -5 -4 -5 6 -6 -6 7 (-7 -8)
8 -8 7 -6 {-6 -5 -6 trips} {6 5 6 trips}
{-5 -4 -5 trips} 5 -4 5 -5 -4
-4’ 4 -3’ 4 -4 -3 -4 -5 6 -6 (gliss to -4)

[6:13]
6 -6 7 6 -6 (-4 -5 -6)
(-6 gliss to -8) 9 -9 8 8
(-6 gliss to -8) 8   7 -7 -6
(-9 -10) (8 9) (-9 -10) (8 9) (-8 -9) 
7 -8 -6 -6 -6’ -6
-6 6 -6 6 -5 5   6 -6 7 -6 6 -5
-5 -4 -5 5 -4 5 -4   -4 -5 6 -6

[6:43]
-4  5  -5 (5 6) (-5 -6) (6 7) (-7 -8)
-9 8 -8 8 -8 7
6 -6 -6 -6 
-6 {6 -5 6 trips} {-5 5 -5 trips} {5 -4 5 trips} 
-4 -3’ 4 -3’ 4 -3” 4 -3” 4
-3” -5 4 -4 5 -5 

[7:01]
-6  -6    -6 -6 (-4 gliss to -6) (5 6) 7 (-6 -7)
(6 7) -6  -6’ 6 -5 6 -5
(5 6) {-6 -5 -6 trips} {6 5 6 trips} -5 4 -3’
4 -4 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 (6 gliss to 4) -5 5  -4

[7:23]
 -3”   3    2   -2 -2
Nights in white sa-tin

-3” -3”    3      2  -2
Ne- ver reaching the end


-4’  4   -3’   4   -3”
Let-ters I’ve writ-ten

 -2’   2   -2’ -2”  -1
Never mean-ing to  send


 -3” 3   2    -2     -2
Beau-ty I’d always missed

 -3”  -3”   3   2  -2
With these eyes be-fore

 -4’  4   -3’   4   -3’ -2 -1
Just what the truth     is

-2   2    -2 -5  -4
 I can’t say any more


[7:59]
-4 5 -5 (-4 quietly)  -5 -4 -5 -4

-6 6 -5 6 -6

6 -5 -8 7 -6 6 -5

-3” 4 -5 -5 -4


[8:16]
-4 -4 -5 6       4 4 4 4 4 4

(4 5)

-5 -6 6 -5 -6

1 -1

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