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Originally posted by ianmcnll:
In A Whiter Shade of Pale, it is not just the organ line at the intro and between the verses...it is also the tasteful counter-melody played during the verse and chorus


Yes, very Tasteful indeed perhaps due to the fact that "A Whiter Shade Of Pale's" melody is based on the Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata 140 . More so, however, the song is based on Bach's " Air for G String ": if you hear that, you certainly recognise "A Whiter Shade of Pale", but different enough to say that Procol Harum's song's more than simply an adaption of "Air for G String". Scott

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