PRINCE: Purple Rain =================== Used chords are: C major [C] |---|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- |---|-2-|---|---|--- |---|---|-3-|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- A minor 7 [Am7] |---|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- |---|-2-|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- G major [G] |---|---|-4-|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- |---|-1-|---|---|--- |---|---|-2-|---|--- F major [F] |-1-|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |-1-|-2-|---|---|--- or |---|-2-|---|---|--- |-1-|---|-4-|---|--- |---|---|-4-|---|--- |-1-|---|-3-|---|--- |---|---|-3-|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- x F major 4 [F4] |-1-|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|-4-|---|--- or |---|---|-4-|---|--- |-1-|---|-3-|---|--- |---|---|-3-|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- x |---|---|---|---|--- x |-1-|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- x Intro: C, C, Am7, Am7, G, G, F, F Lyrics: 1. [C] I never meant to cause you any [Am7] sorrow. [G] I never meant to cause you any [F] pain. [F4] [C] I only want one time see you [Am7] laughing. I [G] only want to see you laughing in the purple [C] rain. R. Purple rain, purple [F] rain. [F4] [F] Purple rain, purple [C] rain. [Am7] Purple rain, purple [G] rain. I only want to see you baby In the purple [C] rain. 2. I never wanted to be your weekend [C] lover. [Am7] [G] I only wanted to be some kind of [F]friend, hey. [F4] [C] Baby I could never steal you from an[Am7]other. [G] Such a shame our friendship has to [C] end. R. Purple rain, purple [F] rain. [F4] [F] Purple rain, purple [C] rain. [Am7] Purple rain, purple [G] rain. I only want to see you underneath In the purple [C] rain. 3. Honey I know, I know, I know times are [C] changin'. [Am7] [G] It's time we all reach out for something [F] new. That means you too. [F4] [C] You say you want a leader, [Am7] But you can't seem to make up your mind. I think you better close [G] it. And let me guide you to the purple [C] rain. R. Purple rain, purple [F] rain. [F4] [F] Purple rain, purple [C] rain. (Whew! If you know what I'm singin' about, Help me and [Am7] come on raise your hand.) [Am7] Purple rain, purple [G] rain. I only want to see you, I only want to see you In the purple [C] rain. A simple playing technique: C Am7 G |-------0|-----0--|-------0|-----0--|-------3|-----3--| |1---1--1|1-1--11-|1---1--1|1-1--11-|-------0|-----0--| |0---0---|0-0---0-|0---0---|0-0---0-|0---0---|0-0---0-| |2---2---|2-2---2-|2---2---|2-2---2-|0---0---|0-0---0-| |3---3---|3-3---3-|0---0---|0-0---0-|2---2---|2-2---2-| |--------|--------|--------|--------|3---3---|3-3---3-| F F4 G C |-------1|------0-|---3----|---3----|---3----|--------|--------| |1---1--1|1-1---11|---0----|---0----|---0----|1-------|--------| |2---2---|2-2----3|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|0-------|--------| |3---3---|3-3----3|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|2-------|--------| |3---3---|3-3-----|2---2-2-|2---2-2-|2---2-2-|3-------|--------| |--------|--------|3---3-3-|3---3-3-|3---3-3-|--------|--------| |_______________| A picking pattern C Am7 G F F4 |-----0--|-----0--|-----3--|-----1--|-----1--| |----1-1-|----1-1-|----0-0-|----1-1-|----1-1-| |---0---0|---0---0|---0---0|---2---2|---3---3| |--2-----|--2-----|--0-----|--3-----|--3-----| |3-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|--------|3-------|1-------|1-------| The original technique used by PRINCE: You need the following additional chords: C major 9 [C9] |---|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- |---|---|-3-|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- A minor 7/4 [Am74] |---|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|--- F major 9 [F9] |-1-|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- |-1-|---|-4-|---|--- |-1-|---|-3-|---|--- |-1-|---|---|---|--- C9 Am74 Am7 Am74 G |--------|--------|-------0|-----0--|-------3|-----3--| |1-------|--------|1---1--1|1-1--11-|-------0|-----0--| |0-------|--------|0---0---|0-0---0-|0---0---|0-0---0-| |0-------|--------|02--2---|2-2---0-|0---0---|0-0---0-| |3-------|--------|0---0---|0-0---0-|2---2---|2-2---2-| |--------|--------|--------|--------|03--3---|3-3---3-| |_______________| F9 F F4 F G C |-------1|---1-1--|-------3|-------3|-------3|--------| |1------1|1--1111-|-------0|-------0|-------0|1-------| |0-------|02--2-2-|0---0-0-|0---0-0-|0---0-0-|0-------| |3-------|3---3-3-|0---0-0-|0---0-0-|0---0-0-|2-------| |3-------|3---3-3-|2-2-2---|2-2-2---|2-2-2---|3-------| |--------|--------|3-3-3---|3-3-3---|3-3-3---|--------| Refrain: C F F4 F F C9 |--------|-------1|-----1--|--------|--------|-------0|-----0--| |1-------|1---1--1|1-1--11-|1---1---|1---1---|1---1--1|1-1--11-| |0-------|2---2---|3-3---3-|2---2---|2---2---|0---0---|0-0---0-| |2-------|3---3---|3-3---3-|3---3---|3---3---|0---0---|0-0---0-| |3-------|3---3---|--------|3---3---|3---3---|3---3---|3-3---3-| |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| {------3x-------} Am7 G C |-------0|-----0--||-------3|-----3--||--------|--------|--------| |1---1--1|1-1--11-||-------0|-----0--||--------|1-------|--------| |0---0---|0-0---0-||0---0---|0-0---0-||0---0---|0-------|--------| |2---2---|2-2---2-||0---0---|0-0---0-||0---0---|2-------|--------| |0---0---|0-0---0-||2---2---|2-2---2-||2---2---|3-------|--------| |--------|--------||3---3---|3-3---3-||3---3---|--------|--------| |_______________| Hint: Prince plays this in B major. If you want to play it together with the LP, you should tune your guitar down one step. PURPLE RAIN - Prince ---------------------------------- EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE X07600 244200 024100 XX0975 Aadd2 F#m7addB Eadd9 Dadd2 OK I know you're not gonna like that last D chord, but if you practise a little you can get it. Nearly the whole song revolves around these chords, although obviously you can play around with some slightly different voicings to keep it interesting (Play a normal A,F#m7 once in a while) The only different bit goes : E E7sus4 E A Only want to see you crying in that purple rain EADGBE 020200 E7sus4 Prince Purple Rain Capo 1st fret: Intro: A A/F# E D Dsus4 D A A/F# I never meant 2 cause you any sorrow E D Dsus4 D I never meant 2 cause you any pain A A/F# I only wanted 2 one time see U laughing E A N.C. I only wanted 2 see you laughing in the Purple Rain D Dsus4 D Purple Rain Purple Rain A A/F# Purple Rain Purple Rain E Purple Rain Purple Rain A N.C. I only wanted 2 see U bathing in the Purple Rain A A/F# I never wanted 2 be your weekend lover E D Dsus4 D I only wanted 2 be some kind of friend A A/F# Baby I could never steal U from another E D N.C. It's such a shame our friendship had 2 end D Dsus4 D Purple Rain Purple Rain A A/F# Purple Rain Purple Rain E Purple Rain Purple Rain A N.C. I only want 2 see u underneath the Purple Rain A A/F# Honey I know I know I know times R changin' E D It's time we all reach out 4 somethin' new Dsus4 D That's mean U 2 A U say U want a leader A/F# But U can't seem 2 make up your mind E I think U better close it A N.C. And let me guide U 2 the Purple Rain D Dsus4 D Purple Rain Purple Rain A Purple Rain Purple Rain A/F# Whew if U know what I'm singin' about help me and come on raise your hand E Purple Rain Purple Rain I only want 2 see U, only want 2 see U A N.C. In the Purple Rain Solo : same chords CHORDS (Don't forget to capo at 1st fret): A 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 3 3 1 A/F# 2 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 3 3 3 1 E 0 2 2 1 0 0 or without capo -> 1 3 3 2 1 1 D x x 0 2 3 2 x x 1 3 4 3 Dsus4 x x 0 2 3 3 x x 1 3 4 4