Purple Rain chords by Prince

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PURPLE RAIN -  Prince
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Well the way I play it, I base it on these four chords

 (and to me it sounds pretty much spot on, although maybe the squiggle himself
uses a different tuning to make a few of the shapes easier)


 EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
 X07600   244200   024100   XX0975

 Aadd2Aadd2   F#m7addB   Eadd9Eadd9   Dadd2

OK I know you're not gonna like that last D MajorD 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 MajorE      E7sus4E7sus4               E MajorE     A augmentedA
Only ..

 EADGBE
 020200

 E7sus4E7sus4


Hope that helps


Howard

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This is a easier version of Purple Rain, specially for accoustic players.
You can have a more ellaborate and closer to the original, just tell me.


Capo 1st fret:

Intro: A augmentedA A/F# E MajorE D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD

A augmentedA                A/F#
  I ..
E MajorE                D MajorD   Dsus4Dsus4  D MajorD
  I ..
A augmentedA                 A/F#
  I ..
E MajorE                         A augmentedA  N.C.
  I ..
            D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
  Purple ...
            A augmentedA  A/F#
  Purple ..
            E MajorE
  Purple ..
                        A augmentedA  N.C.
  I ..
                   A augmentedA  A/F#
  I ..
E MajorE                   D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4  D MajorD
  I ..
A augmentedA                   A/F#
  Baby ..
E MajorE                     D MajorD  N.C.
  It's ..
            D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
  Purple ..
            A augmentedA  A/F#
  Purple ..
            E MajorE
  Purple ..
                       A augmentedA  N.C.
  I ..
                   A augmentedA  A/F#
  Honey ...
E MajorE                     D MajorD
  It's ...
        Dsus4Dsus4  D MajorD
  That's ..
A augmentedA
  U ..
A/F#
  But ..
          E MajorE
  I ..
                     A augmentedA N.C.
  And ...
            D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4  D MajorD
  Purple ..
            A augmentedA
  Purple ..
A/F#
  Whew ..
           E MajorE
  Purple ..

  I ..
           A augmentedA N.C.
  In ..

  Solo : same chords (invit a friend for the solo)

  The End.


  It's MY accoustic version of the song, easier than the original...

  CHORDS (Don't forget to capo at 1st fret):

  A augmentedA   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 MajorE   0 2 2 1 0 0    or without capo -> 1 3 3 2 1 1
  D MajorD   x x 0 2 3 2              x x 1 3 4 3
  Dsus4Dsus4 x x 0 2 3 3              x x 1 3 4 4

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