Chords for Purple Rain by Prince (piano tutorial)
Tempo:
139.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
F
Eb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Alright, this is the [Ab] tutorial for Purple Rain, the way I play it.
The first [Bb] notes are B, Bb, C, and F, and you have another F right here.
You play [C] Bb, C, and F again [Ab] [G] with a G [Gm] down here.
[F] [Bbm]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] Down here [F] is F, C, F, A,
[Bbm]
[G] [F]
this octave.
[Eb] So it's Eb, [D] D, [C] C, [Bb] Bb, [Eb] [C]
and then the same on the [Eb] right hand.
[D] [C] [Bb]
[Eb] [C] [Eb] [D] [C]
[Bb] [Eb] [D] [C] You start [Bb] again, but now you play it without this F [F] down here.
So you go [Bb] like this.
[A] [G]
So that's [Bb] again, [A] Eb, [G] A, G, [Bb] play it just like this.
[A] Now [G] [Gm]
[A]
[F] the F again.
[C]
This ends on C, and then it's Bb, F, G.
[Bb] I'll play Bb, and then you end it on what you started with, which is Bb, [C] B, C, and F.
[Bbm] So I'll play that part again.
[A]
[Gm]
[F]
[C]
The first [Bb] notes are B, Bb, C, and F, and you have another F right here.
You play [C] Bb, C, and F again [Ab] [G] with a G [Gm] down here.
[F] [Bbm]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] Down here [F] is F, C, F, A,
[Bbm]
[G] [F]
this octave.
[Eb] So it's Eb, [D] D, [C] C, [Bb] Bb, [Eb] [C]
and then the same on the [Eb] right hand.
[D] [C] [Bb]
[Eb] [C] [Eb] [D] [C]
[Bb] [Eb] [D] [C] You start [Bb] again, but now you play it without this F [F] down here.
So you go [Bb] like this.
[A] [G]
So that's [Bb] again, [A] Eb, [G] A, G, [Bb] play it just like this.
[A] Now [G] [Gm]
[A]
[F] the F again.
[C]
This ends on C, and then it's Bb, F, G.
[Bb] I'll play Bb, and then you end it on what you started with, which is Bb, [C] B, C, and F.
[Bbm] So I'll play that part again.
[A]
[Gm]
[F]
[C]
Key:ย ย
Bb
C
F
Eb
G
Bb
C
F
_ Alright, this is the [Ab] tutorial for Purple Rain, the way I play it.
_ The first _ _ _ [Bb] notes are B, _ _ Bb, C, and F, and you have another F right here.
_ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ play _ [C] Bb, C, and F again [Ab] [G] with a G [Gm] down here. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Down here [F] is F, C, F, A, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
this octave.
[Eb] _ So it's Eb, [D] D, [C] C, [Bb] Bb, [Eb] _ [C] _
_ and then the same on the [Eb] right hand.
[D] _ [C] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [C] _ You start [Bb] again, _ _ _ but now you play it without this F [F] down here.
So you go [Bb] like this. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ So that's [Bb] again, [A] Eb, [G] A, G, [Bb] _ _ play it just like _ this.
_ [A] _ Now [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ the F again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
This ends on C, and then it's Bb, F, G.
[Bb] _ _ I'll play Bb, and then _ _ you _ end it on what you started with, which is Bb, [C] B, C, and F.
_ [Bbm] So I'll play that part again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The first _ _ _ [Bb] notes are B, _ _ Bb, C, and F, and you have another F right here.
_ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ play _ [C] Bb, C, and F again [Ab] [G] with a G [Gm] down here. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Down here [F] is F, C, F, A, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
this octave.
[Eb] _ So it's Eb, [D] D, [C] C, [Bb] Bb, [Eb] _ [C] _
_ and then the same on the [Eb] right hand.
[D] _ [C] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [C] _ You start [Bb] again, _ _ _ but now you play it without this F [F] down here.
So you go [Bb] like this. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ So that's [Bb] again, [A] Eb, [G] A, G, [Bb] _ _ play it just like _ this.
_ [A] _ Now [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ the F again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
This ends on C, and then it's Bb, F, G.
[Bb] _ _ I'll play Bb, and then _ _ you _ end it on what you started with, which is Bb, [C] B, C, and F.
_ [Bbm] So I'll play that part again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _