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Song title:      Purple Rain
Original Album:	 Purple Rain

Words and Music by Prince
Copyright © 1984 Controversy Music, USA.
Published by Warner Music Group

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
_ - tied note    r     - release
x - mute note    /     -  slide up
h - hammer on    \     -  slide down
p - pull off     ~     - vibrato
b - bend         |-3-| - triplet


INTRO:
Notes:
Gm7/11 is U.S. notation for Gm7add11.

For the Bbadd9, you could fret xx0311 - it's easier and you still get the Bb
right there on the 3rd str. Personally, I think the 6x056x sounds cool.

Chords:
Bbadd9 6x056x or x10311
Gm7/11 3x3011
F      133211
Ebadd9 66506x or x68066

[play: Guitar Figure 1]

Guitar Figure 1

 Bbadd9                             Gm7/11
|-x-------------------6---6-6-6-6-|-----------1-1____---------1-----|
|-6________________---6---6-6-6-6-|-----------1-1____---------1-----|
|-5________________---5---5-5-5-4-|-----3---3-3-3____---3---3---3---|
|-0________________---------------|-0-------0-----------0---0---0---|
|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
|-6________________---------------|-3-----------------------------0-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  F                                 Ebadd9
|---------------------------------|---------6---6---6-6-----6---6-\-|
|---------------------------------|---------6---6---6-----------6-\-|
|-------0h2---2____---------0-x-x-|---------0---0---0-----------0-\-|
|---------3---3____---------3-x-x-|---------8---8---8---------------|
|---------3---3____---------3-x-x-|-6---6---------------6---6-------|
|-1-1-1-----1---------1---1-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


VERSE1:
Notes:
For the chords Bbadd9 and Ebadd9, you could add the Bb note on the 1st str.
instead of, or as well as, the 6th str.

Chords:
Bbadd9  6x056x    F       133211
Gm7/11  3x0311    Ebadd9  x68066


 Bbadd9                            Gm7/11
|-x-------------------------------|-1________---1---1---------------|
|-6-------------------------------|-1________---1---1---1-----1-----|
|-5-------------------------------|-3________-------3---3---3---3---|
|-0-------------------------------|-3________-----------------------|
|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
|-6-------------------------------|-3________-----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Bbadd9                            Gm7/11
    I never meant to cause you any  sorrow


  F                                Ebadd9
|---------------------------------|-6________---6____-----------6---|
|---------------------------------|-6________---6____-----------6---|
|-2-----------------------2-------|-0_________--0____---0____-------|
|-3-----------------------3-------|-8________-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-------|-6________-----------------------|
|-1-----------------------1-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                 Ebadd9
      I never meant 2 cause you any pain


 Bbadd9                            Gm7/11
|-x-------------------------------|-1-----------1---1-----------1---|
|-6-------------------------------|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|
|-5-------------------------------|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|
|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
|-6-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Bbadd9                            Gm7/11
  I only wanted one time to see you laughing


 Fsus2
|-----------------8---------------|-8-------8--8-x--1---------------|
|-------------8-------8---------8-|-----8---8--8-x--1---------------|
|---------10--------------10--10--|---------10------3---------------|
|-----10--------------------10----|-----------------3---------------|
|-8-------------------------------|-----------------1---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                   
      I only wanted to see you laughing 


|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----R-E-S-T-----|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
              N.C.
in the purple rain          Pur-ple rain    purple


CHORUS1:
Chords:
Ebadd9  x68066    Gm7/11  3x0311
Bbadd9  x13311    F       133211


 Ebadd9
|-6-------6---6---6------6--6--6--|-6---------------6---------------|
|-6-------6---6---6------6--6--6--|-6---------------6---------------|
|-0-------0---0---0------0--0--0--|-0---------------0---------------|
|-8-------8-------8------8--------|-8---------------8---------------|
|-6-------6-------6---6--6--------|-6---------------6---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Ebadd9
  rain                              Purple  rain,   pur  -  ple 


 Bbadd9                            Gm7/11
|-1________________---1-----------|-------------------------1-------|
|-1________________---------1-----|-1-------1________-------1-------|
|-3________________-------3---3-2-|-3-------3________---3---3-------|
|-3________________---------------|-3-------------------------------|
|-1________________---------------|-x-------------------------x-x---|
|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------x-x---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Bbadd9                            Gm7/11
  rain                                      Purple  rain    purple


  F
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-2________________________-------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3________________________-------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3________________________-------|
|-1-----------1-------------------|-1________________________---1---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
| F                                                             I   |
  rain

  F
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-1---------------|
|-2-------2-----------------------|-2---------------|
|-3-------3-----------------------|-3---------------|
|-3-------3---------------2-------|-3---------------|
|-1-------1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |
                                            N.C.
  on -ly  wanted to see you bathing in  the pur-ple


          VERSE2:
  Bb5
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  
  rain.


VERSE2:
Chords:
Bbadd9 x10311    Ebadd9 x68066
Gm7/11 3x3011    Fsus4  xx3311
F      133211


                                | Bbadd9 | Gm7/11 |
I never wanted to be your weekend lover.

F                                  Ebadd9
  I only wanted to be some kind of friend

Bbadd9                         Fsus4   Gm7/11
  Baby I could never steal you from   another

  F
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|-1-------------------------------|-1-------1-------|
|-2-------------------------------|-2-------2-------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-------3-------|
|-3-------------------------------|-----------------|
|-1-------------------------------|-----1-------1---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |
  F                                 F(2)
          It’s    such a  shame our friendship had to 


CHORUS2:
Notes:
Play as for CHORUS1.

Chords:
Bb5     x133xx    Gm7/11  3x0311
Ebadd9  66506x    F       133211
Bbadd9  6x056x

Bb5                   Ebadd9
  Purple rain, purple rain
                    Bbadd9
Purple rain, purple rain
Gm7/11                 F
  Purple rain, purple (rain)

  F
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-2________________________-------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3________________________-------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3________________________-------|
|-1-----------1-------------------|-1________________________---1---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                                             I
  rain


  F                                           N.C.   Bb5
  on -ly  want 2  see u   un -der - neath the purple rain


VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for previous verses.

Chords:
Bbadd9 x10311
Gm7/11 3x3011
F      133211
Ebadd9 x68066

                                         | Bbadd9 | Gm7/11 |
Honey, I know, I know, I know times r changing

F                                          Ebadd9
  It's time we all reached out 4 something new, (that means you too)

Bbadd9                     Gm7/11
  U say you want a leader,   but you can't seem to make up your mind
                                        I think you better close...

F
it and let me guide u to the purple rain


OUT-CHORUS:
Chords:
Bb5     x133xx    Gm7/11  3x0311
Ebadd9  x65066    F       133211
Bbadd9  6x056x

Bb5                   Ebadd9
  Purple rain, purple rain
                    Bbadd9
Purple rain, purple rain               
Gm7/11                 F
  Purple rain, purple (rain)


Guitar2:
|--------------1----5-------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------4------10-----|---------------------------------|
|-----------1h2--2/5--5----10-10-8|---------------------------------|
|----------------------5/10-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|---------------------------------|---------13\4----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|                                                                   |
Guitar1:                                                            |
| F                                                                 |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-2________________________-------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3________________________-------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3________________________-------|
|-1-----------1-------------------|-1________________________---1---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
| F                                                                 |
  rain

F                                                    N.C.
I only want 2 see u, only want 2 see u in the purple rain


[Guitar SOLO:]

 Bbadd9                            Gm7/11
 ~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------16b-|
|-15------------------15-15-------|---------------------15-15-------|
|---------------------15-15-------|---------------------15-15-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------13\-|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  F
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-18b-----18b-18b-18br-15-18--18--|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


 Eadd9
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---17b-17br15----17-15---------------------------17br------------|
|--------------17------17-15--15-15---17--------------------------|
|---------------------------17------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

| 1   -   &   -   2   -   &   -   3   -   &   -   4   -   &   -   |


 Bbadd9                            Gm7/11
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-18br------------18--------------|-18br----------------18br--------------|
|-17br15----------17--------------|-17br15------15------17br15----15------|
|---------------------------------|--------17------------------17-----17--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1  -  &  -  2 - & - 3  - & -  4 - & - |


  F                                Ebadd9
|---------------------------------|-18b-18b-----18b-18-18-18-18-18----18--|
|-18br-----------18-----------15--|-------------------------------15------|
|-17br15--15-x-x-17br15--15-------|---------------------------------------|
|-------17---x-x-------17---------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3  -  &  -  4  -  & - |


Bbadd9
          |--3---| |-----5------| |-------6-------| |-----5------|
|-18------18-15-17-18-15-17-18-15-17-18-15-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-20--20b-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2     -     &     -     3       -       &        -       4 - & - |


 Gm7/11
|r20----------------20br-------------------------------|
|---18-18-18-18---------18-18-18-18---20b--20--20------|
|----------------------------------------22--22--18h19-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

| 1  -   &  -  2 - & - 3   -   &   -   4   -   &   -   |


  F
           ~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-20\17p15-15-------------6b------6b--|
|---------------x-x---x-x-----x-x-----|
|---------------x-x---x-x-----x-x-----|

| 1  -  &  -  2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


 Ebadd9                            Bbadd9
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-11--10--11--10--11-10-11/13-------------|
|---------------------------------|-10--10--10--10--10------------------10--|
|-----6b--8-6b--------------------|-------------------------------10-12-----|
|-x-x---------8-7-6-4-------x-x-x-|-----------------------------------------|
|-x-x----------------6-5--4-x-x-x-|-----------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  |


 Gm7/11
|-----------------------------------------|
|-11--10--11--10--11-10-11/13-------------|
|--------------------------------------10-|
|--------------------------------10-12----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  |

  F
|---------------------------------------------|
|-11-10h11-10-11--10--11-10-11/13---------18b-|
|-----------------10----------------10-12-17--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2 - & - 3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  |


  Ebadd9
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------18b-18b-18b-18-18-18--18-18-18\-|
|r17b-----17b-17b-17b-17-17-17--17-17-17\-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3  -  &   -   4 - &  -  |


 Bbadd9
|-----------------------------------------|
|-11--10--11--10--11-10-11/13----------10-|
|--------------------------------10-12----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  |


 Gm7/11
|-----------------------------------------|
|-11--10--11--10--11-10-11/13----------10-|
|--------------------------------10-12----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  |


  F
|-----------------------------------|
|-11--10--11--10--11-11-10----------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------x-x-x---|
|---------------------------x-x-x---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3  -  & - 4 - & - |


Guitar Figure 1

  Eb5
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-6---5-------------------6-5-----|
|-------------8-------6-------8---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


INTERLUDE:

[play: 4/4| Bb5 | G5 | F5 | Eb5 (Guitar Figure 1) |
          | Bb5 | G5 | F5 | Eb5 (Guitar Figure 1) |
          | Bb5 | G5 | F5 | Eb5 (Guitar Figure 1) |]


OUTRO:

 Bbadd9                            Gm7/11
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11--10--11--10--11-/13-------10-|-11--10--11--10--11-/13-------10-|
|-10--10----------10------10-12---|-10--10----------10------10-12---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  F                                 Ebadd9
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11--10--11--10--11-10-11/13-----|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-8br8-6-8-6------6-------------------------------|
|------------8p6----8p6---------------------------|
|---------------8-------8-7-6\4-/-6---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1   -   &   -   2   -   &   -   3 - & - 4 - & - |


  Bb5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


|---18br--18-18-15-----------------------------------------------|
|-15--------------18-15------------------------------------------|
|----------------------17-15-------------------------15----------|
|---------------------------17-15---------15------17-15-17-15-17-|
|--------------------------------17-15-17-15-17-15---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2    -    &   -   3    -    &    -    4   -   &    -   |


|-----18b-------------------------------------------17-18-17-15-|
|---------15h18p15----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------15---------------------------|
|-----------------17p15------------15-17p15h17------------------|
|----------------------15-17p15h17------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2    -    &     -     3   -   &   -   4   -   &   -   |


|-----20\----------20b-\----------|
|-----20\-------------------------|
|---------17p15-17\---------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


[play: Guitar Figure 2 and repeat to fade]

Guitar Figure 2

Keyboard:
  |--3--| |-3--|  |--3--| |--3-|    |--3--| |-3--|  |--3--| |--3-|
|---------8---------------8-------|---------8---------------8-------|
|----8-11---11-8-----8-11---11-8--|----8-11---11-8-----8-11---11-8--|
|-10--------------10--------------|-10--------------10--------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |