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---|--------|--------|
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Solo :
(P) pinched harmonic
> hold
b bend
r rebend
3.46
e|----------13>>>---------------------------20(p)--------------------|
B|-------13b>>>>>------11-10-11---------------------------15-15------|
G|-----------------------------10-12----------------------15-15------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
3.57
e|---15>>>>>>>-----------------------------------------------|
B|---18b20r18b20------18p15---15-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------17----17-15----15-17-15-----------|
D|-------------------------------------17----------17-15>>---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
4.02
e|---15>>>>>>--------------------------------------------------|
B|---18b20>>>------18p15---15----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------17----17-15----15-17-15-------------|
D|-------------------------------------17----------17-15-17>>>-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
4.05 (....hold these like track...)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---18------------15/---15---15---15---15-----------------|
G|---17b---15>>>---15/---15---15---15---15-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
4.19
e|---------18b20r19b20r19b20r19b20r18>>>>>---------15-17-18-15-17-18--|
B|--20-18-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
4.25
e|-15-17-18-15-17-18-20b22r20-------20b22r20-------------|
B|----------------------------18-18----------18-18-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
4.31
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--18h20p18---18----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------20--20-18----18-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------20----20-18/15>>>---6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-8-6-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------8-7-6-4-6-4--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------6-4>>>--|
4.40
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-10-11-10-11-10-11/13-----10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11/13---|
G|----------------------------12-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
4.48
e|-------------------------------------13>>>>>------------------|
B|---10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11/13>>>>>----13b15r13----------------|
G|-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
4.58
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-10-11-10-11-10-11/13-----10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11/13---|
G|----------------------------12-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
5.05
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11b14r11>>--------------------------------------|
G|--12--------------------------------3>>-3>>--------3-3------------------|
D|------------------------------------1>>-0>>--------1-0------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------3-1>>------3-1>>>------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5.16
e|---------------------------------------------------13------------|
B|--18b20r18--16/15-14\15--16b17r16--15/13--15b16r15---13/11-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
5.27
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------13------|
B|------------------18b20r18--16/15-14\15--16b17r16--15/13--15b16r15---13/11-|
G|-3>>-3>>-----3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1>>-0>>-----1-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------- 3-1>>--3-1>-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5.45
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------13------|
B|------------------18b20r18--16/15-14\15--16b17r16--15/13--15b16r15---13/11-|
G|-3>>-3>>-----3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1>>-0>>-----1-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------- 3-1>>--3-1>-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6.01
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------11-10-11-10-11-10-11/13-----10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11/13-|
G|-3>>-3>>----3-3--------------------------------12--------------------------|
D|-1>>-0>>----1-0------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------3-1>>--3-1>>-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6.13
e|--------------------------------20(p)----|
B|---10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11/13------------|
G|-12--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
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