PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION - "Purple Rain" Tablature
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Intro
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-5----2----0---5-|
The verses are always A F# E D so I generally play just the single notes
in the first and then add some fills in the others, as follows...
Verses (as many repeats as necessary one of the two versions)
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------5--5-5-|
E|-5--5-5---5-4-2--2-2---2-1-0--0-0--0-0--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------5--4--2--5-4-2-|
E|-5--5-5-5--0-5-4-2--2-2-2--0-2-1-0-0-0-0----------------|
...just before the chorus
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-5--5-5---5-4-2--2-2---2-1-0--0-0--0-5--|
Chorus
G|-------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------5-~--5-5-5---4-5-~--5-5-5--5-4-----
E|---------------------------------------------------5-~-
Purple rain purple rain
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-4--5-4-2-~--2--1-0--0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0--0--0-0-0---0-5-|
During the solo you can play...
...this then a or b |a |b
G|-------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------4--5-7-----------2-4-------------2-|-5--4--2--5-4-2-|-5-4-2----5-4-2-|
E|-5--7-----------2--4--5-------0--2--4--5---|----------------|-------5--------|
...another one tabbed by ridopoco...
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-5----2----0---5-|
The verses are always A F# E D so I generally play just the single notes
in the first and then add some fills in the others, as follows...
Verses (as many repeats as necessary one of the two versions)
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------5--5-5-|
E|-5--5-5---5-4-2--2-2---2-1-0--0-0--0-0--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------5--4--2--5-4-2-|
E|-5--5-5-5--0-5-4-2--2-2-2--0-2-1-0-0-0-0----------------|
...just before the chorus
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-5--5-5---5-4-2--2-2---2-1-0--0-0--0-5--|
Chorus
G|-------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------5-~--5-5-5---4-5-~--5-5-5--5-4-----
E|---------------------------------------------------5-~-
Purple rain purple rain
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-4--5-4-2-~--2--1-0--0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0--0--0-0-0---0-5-|
During the solo you can play...
...this then a or b |a |b
G|-------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------4--5-7-----------2-4-------------2-|-5--4--2--5-4-2-|-5-4-2----5-4-2-|
E|-5--7-----------2--4--5-------0--2--4--5---|----------------|-------5--------|
...another one tabbed by ridopoco...
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