Does anyone nkow where i can find TAB for the PR intro...

is it TAB, or is it just a series of chords bieng strummed?

Please help!

thanks.

GoldenGlove said:

You should have picked a diff song to start with, but I think it is played with a group of barre chords.

i could explain but as a beginner it will be to difficult for u even to finger the chords...good luck

DaX said:

Actually, this song can be played a couple of ways, but most are not like Wendy played it at 1st Ave where the album version was recorded. She doesn't use barre chords, looks quite complicated how she does it.

Yeah, you'll want to transpose it down a half step (it's originally in Bb), and just strum the chords and do a little picking in between the big strums on the 1. The chords (in 'A') are:

Asus2
Asus2/F#
E
D (with a little sus4 before the turnaround).

Thatta help?

(by the way - once you know that, you know the whole song - chord-wise, anyway).
[Edited 7/31/05 10:41am]

The chords that Wendy used will give you a hand cramp, but it's worth the effort.

Nah , it's quite easy

eyewishuheaven said:

In case you aren't sure how those chords are played:

Asus2 - Play an A chord but leave the b string open
Asus2/F# - Same thing as above but also play the F# note on the big E string (the low-sounding string)
D - It's really a D/E chord and it played just like a D except leave the little E string open

Those are the chords for the verses. The same chords are used for the chorus, but the progression is:

D/E
Asus2
Asus2/F#
E

And on "I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain" part of the chorus, it's E all the way to the last word, then hit an A chord once.

THANKS!

Wendy explains it on the Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD

eyewishuheaven said:

Are you sure this is correct?

My guitar teacher gave me a version that is all barr chords, and they are difficult...

nothing complicated in the way wendy plays,

it's not ordinary barre chords but it's not complex,

My guitar teacher said the first chord is "B flat sus 2" it sounds right!!

One way to do it, which sounds perfect to me.

bar the first fret,
Third and fourth finger on fret 3 of the 3rd and 4th string and strum.

(More single note playing and some minor chord changes here in the first position which i would give if i could think of a quick tab notation here. see other chord progressions given above though)

Anyway, the rest follows from that until you slide up that sus-chord form to the 6th fret. Play with it. You'll get it.

HiinEnkelte said:

GIVE ME THE TAB PLEASE!!

I just did a google/prince.org search for this the other day and here's what I came up with:



this seems right except there is a single note change at the end of the first chord (third fret to second fret g-string).

This sequence of chords is fucking impossible for me to play and I have been playing for 15 years. My pinky just doesn't stretch that far from my index finger on the second chord! Perhaps I'll get better, but that's quite a stretch! Wendy, of course, just executes it flawlessly...I don't understand how, she has tiny little girl hands, WTF!

GoldenGlove said:

You can play Purple Rain, one thousand ways and it will sound the same
The barre version sounds just the same

eyewishuheaven said:

Yes, I always preferred to play in A instead of Bb.

Well, I hope it helps (it´s in Bb) with sound
http://www.magic-tab.com/.../index.php

GoldenGlove said:

Tried to send you an e-mail with the sheet music, but alas, 'twas a fake!

On my acoutstic guitar, I like to play PR in G. That way I can keep lots of strings open:

G
Em7
D
Csus2

It's all about the 9ths, baby.

It's also alot easier to reach those chords on a ukelele(sp?)

Schöne Gruß!

Bbsus2
Gminor7add4 (same as Bbsus2 but with G as bass note and damping the Bb on the A string)
F add 9 (normal F chord but with little finger playing the g on the 5th fret on the d string)
Eb add 9 (6th fret barre, little finger playing the f on the g string on the 10th fret)

nayroo2002 said:

Well, that should explain Prince's genius. I always wondered what it was.

Novabreaker said:

I always had the impression that his custom guitars were 3/4 size. Kinda like him.

Schöne Gruß

spoida said:

Sounds right. A few things:

Before changing to the Gm11 after the Bbsus2, there is an A played as a transition tone on the second fret of the G string.
The "F" chord is just a plain ol' vanilla F major. The ninth comes from hitting the open G string before playing the Ebadd9, again as a transition tone. You should also catch a bit of the low E string before playing the F.

To me, though, it really doesn't matter if you play it exactly like it is on the recording.

Ice9sFine said:

Learn it before you decide to change it, that's all. There's a reason why it's a classic.

Schöne Gruß

nayroo2002 said:

Whatever.

DaX said:

Exactly.
No Idea.
No Tact.
No Profile.
Must be ashamed of who he is.

Nice Greetings Cheers

THIS IS ALL YOU NEED TO PLAY PR!!

http://www.magic-tab.com/.../index.php