This guitar tutorial will guide you through how to play Purple Rain by Prince, focusing on the soulful chord progressions and emotive strumming patterns. A great song for developing expressive rhythm playing, this lesson is suitable for intermediate players who want to bring feeling into their acoustic performances.
Purple Rain – Prince – Guitar Tutorial
- Artist: Prince
- Genres: Rock
- Decades: 80's
Purple Rain Chords:
Strumming Pattern (8th note counting):
1
+
2
+
3
+
4
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1
+
2
+
3
+
4
+
Strumming Pattern (16th note counting):
1
e
+
a
2
e
+
a
3
e
+
a
4
e
+
a
Time Signature
113 bpm
Difficulty: Beginner
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