Chords for Guitar Lesson: Learn how to play Prince - Purple Rain

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ This song is based around these four [C] mellow sounding [F] chords and sparse strumming. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The first chord is played on strings 1 to 4. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ That's an open 4th string, _ [D] _ _ _ 3rd fret 3rd [Bb] string, and then the 1st fret played on the [Ebm] top two
strings as a [C] 1st finger bar.
_ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
For the 2nd chord, leave your fingers where they are, [D] but add your [D] 3rd finger to 3rd fret 6th [G] string. _ _
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_ _ [Bb] The 5th string is not included in this [B] chord, so keep it muted [Gm] using the underside of your 3rd finger.
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_ _ _ So the [Bb] first two chords again are.
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_ _ _ _ _ The 3rd chord sounds like this.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Bar across all 6 strings at the 1st fret.
Then play 3rd fret [C] on the 5th and 4th [F] strings, _ and 2nd fret 3rd string.
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_ So far we have [Bb] this. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The 4th chord sounds like this. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ That's 6th fret 5th string, _ _ _ 8th fret 4th string, _ _ _ _ 10th fret 3rd string, [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ then add [G] 8th fret 2nd
string, _ _ _ _ and finally use your [Cm] 1st finger to bar [Bbm] the 8th fret 1st string.
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[Bb] Here are the four chords again. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
If you find that chord tricky, try placing your 1st and 2nd fingers first, _ _ _ _ and then adding
your 3rd and 4th fingers. _ _ _ _
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[Bb] After repeating the progression twice, resolve to a Bb major chord. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That's 1st fret 5th string, and then a 4th finger [F] bar across the 3rd fret on [Bb] strings
4, 3 and 2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Here's the whole thing played slowly.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ Keep your strumming hand [Gm] moving down and up throughout, and strum lightly and sparsely.
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And here it is up to speed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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