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PURPLE RAIN (Bassline) As recorded by Prince (From the 1984 Album PURPLE RAIN) Words and Music by Prince Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Brown Mark - Bass' Intro Q=59 4/4 Gtr I W W W W G|----------|----------|----------|------|| D|----------|----------|----------|------|| A|----------|----------|----------|------|| E|----------|----------|----------|------|| 1st Verse W W W W G|----------|----------|----------|------| D|----------|----------|----------|-1----| A|-1--------|----------|----------|------| E|----------|-3--------|-1--------|------| 2/4 W W W +H E E Q W G|----------|----------|----------|---------------|------|| D|----------|----------|----------|---------------|------|| A|-1--------|----------|----------|--------1------|------|| E|----------|-3--------|-1--------|-(1)-----------|------|| Chorus 4/4 W W W H. +E. S G|----------|----------|----------|---------------| D|-1--------|-1--------|----------|-------------2-| A|----------|----------|-1--------|---------------| E|----------|----------|----------|-3-------(3)---| 2nd Verse 2/4 4/4 W H E S S E E W +Q. E Q Q H G|----------|-----------------|----------|---------||------------| D|-3--------|-3------5-----3\-|----------|---------||------------| A|----------|-----------------|----------|---------||-1----------| E|----------|-----------------|-1--------|-(1)---1-||------------| W H. +E. S W Q Q Q Q G|----------|---------------|----------|--------------| D|----------|---------------|----------|-1------------| A|-1--------|---------------|----------|-------1--3---| E|----------|-3-------(3)-0-|-1--------|----3---------| 2/4 W W W +H E E Q W G|----------|----------|----------|---------------|------|| D|----------|----------|----------|---------------|------|| A|-1--------|----------|----------|--------1------|------|| E|----------|-3--------|-1--------|-(1)-----------|------|| Chorus 4/4 W W W H +Q.. S G|----------|----------|----------|---------------| D|-1--------|-1--------|----------|-------------2-| A|----------|----------|-1--------|---------------| E|----------|----------|----------|-3----(3)------| 3rd Verse 2/4 4/4 W W W +Q. E E E Q H G|----------|----------|----------|---------||-------------| D|----------|----------|----------|---------||-------------| A|----------|----------|----------|---------||-1-----------| E|-1--------|-1--------|-1--------|-(1)---1-||-------------| W W W W G|----------|----------|----------|------| D|----------|----------|----------|-1----| A|-1--------|----------|----------|------| E|----------|-3--------|-1--------|------| 2/4 W Q Q Q Q Q.. S +H +H E E Q W G|----------|-------------|----------------|---------------|------|| D|----------|----------0--|----------------|---------------|------|| A|-1--------|----0--1-----|-------3-(3)----|-(3)----1------|------|| E|----------|-3-----------|-1--------------|---------------|------|| Chorus 4/4 W H E E E E W W G|----------|--------------|----------|------| D|-1--------|-1----------1-|----------|------| A|----------|------3-5-----|-1--------|------| E|----------|--------------|----------|-3----| 2/4 4/4 W W W +H Q Q H G|----------|----------|----------|--------|------------|| D|----------|-3--------|----------|--------|------------|| A|----------|----------|----------|--------|-1----------|| E|-1--------|----------|-1--------|-(1)----|------------|| Guitar Solo H +E Q E Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q G|----------------|-------------|----------|--------------| D|-------------x\-|----------0--|----------|-1------------| A|-1----(1)-1-----|----0--1-----|----------|----------3---| E|----------------|-3-----------|-1--------|----1--3------| W Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q G|----------|-------------|----------|----------5---| D|----------|----------0--|----------|-1--3--5------| A|-1--------|----0--1-----|----------|--------------| E|----------|-3-----------|-1--------|--------------| W Q Q Q Q W H S S S S S S S S G|----------|-------------|----------|------3-1---------------| D|----------|----------0--|----------|-1--------3-2-1---------| A|-1--------|----0--1-----|----------|----------------4-1-----| E|----------|-3-----------|-1--------|--------------------4---| W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W G|----------|-------------|----------5--|-3----| D|----------|----------0--|-1--3--5-----|------| A|----------|----0--1-----|-------------|------| E|-1--------|-3-----------|-------------|------| Q Q Q Q W W E. S +E E +S E. S S E G|-------------|----------|----------|-------------------------|| D|----------0--|----------|----------|-1--0-(0)----------------|| A|----0--1-----|----------|----------|----------3-(3)-1--------|| E|-3-----------|-1--------|-1--------|-------------------3-3-1-|| Outro Q Q Q Q W W E. S +E E +S E. S S E 5x G||--------------|----------|----------|---------------------------|| D||o----------0--|----------|----------|-1--0-(0)-----------------o|| A||o----0--1-----|----------|----------|----------3-(3)-1---------o|| E||--3-----------|-1--------|-1--------|-------------------3-3-1---|| W Q Q Q Q W W G|----------|-------------|----------|------| D|----------|----------0--|----------|-1----| A|-1--------|----0--1-----|----------|------| E|----------|-3-----------|-1--------|------| +H Q Q W +W G|--------------|----------|--------*| D|-(1)----1-----|----------|--------*| A|--------------|-1--------|-(1)----*| E|--------------|----------|--------*| ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous | /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") | x - muted ************************************