Prince - Purple Rain Solo guitar tab
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PURPLE RAIN (SOLO) - Prince
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Tabbed by: Troy Hinds
Email:mrpsyence@mindless.com
Tuning:Standard
Listen to the song for precise timing.
(Note that the low E string is the top line in this tab. Sorry in advance for any
that may cause.)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------13---13-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------xx--xx----13---13-----------------|
B|-------17b-------------------11----------xx--xx----------------------------|
e|----------18-----------------------------xx- xx----------------------------|
^let ring
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--18b---18b---18b---x---18--20--18b-----18p15p13h15p11p10p8p6~-------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------15---15--15--15--15--15-------------------------------------------|
G|--17b----15---15--15--15--15--15-------------------------------------------|
B|---------18---18--18--18--18--18-------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------18b--18b--18b-18b-18r--18b-----18------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
let ring for 2 counts then mute
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--15-----15h17h18p17p15h17h18p17p15----------19b---19b---19b---11----------|
^ ^
repeat this phrase as neccessary
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------8-8-----8-8----8-8----8-----8-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------6b------6b-----6b---6b----6b---|
G|----------------------------------15--10~-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------11h15p11--------------------------------------------|
e|--19b---11---11---11h15p11----------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------3-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-5-3-1-0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------11~-10~-11~-10~-11~-10~-13~----11~-10~-11~-10~-11~-10~-13~----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------15--15--15----------------------------------|
B|-11~-10~-11~-10~-11~-10~-13~---16--16--16------11~-10~-11-10~-11~-10~ 13~--|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------15-14-12-10--|
B|-11~-10~-11~-10~-11~-10~-13~---11~-10~-11~-10~-11~-10~-13~----16-15-13-11--|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then there is the part where Prince starts singing again. And after that there is a
ad-lib part. Then it goes:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-18b--------18b-----17h18p17p15-----------------------20b------------------|
Be sure to bend these last few bends A LOT, especially the last one.
| b bend
| r release
| . palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Hope ya enjoy! Took me forever in a day to tab. But, I figured since there were no
accurate, or for that matter, NO Purple Rain solo tabs, thought I'd do it. I'm 98%
sure it's all correct.
