Chords of: Purple Rain by: Prince. (A#, D#, F, Gm7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Purple Rain” by Prince is in C Minor and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A#, D#, F, Gm7.
A# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 8:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A# → Gm7 → F → D# → A# → Gm7 → F → D#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A# | 2:49 | 33% |
| D# | 1:16 | 15% |
| F | 1:03 | 12% |
| Gm7 | 0:54 | 11% |
| F7 | 0:39 | 8% |
| A#7 | 0:39 | 8% |
| A#/F | 0:24 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:13 | 3% |
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