Chords of: Purple Rain by: Prince. (Bbm6, Bb, 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 F Major and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 185 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm6, Bb, F, Gm7.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 8:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Gm7 → Fmaj7 → Eb → Bb → Gm7 → F → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 2:09 | 25% |
| F | 1:21 | 16% |
| Gm7 | 1:16 | 15% |
| Eb | 0:59 | 11% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:26 | 5% |
| F7 | 0:23 | 4% |
| Bb6 | 0:21 | 4% |
| Bb7 | 0:19 | 4% |
Bb – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Eb – Bb – C#maj7 – Gm7 – F – Gm7b5/F – Eb – Bb – C#maj7 – Gm7 – F7 – F6 – Bb – C#m7 – Eb – Bb – Gm7 – C7/E – F – F7 – Bb/F – Dmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Bb – Gm7 – F – Gm7b5/F – Eb – Cm7 – Bb – Eb/Bb – Bb – Gm7b5 – C/G – Gm7 – F – F7 – Bb – A – Bbm – Eb – Eb7 – Bb – Gm7 – Eb/G – …
