Chords of: Purple Rain (Official Video) by: Prince. (Abm7, B, F#, E) 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 (Official Video)” by Prince is in E Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, B, F#, E.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 7:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B/F# → E7 → Abmaj7 → B → Abm7 → F# → E → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:57 | 27% |
| F# | 1:23 | 19% |
| Abm7 | 0:58 | 13% |
| E | 0:54 | 12% |
| F#7 | 0:22 | 5% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:17 | 4% |
| B6 | 0:11 | 3% |
| Abm | 0:09 | 2% |
B/F# – E7 – Bbmaj7 – Ab7 – Abmaj7 – B – Abm7 – Fdim – F# – E – B – C#7 – Dmaj7 – Abm7 – F# – Abm7b5/Gb – E – B – Dmaj7 – Abm7 – F#7 – F#6 – B – D7 – E – E7 – B – Abm7 – Abm7b5 – C#7/E# – F# – F#7 – B/F# – Ebmaj7 – B – Abm7 – F# – Abm7b5/Gb – E – B – E/B – B – Abm7b5 – C#/G# – Abm7 – F# – F#7 – B – …
