CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Deep Purple, chord by chord.

Chords of: Deep Purple by: When a Blind Man Cries. (Bm, D, Bm7, A) 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.

About the chords of “Deep Purple”

“Deep Purple” by When a Blind Man Cries is in D Major and runs at about 65 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 74 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, D, Bm7, A.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → Em → Bm → Bm7 → B → Bm7 → Bm → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm1:2645%
D0:2111%
A0:2011%
Bm70:1910%
Em0:137%
G0:116%
Em70:042%
G60:042%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – Em – A/E – Bm – E – A/E – Bm – Em – Bm – E/B – Bm7 – B – Bm7 – Bm – A – Bm – Bm7 – Bm – A – Bm7 – Bm – D – G – G6 – Em – E/D – Bm – D – G – Bm – Em7 – D6 – Bm – Bdim – Bm – A – D/A – A – Bm – A – D/A – A – Bm7 – Bm – Dm – D – G – Em – …