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Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Deep Purple Chords

Chord reference A7, D, B7, Em, Gm, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑

[A7]When the [D]deep purple [B7]falls, over [Em]sleepy garden [A7]walls. And the [D]stars begin to [Am]twinkle in the [B7]sky-eye-eye-e[B7]ye. [B7]Through the [Em]mist of a [Gm]memory, [D]You wander [F]back to me, [Em]Breathing my [A7]name with a [D]sigh-eye-eye-eye.[A7]

[A7]In the [D]still of the [A]night, once a[Em]gain I hold you [A7]tight. Though you’re [D]gone, your love lives [Am]on when moonlight [B7]beams. [B7]And as [Em]long as my [Gm]heart will beat, [D]sweet lover, We’ll [F]always meet, [E]Here in my [A7]deep purple [D]dreams. [A7]

[A7]When the [D]deep purple [B7]falls, over [Em]sleepy garden [A7]walls. And the [D]stars begin to [Am]twinkle in the [B7]sky-eye-eye-[B7]eye. [B7]Through the [Em]mist of a [Gm]memory, [D]You wander [F]back to me, [Em]Breathing my [A7]name with a [D]sigh-eye-eye-[B7]eye.[A7]

[A7]In the [D]still of the [A]night, once a[Em]gain I hold you [A7]tight. Though you’re [D]gone, your love lives [Am]on when moonlight [B7]beams [B7]And as [Em]long as my [Gm]heart will beat, [D]sweet lover, We’ll [F]always meet, [Em]Here in my [A7]deep purple [D]dreams.[B7]

[B7]And as [Em]long as my [Gm]heart will beat, [D]sweet lover, we’ll [F]always meet, [Em]Here in my [A7]deep purple [Gm]dreams.[D]

Artist Nino Tempo & April Stevens
Album Deep Purple
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1963
Key A7

How to Play Deep Purple on Guitar?

Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Deep Purple can be played in the key of A7 using the A7, D, B7, Em, Gm, F chords.

  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Deep Purple with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.