Imagine
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Afinação: D A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Imagine - John Lennon (Arranged by Ed Gerhard)
Tuning = Drop D (DADGBE)
Capo = 2nd fret (Ed plays it with Capo at 4th Fret from the video)
[Intro]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3---3---2---2---0---0---0---0---|-3---3---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
D|---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3-|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3---3---2---2---0---0---0---0-1-2-|-3---3---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
D|---2---2---2---2---3---3---3-------|---2---2---2---2---3---3---3-----|
[Verse 1]
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-0-----------------|-----------------0---------------------|
G|-------0-0-0-----------2-------------|-------0-0-0-------2-----------2-------|
D|-----0---------0-----3---3-----3-----|-----0---------0-------3---------------|
A|---3---------2---------------0---0---|---3---------2-------0---0---0---0-1-2-|
D|-2---------2-------3-------3-------3-|-2---------2-------3-------3-----------|
Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------0-0-----------------|-----------------0-----------------|
G|-0^-----0-0-----------2-------------|-------0-0-0-------2---------2---2-|
D|-0^---0-------0-----3---3-----3-----|-----0---------0-------3-----3---3-|
A|-3^-3-------2---------------0---0---|---3---------2-------0---0---------|
D|-2^-------2-------3-------3-------3-|-2---------2-------3-------3---3---|
No hell below us Above us, only sky
[Chorus 1]
E|----------------------------------------|------------------3-------|
B|-------1---1^---3^/5-5---3^p1---------1-|---------0^-1-3/5---4p3-1-|
G|-----2---2-0^---0^------------2---------|-4-4-----0^---------------|
D|---3-------2^-2----------3^-------3-----|-------0-0^---------------|
A|------------------------------------0---|------------0-2-----------|
D|-3---------2^----------0--------0-------|-5---5---5^---------------|
Imagine all the people Living for today aha-ah
[Verse 2]
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|----------------0-0-----------------|-----------------0---------------------|
G|-----0---0^-----------2-------------|-------0-0-0-------2-----------2-------|
D|---2---2-2^---2-----3---3-----3-----|-----0---------0-------3---------------|
A|-3-------3^-3---------------0---0---|---3---------2-------0---0---0---0-1-2-|
D|------------------3-------3-------3-|-2---------2-------3-------3-----------|
Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------0-0-----------------|-------------0---0-----------------|
G|-0^-----0-0-0-----------2-------------|-------0-0-----0---2---------2---2-|
D|-0^---0---------0-----3---3-----3-----|-----0-----------------3-----3---3-|
A|-3^-3---------2---------------0---0---|---3-------2---------0---0---------|
D|-2^---------2-------3-------3-------3-|-2-------2---------3-------3---3---|
Nothing to kill or die for... And no religion, too
[Chorus 2]
E|----------------------------------------|------------------3-------|
B|-------1---1^---3^/5-5---3^p1---------1-|---------0^-1-3/5---4p3-1-|
G|-----2---2-0^---0^------------2---------|-4-4-----0^---------------|
D|---3-------2^-2----------3^-------3-----|-------0-0^---------------|
A|------------------------------------0---|------------0-2-----------|
D|-3---------2^----------0--------0-------|-5---5---5^---------------|
Imagine all the people Living life in peace You
[Bridge 1]
E|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----------0-1---1-----------0-------|-----1-----------------------------0---|
G|-----2---4h5p4-2-----------0---0-1-----1-----|---2---4^-4-2^-2-0^---0^---1---1h2-----|
D|---3-----0-------0-----2-----2---------------|-3-----0^---0^---0^h2-0^---------------|
A|-----------------------------------2---------|-----------------3^---3^-3---2---------|
D|-3-------5-----3-----2-----------2-------2-3-|-------5^---3^---2^---2^---2---------2-|
You may say I'm a dreamer... But I'm not the only one...
E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------1-----------0-1---1-----------0-------|-----1-3^h5p3---3-3^/5\3p1-1-------|
G|-----2---4h5p4-2-----------0---0-1-----1-----|---2---0^-----5---0^---------------|
D|---3-----0-------0-----2-----2---------------|-3-----0^--------------------3-2---|
A|-----------------------------------2---------|---------------------------------3-|
D|-3-------5-----3-----2-----------2-------2-3-|-------5^--------------------------|
I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one
[Verse 3]
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------0-0-----|-----------------0---------------------|
G|---0---0-----------2-|-------0-0-0-------2-----------2-------|
D|-2---2-----2-----3---|-----0---------0-------3---------------|
A|-------3-3-----------|---3---------2-------0---0---0---0-1-2-|
D|---------------3-----|-2---------2-------3-------3-----------|
Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can
E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------0-0-----------------|-----------3^---0^---0------------------|
G|-0^-----0-0-0-----------2-------------|-------0-0-0^---0^-0---2^---------2---2-|
D|-0^---0---------0-----3---3-----3-----|-----0-----0^---0^-----3^---3-----3---3-|
A|-3^-3---------2---------------0---0---|---3----------2-----------0---0---------|
D|-2^---------2-------3-------3-------3-|-2---------2^---2^-----3^-------3---3---|
No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man
[Chorus 3]
E|--------------------------------------------|------------------3-------|
B|-------1---1^---3^/5-5---3^p1-------------1-|---------0^-1-3/5---4p3-1-|
G|-----2---2-0^---0^------------2-------0h2---|-4-4-----0^---------------|
D|---3-------2^-2----------3^---------3-------|-------0-0^---------------|
A|----------------------------------0---------|------------0-2-----------|
D|-3---------2^----------0--------0-----------|-5---5---5^---------------|
Imagine all the people sharing all the world
[Bridge 2]
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----------0-1---1-----------0-------|--------1-----------------------------0---|
G|-----2---4h5p4-2-----------0---0-1-----1-----|---0^h2---4^-4-2^-2-0^---0^---1---1h2-----|
D|---3-----0-------0-----2-----2---------------|-3-3^-----0^---0^---0^h2-0^---------------|
A|-----------------------------------2---------|--------------------3^---3^-3---2---------|
D|-3-------5-----3-----2-----------2-------2-3-|----------5^---3^---2^---2^---2---------2-|
You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one
E|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------1-----------0-1^h3---1-----------0------|--------1-3^h5p3---3-3^/5\3p1-1-|
G|-----2---4h5p4-2-----0^-------0---0-1-----1----|---0^h2---0^-----5---0^---------|
D|---3-----0-------0---2^---2-----2--------------|-3-3^-----0^--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------2--------|--------------------------------|
D|-3-------5-----3-----2^-------------2------2-3-|----------5^--------------------|
I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one
[Outro]
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1---1---1h3-3-----------3-1-1^----------------|
G|-------0-----0---0---------0-----------0^-----2-0^-----0-|
D|---0h2---2---------------3---3---3-----3^---3---0^---0---|
A|-3---------------------1-------1----------0-----3^-3-----|
D|---------------------------------------0^-------2^-------|
E|--------------------|-----------|
B|------1-------------|---------1-|
G|-2^-----5^-----4^h5-|-------0---|
D|-3^-----0^-2/3-3^---|-----0-----|
A|----0---------------|---3-------|
D|-3^-----5^-----5^---|-2---------|
Legend:
^ = Scrub down (Play the notes starting from bass to treble but fast)
h = Hammer on
p = Pull off
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
Not Ed Gerhard's official tab. I played it by ear.
Reference Video = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXh24lOvxp0
How to play Imagine
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.