Imagine chords
by John LennonSong Key: C Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 72 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Chords: C, Cmaj7, F, F/C, G, G7, E7, Am/E, Dm7
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Imagine
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
Intro: 4/4 ‖ 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ | 1+2+3+4+ | 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ | 1+2+3++4+ ‖
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
1. Im-agine there’s no hea-ven It's easy if you try-y
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
No hell be - low us A-bove us on - ly sky-y
F Am/E Dm7 F/C G G7
Imag-ine all the peo-ple Li-ving for to-day Ah...
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
2. Im-agine there's no count-ries It isn't hard to do-o
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
Noth-ing to kill or die for And no re-li-gion too-oo
F Am/E Dm7 F/C G G7
Im-agine all the peo - ple Li-ving life in peace Yoo-hoo...
F G C Cmaj7 E7
Chorus: You may sa-a-a-ay I'm a | dream-er-er-er ♩ ♩ ♩ |
F G C Cmaj7 E7
But I'm not the on-ly | one ♩ ♩♩ |
F G C Cmaj7 E7
I hope some da-a-a-ay You'll | join u-u-us ♩ ♩ ♩ |
F G C
And the wo-o-o-orld Will be as one...
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
3. Im-agine no pos–ses-sions I won-der if you ca-an
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
No need for greed or hun-ger A bro-ther-hood of ma-an
F Am/E Dm7 F/C G G7
Im-agine all the peo-ple _ Shar-ing all the world Yoo-hoo...
F G C Cmaj7 E7
Chorus: You may sa-a-a-ay I'm a | dream-er-er-er ♩ ♩ ♩ |
F G C Cmaj7 E7
But I'm not the on-ly | one ♩ ♩ ♩ |
F G C Cmaj7 E7
I hope some da-a-a-ay You'll | join u-u-us ♩ ♩ ♩ |
F G C
And the wo-o-o-orld Will live as one... Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: C Major - 3 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Slowly
- Metronome: ♩ = 72
- Voice Range: E4 - G5
- Versions: This live version has a 2 bar intro whereas the recorded version has a 4 bar intro. We included the 4 bars which is simply a repeat of the first 2 bars.
- | C / / Cmaj7 | - The simile marks (/) indicate the previous chord is to be repeated. In this example the C chord is played for 3 beats, while Cmaj7 is played for 1 beat. This is evident in the Intro where beat counts have been displayed instead, i.e., 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+.
In the choruses where you see:C Cmaj7 E7 I'm a | dream-er-er-er ♩ ♩ ♩ |
C is played for for 1 beat, Cmaj7 for 1 beat and E7 for 2 beats. - Chord Types Used:
🔹 Major: C, F, G
🔹 Dominant 7th: G7, E7
🔹 Major 7th: Cmaj7
🔹 Minor 7th: Dm7
🔹 Slash chords:
• F/C — F major with C bass
• Am/E — A minor with E bass
Song Details:
- Songwriter: John Lennon
- Lyrics Begin: Imagine there's no heaven.
- Featured Artist: John Lenon
- Single:
Recorded: 27 May – 4 July 1971
Released: 11 October, 1971
B-side: It's So Hard - Genre: Soft Rock
- Album: Imagine
Recorded: 1–12 February, 24 May – 5 July 1971
Released: 9 September, 1971 (US), 8 October 1971 (UK)
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