ImagineBeatles

"Imagine" — Lennon's solo masterpiece, a utopian vision. Not technically a Beatles track but forever linked to Lennon.

Imagine
John Lennon
Below is a guitar transcription of Imagine. I have tried to
make it sound as true to the piano style as possible.
(1) Twice:
[e-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
B----------------------------0------|-----------------------------0--||
G----0-------0-------0-------0------|-2-------2-------2-------2-3----||
D----2-------2-------2--------------|-3-------3-------3--------------||
A--------3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3----------||
E----3-------3-------3-------3------|-1-------1-------1--------------||]
       C                       Cm       F
(2) 3 times:
[e-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
B----------------------------0------|-----------------------------0--||
G----0-------0-------0-------0------|-2-------2-------2-------2-3----||
D----2-------2-------2--------------|-3-------3-------3--------------||
A--------3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3----------||
E----3-------3-------3-------3------|-1-------1-------1--------------||]
       C                       Cm       F
[e-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B----------------------------0------|--------------------------------|
G----0-------0-------0-------0------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
D----2-------2-------2--------------|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
A--------3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|
E----3-------3-------3-------3------|-1-------1-------1-------1------|]
       C                       Cm       F
[e------------1---------------0------|---------1---------------1------|
B------------1---------------1------|---------3---------------3------|
G------------2-----------2----------|-----2-------------------2------|
D----------------3---2-----------2--|-0-----------0-------0----------|
A--------3--------------------------|-----------------3-----------3--|
E----1------------------------------|--------------------------------|]
       F               Am               Dm
[e------------3---------------3------|-1-------------------------------|
B------------0---------------3------|-3-------------------------------|
G------------0---------------0------|---------------------------------|
D--------0---------------0----------|---------------------------------|
A----2---------------2--------------|---------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|]
       G                                G7
(3) 3 times:
[e-----------------------------------|---------0---------------0-------||
B------------1---------------0------|---------1---------------3-------||
G------------2---------------0------|---------0---------------1-------||
D------------3---------------0------|-----2---------------2-----------||
A--------3---------------2----------|-3-----------3---2---------------||
E----1-----------1---3-----------3--|------------------------------0--||]
       F               G                C               Eadd4
__________________________
| 1st time only
[e-----------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
B------------1---------------0------|-1-------------------------------|
G------------2---------------0------|-0-----------0-------0-------0---|
D------------3---------------0------|-2-------------------------------|
A--------3---------------2----------|-3---------------0-------2-------|
E----1-----------1---3-----------3--|---------3-----------------------|]
       F               G                C
Play as: (1), (2)x2, (3), (2), (3)

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  • From John Lennon's solo album Imagine (1971). Considered Lennon's best solo work and one of the most influential songs of the 20th century.