Impossible Tab by James Arthur

Impossible tab by James Arthur

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard
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Watch the video by Ian first (https://youtu.be/7YPk8T6MerM), then play it
again while reading the tabs and following along to get the rhythm down.

Intro: (0:02-0:13)

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|
D|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3-|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|
   Am                C                 G                 F

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -



Verse: (0:13-0:33)

e|-----3-3-----0---|-----0-0---------|-----1-1---------|-----------------|
B|-1-1-----1-1-----|-1-1---------1---|-3-3-----0-0-3---|-3-1---1-----1---|
G|-2-------------2-|-0-------0-0---0-|-0---------------|-----------2-----| (repeat once)
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
   Am                C                 G                 F


Pre-Chorus: (0:33-0:44)

e|--------------------------0----------------------------0-----|
B|--01----01-1110--0---013-3-310-1----01-1110--1h3-3---3-----1-|
G|-2-----2-------2-------------------2-------2-----0-------2---|
D|---0-------------2-------------3-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3---------------|


Chorus: (0:44-1:14; 10 indicates 1st fret, then open; 20 indicates 2nd fret, then open)

e|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
B|-1---1---1-----1-|-1---1---1-----1-|-0---0---3-----1-|-1---1---3-----1-|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0-------2---|---2---2-----2---|
D|---2---2---------|---2---2---------|---0---0---------|-3---------------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
   Am                C                 G                 F

e|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|---------------0-|
B|-1---1---1-----1-|-1---1---1-----1-|-0---0---3-----1-|-1---1---1---1---|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0-------2---|---2---2---2-----| (only last 4 notes are different)
D|---2---2---------|---2---2---------|---0---0---------|-3---------------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
   Am                C                 G                 F

e|-0--------------0|-0--------------0|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----31---0----1--|----31---1----1--|-3--10--------0-3|-3--1--1-----1---|
G|---2------2-2----|---0------2-2----|---0-----20-0----|---2-2-----2-----| (repeat on 2nd/3rd choruses)
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
   Am                C                 G                 F


VERSE 2 (1:14-1:24; play only once, don’t repeat)

Verse 2 Ending: (1:24-1:33; 10 indicates 10th fret here)

e|-----5-7-5-------8-----------------0----------------------------|
B|-5-8-------5-8-----10-8-10-8---------3-3-1-1-0-0-3---1--1-1---1-|
G|-5---------------------------9-9--------------------2--------2--|
D|-------------------------------------------------3-----3----3---|
A|-0------0--0---0------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------8--------8------0-3------3--3------------------|

PRE-CHORUS 2 (1:33-1:44)

CHORUS 2 (1:44-2:23)

PRE-CHORUS 3 (2:23-2:35)

CHORUS 3 (2:35-3:14)

Outro: (3:14-3:23)

e|-----3-3-----0---|-----0-0---------|-----1-1---------|-----------------|
B|-1-1-----1-1-----|-1-1---------1---|-3-3-----0-0-3---|-3-1-------------|
G|-2---------------|-0-------0-0-----|-0---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
   Am                C                 G                 F

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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