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Give Peace A Chance by John Lennon

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GIVE PEACE Chord diagramA augmentedA CHANCE

As recorded by John Lennon
(Released as a Single in 1969)

Words and Music by John Lennon

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (Chord diagramEb MajorEb Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramGbGb Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramEb MajorEb) - 'John Lennon - Acoustic Guitar (1/2 step down)'


 Intro
 Q=172
        Chord diagramD MajorD
 4/4
 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. / 1/2 step down - Chord diagramEb MajorEb Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramGbGb Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramEb MajorEb)
 Wx2     Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Q  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Q
|------------|-2--2-2-2--2--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2---||
|------------|-3--3-3-3--3--|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3---||
|------------|-2--2-2-2--2--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2---||
|------------|-0--0-0-0--0--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0---||
|------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
  1st & 2nd Verses
  Chord diagramD MajorD
  Q Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E
||--2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
||o-3--3--3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
||--2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
||--0--0--0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
||o--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|


 Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Q  Q Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q
|-2--2-2-2--2--|-2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2---||
|-3--3-3-3--3--|-3--3--3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3---||
|-2--2-2-2--2--|-2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2---||
|-0--0-0-0--0--|-0--0--0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0---||
|--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------||
|--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------||


 Chorus
 $
 $$
 Chord diagramA augmentedA
 Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 Chord diagramD MajorD
 Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0--|-0--0--0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|


 Chord diagramA augmentedA
 Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|


                      To Coda
                      To Coda
 Chord diagramD MajorD
 Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-2---||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3-3--o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-2---||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0--|-0--0--0-0-0-0---||
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------||


 3rd Verse
 Chord diagramD MajorD
 Q Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2--|
|-3--3--3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3--|
|-2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2--|
|-0--0--0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0--|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


                         4th Verse
                 D.S. al Coda &
                         Chord diagramD MajorD
 Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Q  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q   Q Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-2--2-2-2--2--|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2--2--2--2-2--|
|-3--3-3-3--3--|-3--3--3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-3--3--3--3-3--|
|-2--2-2-2--2--|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2--2--2--2-2--|
|-0--0-0-0--0--|-0--0--0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0--0--0--0-0--|
|--------------|--------------|----------------||---------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------||---------------|


 Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Q
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2---|
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3---|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2---|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|


                      D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
 Q Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Q Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--|-2--2--2--2-2--||
|-3--3--3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-3--3--3--3-3--||
|-2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--|-2--2--2--2-2--||
|-0--0--0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0--0--0--0-0--||
|--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------||
|--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------||


          Outro
 &&
          Chord diagramA augmentedA
 4/4
 Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-2--2--2-2-2-2-||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2--2-2-2-2-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------||------------------|


 Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|


 Chord diagramD MajorD
 Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E 11x
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-2---||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3-3--o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-2---||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0--|-0--0--0-0-0-0---||
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------||


 Chord diagramA augmentedA
 Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|


                   H.=H
 Chord diagramD MajorD
 Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Q Q Q Q  Wx3
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2--2--2--|--------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3--3--|--------*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2--2--2--|--------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0--|-0--0--0--0--|--------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|--------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|--------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; Chord diagramE MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h  - hammer-on
 p  - pull-off
 b  - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r  - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s  - legato slide
 S  - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~  - vibrato
 tr - trill
 T  - tap
 TP - trem. picking
 PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - tremolo bar down
 n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =  - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x  - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o  - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 | - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

Other versions of Give Peace A Chance

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Give peace a chance (Ver. 2) by John Lennon

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