Imagine Tab by John Lennon

Imagine tab by John Lennon

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Imagine by John Lennon: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Imagine" by John Lennon features a simple yet iconic piano melody and thought-provoking lyrics. The song was co-produced by Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Phil Spector, and was released in 1971 as the title track of Lennon's album. The track features John Lennon on vocals and piano, Klaus Voormann on bass, and Alan White on drums. Lennon's use of a white Steinway piano during the recording process added to the song's ethereal quality.

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Posted by: marp@irix.bris.ac.uk (R. Porter)

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                       Cmaj7    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                       Cmaj7    F

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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                       Cmaj7    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)
(I think)

Diki

Last updated: July 3, 2025

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