Title: Imagine
Artist: Eva Cassidy
Tabbed by: Stuart Lowe
Capo on 2nd fret.
Chords, in order of appearance:
F# x 7 6 4 5 4 (Use standard "C" shape barre on 4th fret)
F#maj7/Bb 4 x 2 4 4 x
B x 0 2 2 2 0
Badd2 x 0 2 4 2 0
B* 5 7 7 6 5 5 (Second version of B where indicated by *)
Ebm x 4 6 6 5 4
G#m 2 4 4 2 2 2
G#m7 2 4 2 2 2 2
C#7 x 2 4 2 4 2
C#7sus4 x 2 2 2 4 2
C# x 2 4 4 4 2
Bb7 4 6 4 5 4 4
F#7 x 7 6 7 5 0
C#2 x 2 4 4 2 2
Intro:
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
|-4-------4-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5-------5-----|-4-------4-----|-2-------2-----|-2-------------|
|-----4-------4-|-4-------4-----|-2-------2-----|-4-------------|
|---------------|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2---------|
|---------------|---------------|-0-------------|-0-------4-5-6-|
|---------------|-4-------------|---------------|---------------|
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
|---------4-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------5---4-|-4-------4-----|-2-------2-----|-2-------2-----|
|-----4-------4-|-4-------4-----|-2-------2-----|-2h4-----4-----|
|---------------|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|
|-7-------------|---------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|---------------|-4-------------|---------------|---------------|
Then the first verse, picked as per the intro:
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
Imagine there's no heaven
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
It's easy if you try
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
No hell below us
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
Above us only sky
Then change from picking to strumming:
B* Ebm G#m G#m7
Imagine all the people
C#7 C#sus4 C#7
Living for today
Use this seuence to join |---------------|
The first and second verses |---------------|
|---------------|
|-----2---------|
|-4-------4s6-7-|
|---------------|
Play the second verse as previous, first 4 lines picked as per the tab, last 2 lines strummed:
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
Imagine there's no countries
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
It isn't hard to do
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
Nothing to kill or die for
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
And no religion too
B* Ebm G#m G#m7
Imagine all the people
C#7 C#sus4 C#7
Living life in peace
Pick the next part as follows:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eva_cassidy/imagine_tab.html ]
B Badd2 C# F# Bb7
You may say that I'm a dreamer
|-0-------------|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-4-------4-----|
|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-5-------5-----|-4-------4-----|
|---------4-----|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4-|-----5-------5-|
|-----2-------2-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0-------------|-2-------------|-7-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-4-------------|
B Badd2 C# F# Bb7
But I'm not the only one
|-0-------------|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-4-------4-----|
|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-5-------5-----|-4-------4-----|
|---------4-----|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4-|-----5-------5-|
|-----2-------2-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0-------------|-2-------------|-7-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-4-------------|
B Badd2 C# F# Bb7
I hope some day you'll join us
|-0-------------|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-4-------4-----|
|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-5-------5-----|-4-------4-----|
|---------4-----|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4-|-----5-------5-|
|-----2-------2-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0-------------|-2-------------|-7-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-4-------------|
B Badd2 C# F#
And the world will live as one
|-0-------------|-2-------2-----|-4-------------|---------------|
|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-5-------------|---------------|
|---------4-----|-----4-------4-|-------------2-|-----2-------2-|
|-----2-------2-|---------------|---------------|---------1-----|
|-0-------------|-2-------------|-7-------2-----|-4-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Then the third verse as previous, first four lines picked as per the tab, last 2 lines strummed:
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
Imagine no possessions
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
I wonder if you can
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
No need for greed or hunger
F# F#maj7/Bb B Badd2
A brotherhood of man
B* Ebm G#m G#m7
Imagine all the people
C#7 C#sus4 C#7
Sharing all of the world
The last part repeats twice, but strummed instead of picked as before. The song is
building up here so for more volume use the second version of "B", and leave out
Badd2. After the "F#7" which joins the two parts, the volume diminishes until you
get to the last two lines which are picked as per the tab:
B* C# F# Bb7
You may say that I'm a dreamer
B* C# F# Bb7
But I'm not the only one
B* C# F# Bb7
I hope some day you'll join us
B* C# F# F#7
And the world will live as one
B* C# F# Bb7
You may say that I'm a dreamer
B* C# F# Bb7
But I'm not the only one
B Badd2 C# F# Bb7
I hope some day you'll join us
B Badd2 C# F#
And the world will live as one
