IMAGINE - - in the style of John Lennon

Simplified chord chart for IMAGINE - - in the style of John Lennon (karaoke of Pinoy Videoke Tambayan), in C at 76 BPM: 4 chords instead of 8, and 36 changes instead of 57. Sevenths became triads (C, Dm, F, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyC

Tempo 76 BPM

Chord changes36

ChannelPinoy Videoke Tambayan

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 21 changes too short for the hand to follow were merged. A diminished chord appears as minor — that is a substitution, not an equivalence: it sounds close when you are playing along, but it is not the same chord. For the harmony as it is, use the full version.

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Diatonic chords of C

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	B°

Chord track

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Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
Dm	D F A	root, minor third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:10	C	3.9s
2	0:14	F	3.2s
3	0:17	C	3.1s
4	0:20	F	3.2s
5	0:23	C	3.2s
6	0:26	F	3.2s
7	0:29	C	3.2s
8	0:33	F	3.2s
9	0:36	C	3.2s
10	0:39	F	3.2s
11	0:42	C	3.2s
12	0:45	F	6.3s
13	0:52	Dm	3.2s
14	0:55	G	6.3s
15	1:01	C	3.2s
16	1:04	F	3.2s
17	1:07	C	3.2s
18	1:11	F	3.2s
19	1:14	C	3.2s
20	1:17	F	3.2s
21	1:20	C	3.2s
22	1:23	F	6.3s
23	1:29	Dm	3.1s
24	1:33	G	9.5s
25	1:42	C	25.3s
26	2:07	F	3.2s
27	2:11	C	3.2s
28	2:14	F	3.1s
29	2:17	C	3.2s
30	2:20	F	3.1s
31	2:23	C	3.2s
32	2:26	F	6.3s
33	2:33	Dm	3.2s
34	2:36	G	9.5s
35	2:45	C	17.3s
36	3:03	G	—