Imagine - John Lennon

Simplified chord chart for Imagine - John Lennon (karaoke of Musisi Karaoke), in B at 76 BPM: 4 chords instead of 8, and 35 changes instead of 66. Sevenths became triads (B, C#m, E, F#), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyB

Tempo 76 BPM

Chord changes35

ChannelMusisi Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 31 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 B

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
B	C#m	D#m	E	F#	G#m	A#°

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
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
C#m	C# E G#	root, minor third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
F#	F# A# C#	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:08	B	3.2s
2	0:11	E	3.2s
3	0:14	B	3.2s
4	0:17	E	3.2s
5	0:20	B	3.2s
6	0:23	E	3.2s
7	0:27	B	3.2s
8	0:30	E	3.2s
9	0:33	B	3.2s
10	0:36	E	3.2s
11	0:39	B	3.2s
12	0:42	E	6.3s
13	0:49	C#m	3.2s
14	0:52	F#	6.7s
15	0:59	B	3.2s
16	1:02	E	3.2s
17	1:05	B	3.2s
18	1:08	E	3.2s
19	1:11	B	3.2s
20	1:14	E	3.2s
21	1:18	B	3.2s
22	1:21	E	6.3s
23	1:27	C#m	3.2s
24	1:30	F#	28.4s
25	1:59	B	6.3s
26	2:05	E	3.2s
27	2:08	B	3.1s
28	2:11	E	3.2s
29	2:14	B	3.2s
30	2:18	E	3.2s
31	2:21	B	3.2s
32	2:24	E	6.3s
33	2:30	C#m	3.2s
34	2:33	F#	28.4s
35	3:02	B	—