IMAGINE (Bassline) As recorded by John Lennon (From the 1971 Album IMAGINE) Words and Music by John Lennon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Klaus Voormann - Bass' Intro Q=75 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| 1st Verse W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| Bridge H H H H W W |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|| |-3----2----|-----------|-----------|-------|| |-----------|-5----3----|-----------|-------|| |-----------|-----------|-3/--------|-15----|| 2nd Verse W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |-3--------|----------|-3--------|------| |----------|-1--------|----------|-1----| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |-3--------|----------|-3--------|------|| |----------|-1--------|----------|-1----|| Bridge H H H H W W |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|| |-3----2----|-----------|-----------|-------|| |-----------|-5----3----|-----------|-------|| |-----------|-----------|-3/--------|-15----|| Chorus H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|------2----|-----------|------2----| |-----------|-3---------|-----------|-3---------| |-1----3----|-----------|-1----3----|-----------| H H H H H H W |-----------|-----------|-----------|------|| |-----------|------2----|-----------|------|| |-----------|-3---------|-----------|-3----|| |-1----3----|-----------|-1----3----|------|| 3rd Verse W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|-3--------|----------|-3----| |-3--------|----------|-3--------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|-3--------|----------|-3----|| |----------|----------|-3--------|------|| |-3--------|----------|----------|------|| Bridge H H H H W W |-----------|-----------|----------|------| |-3----2----|-----------|----------|------| |-----------|-5----3----|----------|------| |-----------|-----------|-3--------|-3----| Out-Chorus H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|------2----|-----------|------2----| |-----------|-3---------|-----------|-3---------| |-1----3----|-----------|-1----3----|-----------| H.=H H H H H H H W |-----------|-----------|-----------|------*| |-----------|------2----|-----------|------*| |-----------|-3---------|-----------|-3----*| |-1----3----|-----------|-1----3----|------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 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 Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one