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Ariana Grande – Imagine Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Imagine by Ariana Grande on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
G Bm
Step up the two of us, nobody knows us
Am Am7
Get in the car like, “Skrrt”
G Bm
Staying up all night, order me pad thai
Dm7
Then we gon’ sleep ’til noon
Em Bm
Me with no makeup, you in the bathtub
Am Am7
Bubbles and bubbly, ooh
G Bm Dm7 G7
This is a pleasure, feel like we never act this regular

[Pre-Chorus]
C
Click, click, click and post
Bm
Drip-drip-dripped in gold
Am
Quick, quick, quick, let’s go
Bm
Dm C
Kiss me and take off your clothes

[Chorus]
C Bm Am
Imagine a world like that
Bm
Imagine a world like that
C Bm
We go like up ’til I’m ‘sleep on your chest
Am Bm Dm
Love how my face fits so good in your neck
C Bm Am
Why can’t you imagine a world like that?
Bm
Imagine a world

[Verse 2]
G Bm
Knew you were perfect, after the first kiss
Am Am7
Took a deep breath like, “Ooh”
G Bm Dm7
Feels like forever, baby, I never thought that it would be you
Em Bm
Tell me your secrets, all of the creep shit
Am Am7
That’s how I know it’s true
G Bm Dm7
Baby, direct it, name in the credits
Dm7 G7
Like the movies, ooh

[Pre-Chorus]
C
Click, click, click and post
Bm
Drip-drip-dripped in gold
Am
Quick, quick, quick, let’s go
Bm Dm C
Kiss me and take off your clothes

[Outro]
G
Can you imagine it?
G
Can you imagine it?
Am
Can you imagine it?
Am
Can you imagine it?
Em
Can you imagine it? (Can you imagine?)
Em
Can you imagine it? (Can you imagine?)
D C
Can you imagine it? (Ooh)
Imagine that
G
Imagine it, imagine it
Am
Imagine it, imagine it
Em D C
Imagine, imagine
G Am
Imagine, imagine
Em D C
Imagine, imagine

How to play Imagine: key, chords and progression

To play Imagine by Ariana Grande, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 10 chords: G, Bm, Am, Am7, Dm7, Em, G7, C, Dm and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Bm – Am – Bm (I – vii – vi – vii in C major). In solfa, that is doh – te – lah – te. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.