Chords of: Imagine by: Carbonne. (C, Cm, Dm7b5, Abmaj7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Imagine” by Carbonne is in C Minor and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Cm, Dm7b5, Abmaj7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Abmaj7 → Cm → Dm7 → Cm → Dm7b5 → Cm → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 1:11 | 43% |
| G | 0:21 | 13% |
| Dm7b5 | 0:16 | 10% |
| G7 | 0:09 | 6% |
| Fm6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:08 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
Abmaj7 – Cm – Dm7b5 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Gaug – Cm – Dm7b5 – G7 – Cm – Fm – Gmaj7 – Cm – Dm7b5 – G – Cm – Gm7 – Fm6 – G – Cm – Dm7b5 – G7 – Cm – Fm6 – G – Cm – Dm7b5 – Gmaj7 – Gaug – F – Cm – Fm – Gmaj7 – Cm – Dm7 – Gaug – Cm – Fm – G7 – Cm – Dm7b5 – G – Cm – Bdim – Fm – G7 – Cm7 – …
