Make Believe Island Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays349

Make Believe Island by Mary Ann Mercer is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Fdim, A, A7/9, Gdim, G, Edim, Em7, G/F#, A7, D6, D9 and G/B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			 D  Fdim    D   A    A7/9    Gdim    Fdim      D 
Make Believe Island is waiting just for you, 
 D    Fdim   D  A    A7/9       G   Edim  D 
Beautiful Island beyond the blue. 
D  Fdim     D   A    A7/9    Gdim     Fdim      D 
Make Believe Island is waiting 'round the bend, 
D    Fdim  D  A    Em7  G/F#  G   A7    D 
Magical Island  of  lush detail. 
Bridge: 
    G             A7        D6       Edim Em7      D9 
In fair tropical splendor, love will find you and then 
   Em7  G/B       A7      Em7         G/B       A7 
To it, fondly surrender, whisp'ring, "Kiss me again." 
 D   Fdim    D  A    A7/9       Gdim   Fdim        D 
Wonderful island where broken dreams come true, 
D   Fdim    D   A    Em7  G/F#  G   A7    D 
Make    Believe    Island    beyond  the  blue. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante