CHORD LIBRARY

Play along If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know), chord by chord.

Chords of: If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know) by: David Guetta, MistaJam, John Newman. (G, Em7, Cmaj7, G/D) 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.

About the chords of “If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)”

“If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)” by David Guetta, MistaJam, John Newman is in G Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Em7, Cmaj7, G/D.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → G/D → Em7 → Cmaj7 → G/D → Em7 → G → G/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:4826%
Em70:4525%
Am70:1910%
G/D0:158%
Cmaj70:148%
D60:106%
D0:042%
Em0:042%

Chord progression, in order

G – G/D – Em7 – Am7 – G/B – Cmaj7 – G/D – Em7 – Am7 – G – Cm – G/D – Em7 – Am7 – G – D – G/D – C – Em7 – Am7 – G – Em7 – G/A – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Am – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Dm6 – Em7 – G – D – Em7 – Am7 – G – Em7 – Am7 – G/B – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Am – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – …