Chords of: I Want To Know What Love Is by: Foreigner. (Abm, C#, Ebm, F#) 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.
“I Want To Know What Love Is” by Foreigner is in Eb Minor and runs at about 81 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, C#, Ebm, F#.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → F#6 → B → Ebm → F# → B → Ebm → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:14 | 25% |
| Ebm | 0:58 | 20% |
| Abm | 0:50 | 17% |
| F# | 0:50 | 17% |
| Ebm7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| B | 0:11 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| F#6 | 0:07 | 2% |
Ebm – C# – F# – F#6 – B – Ebm – C# – F# – B – Ebm – C# – F# – B – Ebm – C#6 – Ebm7 – Ab/Eb – C# – F# – B – Ebm – C# – F# – F#6 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm7 – Abm – C#/G# – Abm7 – Abm – C#/G# – Abm – C#/G# – Abm – B – F#/A# – Abm7 – F#6 – B/C# – F# – Ebm7 – C# – Abm – Ebm – C# – F# – …
