Chords of: What Is Love by: Haddaway. (F#7, Ab, Fm7, Cm7) 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.
“What Is Love” by Haddaway is in Db Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 42 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#7, Ab, Fm7, Cm7.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 1:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Cm7 → Fm7 → Ab → Cm7 → Fm7 → C#m6 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:24 | 27% |
| Fm7 | 0:18 | 20% |
| Cm7 | 0:13 | 15% |
| F#7 | 0:09 | 11% |
| C#m6 | 0:07 | 8% |
| C#m | 0:04 | 5% |
| C# | 0:03 | 3% |
| Cm | 0:02 | 2% |
Ab – Cm7 – Fm7 – C#m – Bb – Ab – Cm7 – Fm7 – C#m6 – Abmaj7 – Ab – Cm7 – Fm7 – C#m6 – Fm7 – Eb/G – Ab – C# – Bbdim – Eaug – Eb7 – Ab – Cm7 – Fm7 – C#m – C#m6 – C#maj7 – Ab – Cm7 – Fm7 – C#m – C#m6 – Abmaj7 – Ab – Cm – Fm7 – Emaj7 – F#7 – Em – F#7 – Emaj7 – F#7
